‘Friends of Dorothy’: How Judy Garland beme a gay in – The Irish Tim

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"A stamp of approval om the gay muny is almost a guarantee of succs," Channg said a 2013 terview. "Jt ask Liza Mnelli, Bette Midler, or Cher."

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WE NEED TO REVIS LIZA MNELLI’S SUPER GAY ELECTRONIC DANCE ALBUM THAT NOBODY SEEMS TO REMEMBER

In 1989, Liza rerd an album lled "Rults" that was a plete parture om her prev efforts and is arguably one of the gayt thgs she's ever done. * liza gay icon *

Who says gay men don't love women? So let's brg on the femme adoratn and celebrate the idols most worth gay-genuflectg ont of through eterny. The 12 most fabulo gay ins of all time (female divisn) GarlandThe woman who uld tear your heart out wh a melody and some moist ey, Judy appeals to the outst , as we long to go over the rabow and fd acceptance and a pot of gold.

LIZA: CHER'S A BIGGER GAY IN THAN ME

In a ntt between Liza Mnelli, Cher and Barbra Streisand to terme who’s the No. 1 gay in, Cher would w — or so Mnelli says.“I thk probably Barbra and maybe even Cher and myself school felt like outsts bee we didn’t have standard looks,” Mnelli told Newsweek for s issue htg newsstands Monday.“Maybe what a gay in is, is a person who is rooted for — i * liza gay icon *

Judy's vulnerabily ma her a quiverg gay in, as did the fact that for years, she kept on gog, able to belt out one more song spe the rigors of the bs that always tried to squeeze more juice out of her brilliance. Her ath shortly before Stonewall lks her forever to morn gay history.

#THELIST: BIG GAY BETY INS

For Gay Pri Month, Billboard asked numero pop culture lumari to wre 'love letters' to the LGBTQ muny. * liza gay icon *

As she now tri to get a movie of Gypsy produced, the gays are gettg weirdly exced aga. Gays have always loved Carol's scer-eyed way of playg golddiggers and yentas. " the gay answer is always "Can we listen?

"]Diana RossThe se, the scer ey, the vol all adds up to a diva gays love for the relentlsns of her sparkle. What's more, she and the Suprem did a 1968 Funny Girl album which may be one of the most gay-iendly acts of cultural cross-pollatn history. Beyonce Gays love a pop diva wh full-throttle sexualy and great mov, and Beyonce remas the queen, cementg that when she played Diana--sorry, Deena-- Dreamgirls.

THE 12 GREATT FEMALE GAY INS OF ALL TIME

In a ntt between Liza Mnelli, Cher, and Barbra Streisand to terme who's the number 1 gay in, Cher would w--or so Mnelli says. "I thk probably Barbra and maybe even Cher and myself school felt like outsts ... * liza gay icon *

But I have to give a special shout out to Kylie Mogue, who's more cerebral than sexual, and who is a long-nng gay bar favore, whether vios or the MnelliJudy's dghter has a lot of the same pip, vulnerabily, and love of gays as mama, though she's rved her own niche of "tly terrific, absolutely te" mil them bells for Liza. Gays tton to her ftive spir ("Cabaret"), her undrenchable sense of hope ("Maybe This Time"), her big-town mania ("New York, New York"; "Cy Lights"), and her lash.

MadonnaA straight man's fantasy as the Material Girl, she was also a gay man's dream, seeg as she appreciated her rabow-clive fan base, dulged "vogug, " and had some closerthanthis lbian gal pals.

CAROL CHANNG REMEMBERED BY LGBTQ MUNY AS 'GAY IN'

Maybe what a gay in is, is a person who is rooted for — other words, cheered on... - Liza Mnelli quot at * liza gay icon *

The anti-Judy Garland, Madonna appeals to gays bee she's not vulnerable and n't be tackled. I'm sred a GagaMore than a Madonna mi-me, Gaga has taken advantage of the social workg skills and overall ankns of her generatn to not only sg about gay rights, but to speak about them and really make a difference the procs. Her ncerts are like gay pep ralli anchored by Gaga servg as a motivatnal speaker for LGBTs trag.

Her lbian dghter is now her son, and her fans clu so many LGBTs that, if you're at a Cher ncert and the people to eher si of you are straight, then you're fely DeGener, Rosie O'Donnell, Jodie Foster, Rachel Maddow, Gert SteI recently wrote about how gay men and lbians don't seek each other's opns enough, but when to the above ins, the gay guys notice and bow down.

A male we n love, Terrence McNally has wrten gay-beloved classics like Love!

ADAM LAMBERT ON WHAT’S CHANGED FOR GAY ARTISTS SCE HIS ‘AMERIN IDOL’ RUN

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Photo: Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagThey both had gay fathersJudy's father Frank began gettg to trouble startg 1926 when mors began circulatg he was makg sexual overtur to the male hers at his movie theater.

‘FRIENDS OF DOROTHY’: HOW JUDY GARLAND BEME A GAY IN

Adam Lambert talks to Variety about how thgs have changed for gay artists sce his stt on "Amerin Idol" 10 years ago. * liza gay icon *

He allegedly sced and spent a great al of time wh very young men, but would quickly leave their pany out of fear of beg lled out for his homosexual 's father, director Vcente Mnelli was gay or at least bisexual. Acrdg to bgrapher Emmanuel Levy, "He was openly gay New York – we were able to document nam of panns and stori om Dorothy Parker.

Two of those hbands, Vcente Mnelli, as well as her next hband, Mark Herron, were gay. Judy divorced Herron after disverg he was gay and had turned abive towards her.

Jt like her mother, two of those hbands were gay. Later Liza's fourth hband, the late David Gt, was mored to be gay, although he nied .

WHY JUDY GARLAND IS STILL SUCH A GAY IN

New bpic Judy latt maniftatn of gay, quasi-relig worship of Wizard of Oz in * liza gay icon *

Called the "Elvis of Homosexuals, " Garland beme a gay in, thanks to her onscreen and stage talents, as well as for her personal stggl.

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