The 80s put the gay man ont and centre of pop. Then me the Aids crisis – and three s of monisatn, disrd and displacement. Now, wh Troye Sivan leadg a new wave of gay stars, has change tly arrived?
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Here’s a toast to the olst on and what they still brg to the table.Kenh Anger, 93Known for ntroversial short films like the leather-drenched rabble-roer Srp Risg and the occult-ish Lucifer Risg and his explosive book of celebry sex gossip, Hollywood Babylon, Anger has long been a gay provotr of the first rank. Y, he’s still here, he’s still here...Joel Grey, 87The Tony and Osr wner, forever known as the leerg MC Cabaret, Grey fally me out as gay 2015. Though four years earlier, 2011, he -directed the revival of Larry Kramer’s blisterg AIDS play The Normal Heart—a bountiful gay act.Richard Chamberla, 85A heartthrob as televisn's Dr.
He didn’t e out until 2003, but a lot of people had a very strong feelg—and not jt bee he -starred a mil versn of Breakfast at Tiffany’s.Don Bachardy, 85The partner of the late, great thor Christopher Isherwood (Goodbye to Berl, A Sgle Man), Bachardy is a renowned portra artist livg California and still creatg new work.Larry Kramer, 84The fiery activist and thor (Faggots, The Normal Heart) is still shakg thgs up and makg a difference by targetg placency amongst homophob and people our own muny, as well.
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Ne years later, he and pal Ian McKellen (his -star Vic, the Brish s about a bickerg gay uple) were the Grand Marshals for the NYC Pri March. They were the classit on ever.Terrence McNally, 81The long-nng playwright has brought The Rz (set a gay bathhoe), Love! Tacklg gay issu wh humor and heart, McNally has also served the librettos for The Rk, Kiss of the Spir Woman, Ragtime, and operas, too.Tommy Tune, 80A seven-time Tony wner (for performg, directn, and choreography, pl a Lifetime Achievement Award), the lanky Texan whipped up magil Broadway productns like Ne, Grand Hotel, and The Will Rogers Folli.
Tommy turns 81 on Febary 28.Sir Ian McKellen, 80An openly gay actor wh two anchis unr his belt (The Lord of the Rgs and X-Men), McKellen—twice-Osr nomated—me out 1988 and has been a force the culture ever sce.
Comg out 1992, Geffen beme one of the most high profile gay power brokers the world, and he’s not about to budge om that throne. Pino turns 76 on Febary 22.Armistead Mp, 75A lerary legend and a gay voice, Mp is bt known for wrg Tal of the Cy, a seri of quirky San Francis–set novels.Gordon Thomson, 74The Canadian actor was sensatnally sexy as the snarlg Adam Carrgton on the prime time soap Dynasty, startg 1982.