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Contents:
- THE 10 BT GAY MILS OF ALL TIME
- WHAT’S WH GAY MEN AND MIL THEATER?
- WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE GREAT GAY PLAY? EVERYTHG.
- OPN: ARE MILS ONLY FOR GAY MEN?
THE 10 BT GAY MILS OF ALL TIME
Gay-themed Broadway mils have e a long way the past fifty years. The on are the bt. * musicals with gay guys *
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WHAT’S WH GAY MEN AND MIL THEATER?
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WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE GREAT GAY PLAY? EVERYTHG.
Gay men have been fascated by mils for as far back as we n remember. Here’s our list of the queert mils to have graced the stage and screen. * musicals with gay guys *
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Bent was dark and horrifyg, featurg performanc by Ian McKellen and Richard Gere as the gay protagonist.
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OPN: ARE MILS ONLY FOR GAY MEN?
Hairspray and Rocky Horror Picture Show also birthed gay inic characters Tracy Turnblad and Doctor Frank-n-Furter. Dpe the stereotype that the gays love the theater, Thk Queerly reports that, historilly, the LGBTQ+ were socially accepted when they were micians and stage actors. Elton officially me out the late 1990s, but what mak him a gay legend is his advocy for the LGBTQ+ muny.