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THE LTLE-KNOWN, REAL-LIFE BACKSTORY BEHD THE BARBIE MOVIE’S VERY FUNNY GAY KEN JOKE

His work appeared the German book Me schul Auge/ my Gay Gaze II, and most recently was a featured artist an exposn at Art Murmur, Oakland, you like his work, you will enjoy his portfol se, Instagram, Twter, and Flickr as well.

But there’s one gag particular we at Queerty had to know more about, one that’s super gay and—as turns out—a real part of Barbie history…. Among the group are two Kens om bygone eras, and the movie stops jt short of outright llg them “gay Kens, ” but e on—look at them! They are so gay.

This doll jt screams gay, don’t he? I also knew that my dad mt be gay—bee, well, of urse.

THE GAY FATHER I NEVER KNEW

While I’d never met an out gay man, I kd of knew what they were supposed to be like om movi and TV, and Dad f the mold: He loved to ok; he cleaned obssively; he kept the Internatnal Male talog around, bee, he said, “I like the cloth. “You know, ” I said to Dad, “I asked Mom once if you were gay. “Gay?

GRANDPA’S GAY: EXPLAG MY DAD’S NEW HBAND TO MY KIDS

“I’m not gay. ” she’d said our kchen—after a long nversatn she’d had wh an openly gay iend om llege, Pat, who had, apparently, been a nfidant of Dad’s. Years later Mom told me that, acrdg to Pat, Dad had been active Lexgton and Louisville’s gay club scene.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* DADDY GAY GRANDPA

Twenty-two years ago, I asked my dad if he was gay. Then he was gone. .

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