The U.S. & Jamai are fightg over gay rights - LGBTQ Natn

Contents:

• 35 BT GAY SGERS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ SGERS)
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
• THE U.S. & JAMAI ARE FIGHTG OVER GAY RIGHTS
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN IS FIRST AMERIN MALE PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• HERE ARE HIP-HOP ARTISTS WHO EMBRACE BEG GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL

35 BT GAY SGERS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ SGERS)

In the last 50 years alone, Keh Harg’s drawgs have raised awarens for the AIDS crisis of the ’80s; Nan Gold’s hntg photographs of New York’s unrbelly has shed light on the queer muny; Robert Mapplethorpe shocked the public wh his graphic imag of gay sex acts, promptg a revaluatn of bety and propriety.

Thk Ryan McGley’s gay kissg photographs, Juliana Huxtable‘s provotive multi-media work and Wu Tsang’s vio and performance art, to say nothg of J.D. In the meantime, we’re takg you on a big gay art history tour through bohemian f, funky studs and dty mm basements to retroduce you to some well-known nam that you might not have known were queer. David might not be homosexual, but he’s fely not heteronormative.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

There’s murky homoeroticism  the background of an artist’s work, and then there’s “wh the ck your asshole.”. But he was also bold enough to pat homoerotic and homosocial scen, like Dancg Sailors. It’s a potent and necsary remr that gay love is jt about sex, pecially nsirg how lbian upl have appeared throughout Wtern art history: eroticized, fallen, impure, wchy and bched.

When Robert Rschenberg died 2008, both the New York Tim and the Los Angel Tim “fot” to mentn one mor tail of his life their obuari: he was gay. Pavg the way for Pop, Rschenberg’s work might not openly reference his sexualy like some other artists’, but cric Robert Hugh lled Monogram “one of the few great ins of male homosexual love morn culture.” Can’t say I see myself, but I gus that’s what the PhD is for. And wh that, we’re roundg up our big, gay art world tour.

JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS

Here, we take a look at 35 famo gay sgers who have graced wh their mic: 1.

While he kept much of his personal life private, Mercury has been an in for the gay muny for s, though he sadly died om HIV/AIDS 1991. Halford me out as gay an MTV terview 1998, llg a “wonrful day for me.

THE U.S. & JAMAI ARE FIGHTG OVER GAY RIGHTS

” Halford’s epic vols have shaped and spired untls heavy metal acts to follow, makg him one of the most fluential gay sgers of all time.

Next: The bt gay songs for the LGBTQ muny 4. His send album, Trpassg, ma him the first openly gay sger to have an album reach number one on the Billboard 200 charts. Bass me out 2006 as gay a People magaze ver story and ntu to play mic and act on televisn and movi.

The “Kg of Lat Pop, ” Ricky Mart me out as gay 2010.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN IS FIRST AMERIN MALE PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

In a 2012 open letter, Ocean opened up about his homosexualy.

She has been open about her homosexualy sce 2002. Next: Ultimate list of the bt gay rappers of all time 28. He has been open about beg gay sce he me out publicly a YouTube vio 2013.

Wawright has been open about his homosexualy sce his teenage years. Tennant publicly me out as gay a 1994 terview wh Brish gay liftyle magaze Attu. -- Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's profsnal sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer and to possibly spire others siar 's a cisn and move that drew praise and support om owner Shad Khan, who was a vol and emphatic supporter of a cy ordance that expand protectns on the grounds of sexual orientatn, genr inty and genr exprsn.

HERE ARE HIP-HOP ARTISTS WHO EMBRACE BEG GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL

Outsi lebacker Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay and to play a game Associated Prs ntributed to this report.