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THE 10 BT GAY MILS OF ALL TIME
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Rocketman and Bohemian Rhapsody are the bpics of gay rock 'n roll in Elton John and bisexual lead sger of Queen, Freddie Mercury. 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.
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Created by out playwright John Cameron Mchell, Hedwig spired a feature film and a Broadway revival, wh gay actors like Neil Patrick Harris and Andrew Rannells takg on the Home This crilly-acclaimed Broadway mil was adapted by Lisa Kron and Jeane Tori om Alison Bechl's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name. Each act foc on a different time Arnold's life, om his relatnship wh a bisexual man, to adoptg a child wh his partner, to beg a sgle dad raisg a gay son. The storyle was a darg productn for the time -- even though alt wh a lbian romance, was weled by the public and beme a huge Sex Another award-wng play by Harvey Fierste, Safe Sex premiered on Broadway 1987 and took dienc to the life of a gay man rg for his lover as he succumbs to AIDS-related illns.