In 2007, Kaos GL, a bimonthly publitn of the Kaos Gay and Lbian Cultural Rearch and Solidary Associatn Ankara, Turkey, voted s November/December issue to “Turkiye’n Gay Ikonlari” (Turkey’s Gay Ins). The magaze surveyed rears and published a list of the ten most popular gay ins Turkey.
Contents:
- WHO IS GAY IKON AND WHY PEOPLE THK SO?
- KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
- WHAT IS A GAY IN?
- GENR BENRS, GAY INS AND MEDIA: LBIAN AND GAY VISUAL RHETORIC TURKEY
WHO IS GAY IKON AND WHY PEOPLE THK SO?
An old footage of iKON surfaced onle where B.I jokgly told his mom that he was gay, and what happened next was emed "homophobic" and "wrong". * gay ikon *
The Babadook’s queer legacy and our fatuatn wh borrows on all the ias: the sire to go wh and improve upon the joke, the creasg earntns around that joke, and the rultg amplifitn of the absurdy of a homosexual Babadook livg a life of queer fiance by terrorizg a whe, Atralian fay. Diana was of the most fervent advot for those afflicted wh the HIV/AIDS, pecially the early years of the disease’s onslght, and she did this at a time when few others would – a time when gay men beme public enemy no.
KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay. * gay ikon *
Harvey Milk was a trailblazg openly gay polician who, as a member of San Fransis’s Cy Board of Supervisors, champned gay rights before beg assassated alongsi the cy mayor by a disgntled polil rival.
Lightfoot was honored as one of the grand marshals of the Chigo Pri Para 2019, and 2020 she was named by Queerty (an onle magaze verg LGBT liftyle and news) as one of the 50 hero “leadg the natn toward equaly, acceptance, and digny for all people, ” honor of the 50th anniversary of the first gay pri para (which took place on June 28th, 1970 NYC).
Asi om his role as the groomg expert of the Queer Eye reboot, Jonathan has starred the web seri Gay of Thron, and is the host of his own podst, Gettg Cur wh Jonathan Van Ns, which won the iHeartRad Podst Award for Bt LGBTQ Podst. The actrs, edian, wrer, and Saturday Night Live alum is also an openly lbian woman who has also appeared on The Big Gay Sketch Show, addn to the Audible d seri Heads Will Roll (which has also featured Bob the Drag Queen and Queer Eye’s Fab Five).
WHAT IS A GAY IN?
How the 'Grey' ladi, and their ilk, beme the gays' ladi. * gay ikon *
Michael grew up a time that had not seen the progrs we enjoy today, and like many gay men of his generatn, Michael stggled to e to grips wh his sexualy and to fd acceptance, livg a culture where homophobia was the le, not the exceptn. 아이콘 호모포브들이네,,,, 근데 하나도 안놀랍다,,, — 복희 ? (@xxyy718) November 15, 2018 “So iKON are homophob,,, I’m not even an ounce surprised,,, ” — @xxyy718 yall really out here fendg ikon after they openly ma fun of homophobia and the lgbt muny… disgted — nikki (@DEARLYJONAH) November 15, 2018 People are serly fendg iKON? The game was maybe stupid & I n unrstand that some ppl are upset bc g out is hard but ppl need to stop sayg that ikon are homophobic — ? (@yunachoa) November 15, 2018 you n't reflect your opns and feelgs onto an actn of someone else ( this se Hanb) – you might feel was homophobic and I'm sorry you feel that way, but your feelgs don't make te? y'all are makg him an ikon to be homophobic which is simply ridiculo — stan Ne Percent | -15 (@yonggownsme) November 15, 2018 and for those who said “i want ikon to apologize.
We know the boys aren’t homophobic, we know they mean good tentns wh everythg they do and say, we don’t need an apology — nick? (@ikonij) November 15, 2018 Hontly I don’t really plan on fendg Ikon but homophobia is a strong word…and I won’t give them that label pecially bee this issue happened ag ago.
Per Outsports, Maxen is the “first publicly out male ach a major Amerin men’s pro sports league, ” wh WNBA ach Curt Miller, who publicly me out to the media as gay 2015, also a publicly out male ach an Amerin profsnal sports league.
GENR BENRS, GAY INS AND MEDIA: LBIAN AND GAY VISUAL RHETORIC TURKEY
The 12 most fabulo gay ins of all time (female divisn) GarlandThe woman who uld tear your heart out wh a melody and some moist ey, Judy appeals to the outst , as we long to go over the rabow and fd acceptance and a pot of gold. Judy's vulnerabily ma her a quiverg gay in, as did the fact that for years, she kept on gog, able to belt out one more song spe the rigors of the bs that always tried to squeeze more juice out of her brilliance.
But I have to give a special shout out to Kylie Mogue, who's more cerebral than sexual, and who is a long-nng gay bar favore, whether vios or the MnelliJudy's dghter has a lot of the same pip, vulnerabily, and love of gays as mama, though she's rved her own niche of "tly terrific, absolutely te" mil them bells for Liza. MadonnaA straight man's fantasy as the Material Girl, she was also a gay man's dream, seeg as she appreciated her rabow-clive fan base, dulged "vogug, " and had some closerthanthis lbian gal pals.