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BEWARE: ALL OF THE THGS ARE GAY
Skny jeans: Gay. Also gay:Drkg 'tisMan-purs of any kdLattMacchiatosFrappucosAnythg that isn't a cht hair-ducg regular cup of that end, removg said cht hair, or any other hair. (Alopecia sufferers: Automatilly gay.
Y, those are all fely on the homo list. Pri month the days is marked by a slew of rabow adorned llectns and ‘pick me’ mpaigns by large rporatns, but we’ve spent this month lookg back at the more meangful history of nim entrenched wh the gay muny.
GAY PRI: THE HISTORY OF NIM AS A TOOL OF EXPRSN
Jam Dean, Rebel Whout a Cse, 1955“Like a large number of men, I, too, have had homosexual experienc, and I am not ashamed. ”- Marlon Brando, 1976Marlon Brando went on to proclaim his bisexualy a 1976 terview: “Like a large number of men, I, too, have had homosexual experienc, and I am not ashamed. Weberger worked primarily for the gay unrground Zurich club and magaze Der Kreis, filtratg a workg class group named the “Halbstark” (or “half strong”) and creatg a llectn of empowerg imag durg the 50’s and 60’s of rock n roll kids nim and leather, wboy boots and giant belt buckl.
This cid wh the emergence of the Leatherman scene all across the US and the ‘g out’ of gay bars Ameri, particularly San Francis, Los Angel, Chigo and New York. Gay motorcycle clubs like the LA-based Satyrs Motorcycle Club and Oedip Motorcycle Club also began appearg the 1950’s and their uniform remaed unnnily reprentative of those early silver screen moments.
Karlhez Weberger 1960Sadly, this is not to say that homosexualy was excepted by the mastream. In 1952 the Amerin Psychiatric associatn listed homosexualy their manual of mental disorrs where remaed until 1973. Holdg hands public, socialisg a gay bar or wearg clothg that was tradnally emed of the ‘oppose sex’ was still crimalised.