How Marilyn Monroe beme a trailblazg gay in

Judy Garland reigns supreme as a gay in. Disver art of more inic figur who have spired the LGBTQ muny. * what makes a gay icon *

[img_assist|nid=9193|tle=|sc=|lk=none|align=middle|width=400|height=236]Cher, ’s worth notg, was not really a gay in her Sonny & Cher days, but once she began wearg skimpy, sparkly, belly-button-bearg Bob Mackie creatns — particularly on her solo show and at var Osrs telests — an in emerged full-feathered urse, also helped when, after some ial difficulty wh her dghter Chasty’s g out, she beme a vol supporter of gay rights and started rerdg songs aimed specifilly for gay clubs; gay men tend to hold those hight regard who have monstrated a high regard for them.

Bette (whose mother named her after that other in, Bette Davis) famoly kicked off her reer gay bathho, wh Barry Manilow as her pianist, right om the start showg her fort wh and support of the gay wasn’t her sgg, though, that ma Midler such a beloved in, but her edy rout that spoke wh a rnchs and shockg ankns about sexual acts (she told jok, for example, about the porn film Deep Throat [1972]) that ntradicted what was nsired appropriate nversatn, particularly for women. It also mirrored the ways which gay men themselv spoke about sex and the male anatomy, somethg even straight male edians wouldn’t dare ment upon at such, Margaret Cho and Kathy Griff are exampl of edienn who follow Midler’s dive footsteps, earng inic lrels by makg clear how much they admire their gay admirers and talkg graphilly about sexual matters that gay men n relate to.

This acunts for the inic stat of female characters on Absolutely Fabulo and Sex and the Cy, eely non-monogamo women who analyze and obss over the romantic, bodily, and sexual quirks of the male of the speci a way faiar to many gay shows igned some speculatn that the women on them are fact meant to be gay men, but this theory tracts om their te power. While gay men might regnize somethg of themselv the women’s attus toward men, what they admire about them — what tly mak them gay ins — is their refal, much like Bette and Joan did before them, to kowtow to societal nventns about appropriate behavr. When to the actrs playg them, only Lucy Lawls has gone that extra step toward beg a gay in by actively urtg her gay fan base terviews and at fan all the actrs on Sex and the Cy have their gay fans, only Sarah Jsi Parker seems to tly have bee a gay in — but she was well on her way even before the show began.

WHAT MAK A GAY IN?

For starters, says one expert, “A gay in is somebody who reprents the termatn to be who they are — and [is] unapologetic for ." * what makes a gay icon *

As far back as 1995, Parker was tellg terviewers that her reer goal was to bee a gay in, and she has long monstrated an awarens and appreciatn of her gay fan role on Sex and the Cy — and her emergence as a style maven and fashn in — solidified this stat. This was, effect, the sound of the closet, and spoke to gay men’s nscns that the image they prented their own public liv was often at odds wh a ter sense of self that mastream society would not dualy was only rerced by the sndals which Garland’s reer beme creasgly mired. Hearg shockg reports of dg and alhol abe, of exhstn and llapse, gay men uld not help but sympathize wh a woman whose reer, whose image, whose entire life, appeared to be dictated by an thorarian stud system n by powerful Garland’s sndal-plagued life and tragic ath hted at the damagg aspects of a closet-like dual existence, there were other early ins who gay men admired for their termatn to part om societal standards and expectatns.

(1967), aka “Circ of Terror” for a prime example), an ditn of the disgt wh which Hollywood, like the mastream society reflects and markets to, viewed women past a certa age, particularly those who had repeatedly flouted accepted wifely and maternal behavrs pursu of reers and this too spoke to gay men, who regnized how they were also monized both film and the mds of an ignorant public, who viewed their lack of nformy to heterosexual and mascule ials as signs of viance. To intify the te gay male ins today, helps to turn to the dandy daddy of them all, Osr Wil, who durg a perd predatg morn termology for sexualy, had affairs wh many men, several of which beme publicly known, wrote passnately and thoughtfully about the affectns, and suffered legal and social attacks for his actns.

