We pay tribute to some of the bt Atralian gay films.
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25 MOST INFLUENTIAL GAY ATRALIANS
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In the years sce shootg to fame on Atralian Idol 2004, Anthony has been vol about the homophobic abe he has pped om strangers.
"Our paths crossed many tim profsnally but I never knew that Tim was gay, " the former Celebry Apprentice star told SBS 2017. As Atralia's most proment openly gay polician, Penny was volly agast the same-sex marriage plebisce 2017, sayg she didn't want her relatnship or fay "to be the subject of quiry, of censure, of nmnatn, by others. The in behd the beloved fictnal character Sharon Strezlecki om Kath and Kim faced private stggl as a closeted actor before she was ready to e out publicly as gay 2012.
10 GREAT ATRALIAN GAY FILMS
When you've ternalised society's homophobia, 's like rpts your operatg system, is the bt way I n scribe , " Magda told Andrew Denton 2018. In 2014, Joel and fellow gay edian Rhys Nicholson travelled to the regnal Victorian town of Colac to film a seri for the ABC, but the pair were met wh disgraceful homophobic slurs om lols. Then November 2019, Joel was forced to ncel a edy show the regnal town of Bendigo followg homophobic threats.
'Farmer Dave' won hearts across Atralia when he me out as gay an emotnal episo of Big Brother back 2006. First appearg on our screens on season six where he placed third, Dave ma headl for clarg he was gay a speech to his Hoemat, who wholeheartedly supported the young farmer's brave admissn ont of the natn. Celebrated chef Kylie Kwong has been rehgly ndid when talkg about her heartbreakg journey to g out as gay.
"When I was younger I thought I was straight, bee I was more attracted to women, and I didn't know there were more optns bis gay and straight. In a now-leted tweet that was screenshotted by celebry gossip and news se The Jasme Brand and posted to Instagram, the 45-year-old crooner, who is bt known for his early '90s classics like "Can We Talk" and "I'm Ready, " reportedly nfirmed that he is gay to a fan. "My mom keeps tellg me Luther Vandross, Teddy Penrgrass, and Tev Campbell were gay, " the fan's tweet read, to which Campbell simply quote-tweeted and said, "Tev is, " acpanied by the rabow flag and sunglass emojis.