The First Openly Gay Doll (for everyone) Was a Trailblazer Toy
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WHAT ABOUT GAY BOB?
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In 1977, Gay Bob me out of the closet. Thirteen ch tall and plastic, Gay Bob was marketed as the first openly gay doll and ma his retail but mail-orr talogs. Gay Bob's packagg proudly (and wordily) explaed what “g out of the closet” meant:.
"Hi boys, girls and grownups, I’m Gay Bob, the world’s first gay doll. Gay people are no different than straight people. But remember, if Gay Bob has the urage to e out of his closet, so n you!
GAY ALBUQUERQUE
At face value, Gay Bob’s msage about the mers of g out seems earnt, pog the valu of urage, honty, and livg thentilly; however, the brandg and sign of the Gay Bob doll are brash. Gay Bob’s story is ceptively plited and tertwed toy and LGBTQ+ history.