THE BABADOOK: HOW THE HORROR MOVIE MONSTER BEME A GAY IN

In a very different way, Rock Hudson beme an in after news of his diagnosis wh AIDS brought the disease to the attentn of a mastream Amerin public and monstrated how a movie star wh all the physil attribut of a matee idol uld also be gay. [img_assist|nid=9204|tle=|sc=|lk=none|align=middle|width=400|height=220]Today, there are a number of actors who have earned inic stat by monstratg not only a willgns to play gay, but a clear fort level wh and wh their gay fans — actors like Brokeback Mounta’s (2005) leadg men, some (but not all) of the Queer as Folk st, and Brothers & Sisters' Matthew the other hand, gay men have no patience today for actors whose fervent prottatns about their sexualy ht at a disquietg homophobia.

An actor who, rather than embarkg on a lengthy urt proceedg to fend his heterosexualy, n gracly lgh off mors and ocsnally play a sympathetic gay part are far more likely to earn rpect om the gay, the quickt route to inicy is to e out of the closet, and to do wh telligence, openns, and self-rpect.

The Osr-wng actrs will be prented wh the HRC Natnal Equaly Award at the Human Rights Campaign's 22nd annual Natnal Dner, which will also feature speech and appearanc by former VP Joe Bin, former Attorney General Eric Holr, and future ernor of Geia (fgers crossed) Stacey om havg a gay brother, Hathaway has some ser bona fis wh the queer muny.

