A gay icon is a public figure who is regarded as a cultural icon by members of the LGBT community. Such figures usually have a devoted LGBT fanbase and...
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This is a list of people and characters described or narrativized as gay icons by contemporary or historical media. Sappho of Lesbos was an Archaic Greek...
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Cher (redirect from Cher as a gay icon)
contributed to her becoming a gay icon. The NBC sitcom Will & Grace acknowledged Cher's status by making her the idol of gay character Jack McFarland. Cher...
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The Babadook (redirect from The Babadook as a gay icon)
Elle (11 June 2017). "The Babadook: how the horror movie monster became a gay icon". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2018. Seavers, Kris (7 June 2017). "The...
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Lady Gaga (redirect from Lady Gaga as a gay icon)
much of her early success as a mainstream artist to her gay fans and is considered a gay icon. Early in her career, Gaga had difficulty getting radio...
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considered as a gay icon. The Advocate has called Garland "The Elvis of homosexuals". The reasons frequently given for her standing as an icon among gay men are...
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is recognized as a gay icon. She was introduced, while still a teenager, by her dance instructor, Christopher Flynn, an openly gay man who mentored her...
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Kathy Griffin (redirect from Kathy Griffin as a gay icon)
gay marriage". Archived from the original on August 5, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2015. "IMHO "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" (5.8): Norma Gay"...
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often attracted queer interpretations and discussions over his status as a gay icon. His first appearance was in the 1982 comics included with his toy figures...
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"iconic" as an overused word, finding over 18,000 uses of "iconic" in news stories alone, with another 30,000 for "icon". Architectural icon Gay icon Pop...
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portal United States portal Cher as a gay icon He-Man as a gay icon Judy Garland as a gay icon Madonna as a gay icon McCormick, Neil (October 1, 1997). "The...
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Madonna's name to illustrate the new meaning of "icon". After The Advocate called her the "greatest gay icon", Guy Babineau from Xtra Magazine stated in 2008:...
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Pete Burns (redirect from Never Marry an Icon)
labelling himself, Burns has been recognised as a gay icon and an individual who helped bring gay music into mainstream popularity. Burns was also the...
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Judy Garland (section Gay icon)
Garland had a large fan base in the gay community and became a gay icon. Reasons given for her standing among gay men are the admiration of her ability...
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He-Man (section Gay icon and fandom)
male characters; such as Skeletor. Since his creation He-Man has achieved gay icon status and amassed an LGBT following; something which Mattel is aware of...
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particular diva-style pop music vocalists who are almost always black, female gay icons. For example, Gloria Gaynor. Overcoming hardship in love: Usually a narrative...
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Anderson's videos became memes and the pair were subsequently regarded as "gay icons" within the LGBTQ+ community which saw them go on to front the Men.com...
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Lana Turner in popular culture (section Gay icon)
critics and academics in discussions surrounding Hollywood, film theory, gay icons, and camp aesthetics. The story of Turner's chance discovery by William...
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Friend of Dorothy (category Gay history)
who portrayed Dorothy in the 1939 Wizard of Oz film, is considered a gay icon. Writer and critic Dorothy Parker is thought to be another potential origin...
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Public image of Mariah Carey (section Gay icon)
a signature diva persona, and has also been called a pop icon, gay icon and a fashion icon. She been praised for her ability to throw shade and has had...
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Again's single "Late to da Party". List of individual dogs Lists of dogs Gay icon Internet celebrity Pets and the LGBT community "Whitney on Instagram: 'Today...
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background in Christian fundamentalism, Messner became a gay icon after parting from PTL, appearing in Gay Pride marches with figures such as Lady Bunny and...
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a gay icon, and received widespread recognition for her HIV/AIDS activism. After her death, GLAAD issued a statement saying that she "was an icon not...
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She was a strong supporter of the LGBTQ+ community. She was awarded a "gay icon" award at the 2017 World Pride Madrid. Carrà revealed in a 1977 interview...
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the humans in the path of M3GAN." M3GAN has been described as a gay icon or a queer icon. Erik Piepenburg of The New York Times wrote that "women like M3gan...
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Architectural icon, a groundbreaking or unique building Gay icon, an LGBT cultural icon Icon (novel), a 1997 fiction novel by Frederick Forsyth Icon, a novel...
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Spice Girls (section 1990s and gay icons)
as gay icons. In a 2007 UK survey of more than 5,000 gay men and women, Beckham placed 12th and Halliwell placed 43rd in a ranking of the top 50 gay icons...
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widely considered a gay icon, often impersonated by drag queens, with Coolidge noting in 2021 that she surrounded herself socially with gay men and women from...
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Broadway musical Mame (1966), winning her first Tony Award and becoming a gay icon. Amid difficulties in her personal life, Lansbury moved from California...
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