Gay men have been fascated by mils for as far back as we n remember. Here’s our list of the queert mils to have graced the stage and screen.
Contents:
- THE 10 BT GAY MILS OF ALL TIME
- OPN: ARE MILS ONLY FOR GAY MEN?
- WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE GREAT GAY PLAY? EVERYTHG.
- WHY IS THE THEATER SO MEANGFUL TO GAY PEOPLE?AN INTERVIEW WH JORDAN ROTH.
- QUEERLY MIL; WHY THE GAYS LOVE MIL THEATRE
THE 10 BT GAY MILS OF ALL TIME
Gay-themed Broadway mils have e a long way the past fifty years. The on are the bt. * is it gay to like musicals *
“Mils are gay”. Why is that ’s okay for a grown man to still like the rtoon versn of Aladd, but when ’s on stage ’s sudnly “gay”?
OPN: ARE MILS ONLY FOR GAY MEN?
In recent shows, ias of gayns are expandg, bg and disappearg all at once. * is it gay to like musicals *
And if is the se that mils really are gay, why is that?
Neil Patrick Harris at the Tony Awards sgg “It’s not jt for gays anymore”. When people say mils are gay, they often e the word “gay” as an sult. It shouldn’t be ed as an sult and if you’re a straight male who lov mils you shouldn’t take people llg your favoure pastime gay as an sult.
It is however the se that gay men are well-reprented the mil theatre world, while straight men seem to be unr-reprented. Yet, if you add mic to you get L Misérabl, which apparently is gay.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE GREAT GAY PLAY? EVERYTHG.
I n unrstand them not enjoyg obvly gay on like Mame and Gypsy, that feature agg divas, but most hate any type of mil, perd. Is the dancg? * is it gay to like musicals *
But if you add mic to you get The Phantom of the Opera, which, you gused , is gay.
WHY IS THE THEATER SO MEANGFUL TO GAY PEOPLE?AN INTERVIEW WH JORDAN ROTH.
Why is that addg mic to a story mak so gay? Was he gay?
So is there anythg herently gay about mils? It’s okay if you genuely don’t like mils, but don’t jt dismiss them as “gay” jt bee you don’t like them.
But I promise you that unls you go see an extremely girly or specifilly LGBT-oriented mil, when you walk out you will no longer serly believe that all mils are gay.
QUEERLY MIL; WHY THE GAYS LOVE MIL THEATRE
If my rant isn’t nvcg enough, jt check out this milized explanatn by Tony Award wng actor Neil Patrick Harris, who ironilly enough, is gay. From the actual mic to the fashn to the gay ins that spire , elements of our stori n be found wh pizzazz and granur. Rocketman and Bohemian Rhapsody are the bpics of gay rock 'n roll in Elton John and bisexual lead sger of Queen, Freddie Mercury.
Cabaret and The Wizard of Oz birthed gay ins: Judy Garland and Liza Melli. 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.