IS ANNE HATHAWAY A GAY IN? AND IF NOT, WHY? A PLSIBLE ARGUMENTTHE OSR-WNER (NEVER FET) IS SET TO BE HONORED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN. {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAESEPTEMBER 6, 2018/4:32 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2000PX;WIDTH:3000PX;}NBC / GETTYTHE RED NOSE DAY SPECIAL -- PICTURED: ANNE HATHAWAY -- (PHOTO BY: VIRGIA SHERWOOD/NBC/NBCU PHOTO BANK VIA GETTY IMAG)BY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAESEPTEMBER 6, 2018 / 4:32 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"IS ANNE HATHAWAY A GAY IN? 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SO AN EFFORT TO RECLAIM OUR SUPERLATIV, 'S IMPORTANT TO BTOW THEM ONLY ON THOSE TLY SERVG. WHICH TAK ME BACK TO MY ORIGAL QUTN: WHAT BE A GAY IN MOST?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN TO THE GAYS, WE TAKE OUR INS SERLY. PERHAPS, TOO SERLY. WHEREAS STAN CULTURE HAS AN NATE NEGATIVE NNOTATN, TE INOLOGY MEANS ACCEPTG A PERSON'S FLAWS, REGNIZG THEIR VERY HUMANY, WHILE CELEBRATG WHAT MAK THEM INIC. AND WH GAY INS, 'S MORE THAN JT BEG FABULO, BUT ALSO ABOUT LOVG AND SUPPORTG THE LGBTQ {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ENTER ANNE HATHAWAY. THE OSR-WNG ACTRS WILL BE PRENTED WH THE HRC NATNAL EQUALY AWARD AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN'S 22ND ANNUAL NATNAL DNER, WHICH WILL ALSO FEATURE SPEECH AND APPEARANC BY FORMER VP JOE BIN, FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLR, AND FUTURE ERNOR OF GEIA (FGERS CROSSED) STACEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ASI OM HAVG A GAY BROTHER, HATHAWAY HAS SOME SER BONA FIS WH THE QUEER MUNY. IN 2012, SHE SOLD HER WEDDG PHOTOS TO BENEF ANIZATNS FIGHTG FOR MARRIAGE EQUALY; 2016, SHE JOED A PETN LED BY THE HRC TO PROTT AN ANTI-LGBTQ DISCRIMATN BILL GEIA; AND 2008 SHE MA THIS SPEECH TO HRC MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I DON’T NSIR MYSELF JT AN ALLY TO THE LGBT MUNY, I NSIR MYSELF YOUR FAY. AND SO, I’M DOG WHAT WE SHOULD ALL DO WH OUR FAI—I’M LOVG YOU, I SUPPORT YOU, I PLETELY ACCEPT YOU AS YOU ARE, AS I HOPE YOU DO ME, AND IF ANYONE EVER TRI TO HURT YOU, I’M GOG TO GIVE THEM HELL.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE HATHAWAY MAY HAVE ALWAYS LOVED AND SUPPORTED , THE OPPOSE HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN TE, LT WE FET THE RISE OF THE HATHAHATERS, FOLLOWG HER NAKEDLY AMB MPAIGN FOR THE OSR SHE SERVED ANYWAY FOR L MISéRABL. THAT SALLY FIELD-LEVEL (ALSO A GAY IN) OF SPERATN TO BE LIKED, REALLY LIKED, ONLY FURTHER ENARED HER TO ME AND CEMENTED WHAT I'VE THOUGHT ALL ALONG: ANNE HATHAWAY IS A GODDAMN GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FROM THE MOMENT SHE APPEARED AS A H-FACED GENUE THE PRCS DIARI WH NO LS THAN JULIE FUCKG ANDREWS TO HER STAR TURN BROKEBACK MOUNTA TO HER EQUENT RED RPET SLAYAGE AND TRIMUPHANT EBACK THIS YEAR OCEAN'S 8, HATHAWAY HAS EARNED THE TLE. LET'S LOOK CLOSER AT THE MAKGS OF THIS GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HATHAWAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANNE HATHAWAY FIRST ME TO OUR LLECTIVE ATTENTN AS MIA THERMOPOLIS 2001'S THE PRCS DIARI, HER FILM BUT AT THE TENR AGE OF 18. WH EYEBROWS REMISCENT OF A YOUNG AUDREY HEPBURN, WHO ALSO MA HER FILM BUT PLAYG A RELUCTANT PRCS (ROMAN HOLIDAY), HATHAWAY'S PERFORMANCE AS A DIFFERENT KD OF DISNEY PRCS SIGNALED THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW STAR. AND WH THE 2004 SEQUEL, AND A PLANNED THIRD ENTRY, SHE CLEARLY HAS NO PROBLEM BEG REMD OM WHENCE SHE ME. BIS, WHAT'S MORE INILLY GAY THAN A GLAMORO MAKEOVER? A GLAMORO MAKEOVER FEATURG JULIE ANDREWS, THAT'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BROKEBACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HATHAWAY GRADUATED TO ADULT ROL WH THE CLASSIC GAY WBOY DRAMA BROKEBACK MOUNTA, FOR WHICH EVERY MAJOR MEMBER OF THE ST—HEATH LEDGER, JAKE GYLLENHAAL, AND MICHELLE WILLIAMS, ALL SERVG—WAS NOMATED FOR AN OSR EXCEPT HER. WHICH WAS JT A SHAME. BEE THIS SCENE ALONE, AS WELL AS HER WIG, ARE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > {MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HATHAWAY WEARS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HATHAWAY WOULD NTUE TO DO GREAT DRAMATIC WORK (RACHEL GETTG MARRIED, ANYONE?