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27 THGS YOU'LL ONLY KNOW IF YOU GREW UP GAY IN THE '90S
“For many Amerins, this vio—which was choreographered by Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza and was st wh members of New York’s unrground New York ballroom scene—was the first time they had seen gay culture displayed so artistilly, so lovgly, ” not In Vogue’s host Hamish Bowl this week’s fact, queer culture had been fluencg mastream culture for s. It was also a time, adds Michael Kors, “where gay was great.
Portrayed wh subtlety and grace by now-retired gay actor Jaye Davidson, Dil was a tragic figure but not a il one, a revolutnary ia 1992.
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WHY DO THEY LL THE GAY 90’S?
It was the first I'd learned of Hollywood's rtrictive Hays Co, censorship that ma nearly impossible to pict overt homosexualy on screen. The film is about a gay baret owner and his drag queen pann -- and 's not a tragedy, which is unual when put up agast many of s queer cema precsors. The film by Mike Nichols (<em>The Graduate, Workg Girl, Who's Aaid of Virgia Woolf</em>) proved to be a turng pot for society's evolvg views on homosexualy.
But did so much more for the perceptns of gay men and the ia of LGBT people raisg children. My gay was seepg out.
I didn't see the full film until many years later, but seeg the character of Cleo beg gay before I even knew what that word meant was all took. In fact, there are many reasons queer people gravate toward particular songs, whether their relatable lyrics rell hardships often experienced by LGBTQ+ dividuals (Cyndi Lper’s “Te Colors, ” Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive”) and help listeners feel ls alone or feature the beltg chops of a big-voiced diva á la Whney Hoton’s “I Wanna Dance Wh Somebody. ” Other songs receive queer anthem stat for tongue--cheek nods to g out (Diana Ross’s “I’m Comg Out”) or more straightforward referenc to gay cisg (Village People’s “YMCA”).