The Story Behd Gay Bob, the World's First Out-And-Proud Doll - Atlas Obscura

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THE STORY BEHD GAY BOB, THE WORLD’S FIRST OUT-AND-PROUD DOLL

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Gay dolls have existed sce 1977, when Harry Rosenberg released Gay Bob to the world. Gandalf the GreyOK, so Gandalf technilly exhibed no sexual orientatn the Lord of the Rgs books or films, but he isn't not gay, and actor Ian McKellen certaly is sure gay. He also played a major role World War II, helpg break several German the '50s, he told police that he had homosexual relatns wh a man and was arrted for gross cency.

The followg year, he published his groundbreakg novel "Gvanni's Room" — s ma character is a gay man.

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Rt was also an openly gay man, so he often spoke about the importance of fightg for LGBTQ rights. Before the Stonewall rts, Barbara Gtgs was on the ontl, attemptg to normalize homosexualy.

Beyond that, the activist was important reversg the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn's belief that homosexualy was a mental illns. As a drag performer, a sex worker, and a self-intified transvte, Johnson played a major role the historic Stonewall rts 1969 that jump-started the gay liberatn the rts, Johnson beme a lear the muny and ed the power to open Street Transvte Actn Revolutnari, which helped transgenr youth.

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