—FOR WHICH SHE RECEIVED HER FIRST BT ACTRS OSR NOM) BUT SHE GOT SITRACKED BY SOME ROMANTIC EDI, THE BT BEG THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA—THE WORST BEG BRI WARS, WHICH ALL BUT END KATE HUDSON'S FILM REER. THOUGH MERYL STREEP STOLE THE SHOW THE DEVIL, AS MERYL STREEP IS WONT TO DO, HATHAWAY ANCHORED THE FILM AND ALSO GAVE YET ANOTHER INIC MAKEOVER SEQUENCE, PERHAPS THE BT RECENT CEMATIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > {MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HATH COUTURENBC / GETTY68TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS -- PICTURED: ANNE HATHAWAY ARRIV AT THE 68TH ANNUAL GOLN GLOBE AWARDS HELD AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL ON JANUARY 16, 2011 (PHOTO BY EVAN AGOSTI/NBC/NBCU PHOTO BANK VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPEAKG OF FASHN, HATHAWAY ALSO STARTED G TO HER OWN SARTORIALLY AROUND DEVIL, GRACG THE RED RPET ONE KNOCKOUT GOWN AFTER THE OTHER. SHE UNARGUABLY REACHED HER FASHN APEX AT THE 2011 GOLN GLOB, FOR WHICH SHE CLEARLY THOUGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT, I FEEL LIKE SNATCHG SOME WIGS. HERE'S A SEQUED, BOLD-SHOULRED ARMANI PRIVé NUMBER AND GUS WHAT—NBC / GETTY68TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS -- PICTURED: ANNE HATHAWAY ARRIV AT THE 68TH ANNUAL GOLN GLOBE AWARDS HELD AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL ON JANUARY 16, 2011 (PHOTO BY EVAN AGOSTI/NBC/NBCU PHOTO BANK VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S BACKLS. YOU'RE ALL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HATHAWAY TO BLOWGABRIEL BOUYS / GETTYACTRS/PRENTER ANNE HATHAWAY PERFORMS ON STAGE AT THE 83RD ANNUAL AMY AWARDS HELD AT THE KODAK THEATRE ON FEBARY 27, 2011 HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE 2011 AMY AWARDS, ANNE HATHAWAY PULLED DOUBLE DUTY AS HOST , BASILLY RRYG AN OTHERWISE ELS JAM FRAN THROUGH THE FOUR-HOUR CEREMONY, AND REVEALG QUE A VOICE, AND QUE A LE SMOKG, A PERFORMANCE THAT FURTHER FANNED MORS SHE WOULD BE PORTRAYG THE ULTIMATE GAY IN, JUDY GARLAND. SADLY, WE'VE YET TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. AND I, PERSONALLY, AM STILL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > {MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HATHAWAY STEPPED TO SOME GAY-INIC KTEN HEELS WH HER ROLE AS CATWOMAN THE FAL STALLMENT OF CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY, THE DARK KNIGHT RIS—WE'RE TALKG JULIE NEWMAR, EARTHA KT, AND MOST TIMIDATGLY, MICHELLE PFEIFFER FOR GOD'S SAKE. TLY AN IMPOSSIBLE LEGACY TO LIVE UP TO, BUT HATHAWAY, BEG HATHAWAY, GAVE HER ALL AND THE FILM WAS BETTER FOR —THOUGH NOT QUE AS GOOD AS THE GOLD STANDARD OF SUPERHERO FILMS, THE SEND STALLMENT, THE DARK KNIGHT, FEATURG HATHAWAY'S BROKEBACK -STAR, THE LATE HEATH LEDGER A LEGENDARY AND OSR-WNG PERFORMANCE AS THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DREAMED A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > {MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST SAW THE TRAILER FOR L MISéRABL BEE AS SOON AS HATHAWAY ME ON SCREEN, WEEPG A GAME HAIRCUT, I SCREAMED "OSCAR!" SURE, SHE MAY HAVE MPAIGNED A B TOO HARD TO W, BUT AFTER BEG SNUBBED FOR BROKEBACK, N YOU BLAME HER? 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That Sally Field-level (also a gay in) of speratn to be liked, really liked, only further enared her to me and cemented what I've thought all along: Anne Hathaway is a goddamn gay the moment she appeared as a h-faced genue The Prcs Diari wh no ls than Julie Fuckg Andrews to her star turn Brokeback Mounta to her equent red rpet slayage and trimuphant eback this year Ocean's 8, Hathaway has earned the tle. Brokeback HathawayHathaway graduated to adult rol wh the classic gay wboy drama Brokeback Mounta, for which every major member of the st—Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Michelle Williams, all servg—was nomated for an Osr except her. Hathaway to BlowAt the 2011 Amy Awards, Anne Hathaway pulled double duty as host, basilly rryg an otherwise els Jam Fran through the four-hour ceremony, and revealg que a voice, and que a le smokg, a performance that further fanned mors she would be portrayg the ultimate gay in, Judy Garland.

