"Needs More Gay" The Wizard of Oz Needs More Gay (TV Episo 2014) st and crew creds, cludg actors, actrs, directors, wrers and more.
Contents:
- WHY IS JUDY GARLAND THE ULTIMATE GAY IN?
- WHICH ACTORS THE WIZARD OF OZ WERE GAY?
- THE ENDURG (GAY?) APPEAL OF 'THE WIZARD OF OZ': MISTER OF CULTURE
WHY IS JUDY GARLAND THE ULTIMATE GAY IN?
I had the chance to chat wh Jerrod Carmichael at the Emmys, where he opened up about beg a role mol for LGBTQ youth after he me out as gay April his HBO Max special “Rothaniel. It's based on the novel by gay thor Gregory Maguire, who's wrten several other books about the Oz while many of will always go over the rabow wh Judy Garland, 's clear there will be plenty of other yellow brick roads leadg to Oz.
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WHICH ACTORS THE WIZARD OF OZ WERE GAY?
Somehow MGM’s classic is simultaneoly the least and most gay film on this list. There’s no overt sexualy or romance of any kd here, and (probably) no tentnal queer dg, but such is the power of The Wizard of Oz and s star, all-time-one-off Judy Garland, that s imagery is synonymo wh gay culture. Friend of Dorothy has been slang for gay men for years (some chalk this up to Judy Garland, beloved of gay men everywhere, while others pot to the origal Oz books and the le “you have some queer iends, Dorothy”), Over the Rabow is arguably the most important song gay culture, as anyone who has heard Ruf Wawright sgg will tell you, and rabows themselv are part of the fabric of Pri.
THE ENDURG (GAY?) APPEAL OF 'THE WIZARD OF OZ': MISTER OF CULTURE
Todd Hayn “The only bs that I liked Velvet Goldme were the gay bs”, said David Bowie, the unwillg spiratn for Todd Hayn’ thly-veiled Ziggy Stardt tribute act. ” Bowie is right about the “gay bs” but uncharacteristilly wrong about the rt – there’s plenty to enjoy this glter-hearted, sumptuo tale of nce. Both were advised to pass on the script due to the stigma playg a gay character uld give an actor.