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And I, personally, am still stepped to some gay-inic kten heels wh her role as Catwoman the fal stallment of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, The Dark Knight Ris—we're talkg Julie Newmar, Eartha Kt, and most timidatgly, Michelle Pfeiffer for god's sake. I Came on a HathawayIn the midst of the Hathaway backlash, the actrs remd that she n still lgh at herself, an sential qualy for any gay in, when she rned wh her Devil Wears Prada -star Ey Blunt on Lip Sync Battle, givg a wreckg-balls-to-the-wall performance of Miley Cys's o to love and nstctn s.

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The buzz surroundg the release, partnered wh the 2018 remake of A Star is Born – the inic showbiz drama that earned Garland an Amy Award nomatn 1954 – has brought her distctly gay legacy back to bpic Judy, Renée Zellweger plays Garland – and is a favoure for next year’s Osrs (Cred: David Hdley/ LD Entertament / Roadsi Attractns)To many gay men, Garland is the mother of all ins.

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Analysg her story, om upbrgg to ath, helps unrstand how and why some gay men look to famo women to help them navigate the town to Tseltown In 1922, Garland was born Franc Ethel Gumm – named after her parents Frank and Ethel – Grand Rapids, Mnota. He theoris that turng out to be abnormal after beg “saturated wh the valu or ordars” is a pot where Garland and Dorothy’s stori align wh the experience of some gay men, enuragg those who perceive themselv as ‘different’ to gravate towards troubleGarland’s arrival as a major Hollywood star was plited by a seri of disastro personal relatnships, most notably wh herself.

In the book, Changg Gay Male Inti, Dr Andrew Cooper suggts that the body n be a plex battleground for many gay men: that the body be a key se for projectg a “succsful” sense of self to gay peers, but also for embodyg succs the ey of wir society.

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”Gay men often reject gay cultural figur that they perceive as geared towards straight people – such as the st members of Netflix’s Queer EyeBut ntrastgly, the book How to be Gay, queer historian David Halper scrib a tensn wh the “mastream” that leads gay men to be “highly cril, if not ntemptuo, of their own artists, wrers and filmmakers”. This some gay men to reject gay cultural figur that they perceive as geared towards straight people – such as, to e two very current exampl, the st members of Netflix’s Queer Eye and gay Democratic printial ndidate Pete Buttigeig. Instead many embrace subcultural – and their ey, more subversive – female narrativ like Garland’ seen the new film Judy, Garland found a new niche as a live sger towards the end of her life (Cred: David Hdley / LD Entertament/ Roadsi Attractns)So, pendg on which way you look at , “disintifyg” wh Garland is eher gay men’s way of feelg aligned to mastream culture – or, fact, rejectg in athIt is an unavoidable tth that Garland’s tragic and untimely ath has also ntributed to her stat as a gay in, makg her a timels figure.

” But s later, you don’t have to look far to see how Garland was the first a ntug leage of ‘tragic’ female celebri who have acquired the stat of gay would e to a Judy Garland ncert and then scream at her when she was too dnk to fish – Dr Michael BronskiElements of Garland’s story n be found that of Diana, Prcs of Wal, and her mistreatment at the hands of the prs; Prcs Margaret, wh her ongog substance issu, and marriage to an exploative man who was moured to be gay; and Brney Spears, whose child stardom culmated a very public divorce and mental health stggl. As Dr Michael Bronski, a Harvard Universy profsor and the thor of books on queer history and gay culture, asserts a recent article on the dark si of “stan” (superfan) culture: "There is a long history of gay male fan culture latchg onto famo women and then turng on them. Whether ’s Katy Perry beg, as journalist Brian O’Flynn wr, “gay Twter’s punchg bag”, or gay fans drsg as ‘bald Brney’ for Halloween and turng up to meet-and-greets drsed stume om Spears’s famo 2007 breakdown, gay men n be creasgly fickle towards famo a former child sat who has endured mental health stggl, Brney Spears is one of many female celebri whose experienc rell Garland’s (Cred: Alamy)Idolisg the women is one thg, but we shouldn’t treat them like playthgs for our entertament.

And om the streets of Wisteria Lane to Big Ltle Li and the Real Hoewiv anchise, pop-culture enurag to love female characters when they’re screamg hysterilly, so we n nnse their pa to hilarly mp GIFs and say “yassss kween” as they smash up their is a huge part of what draws gay men towards women like Garland. (Photos: Getty Imag; llage by Nathalie Cz for Yahoo Life)Throughout the s, LGBTQ people have ed the term “gay in” to scribe a specific kd of public figure: typilly a larger-than-life diva whose life, work and allyship has ma a signifint impact on queer culture and s voted what mak a gay in, well, inic?

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Goln Age stars like Joan Crawford, who was reportedly bisexual, and Bette Davis were revered by queer fans not jt for their mpy performanc, but also bee they were surround by gay people their personal ’s easy to e blanket terms like “mp, ” “diva” or “glamor” when attemptg to scribe such ins, the gay-culture cric Michael Mto explas that not all of them explicly fall to the tegori — jt as all are not pop sgers or movie stars.

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