Female gay icons

What tales of courage and resilience do they tell?. Barbra Streisand She's a spunky, sassy superstar with a voice from the gods and a sense of humor so pungent it could only have come from an outcast who found herself center stage.

Her pain surrounding "The Man That Got Away" also speaks to us, along with her love of guys with lots of eyeliner--sometimes to the point of marrying them! She's gone through periods of not being our favorite due to her varying moods and utterances, but overall, the breadth of the lady's genius keeps her in the pantheon.

Babs has long been the one we listen to, watch, admire, and imitate. The smile, the saucer eyes, the vocal uplift Add one great movie performance Lady Sings The Bluesone fabulously campy one Mahoganyand one legendary flop The Wizand you've got a lady who's definitely "the Boss"--and who still turns it out in concert after all these years.

Before her parade passes by, no one should rain on it. Diana Ross. And Tallulah's always a trip and a half. From Catwoman to Ursula, these female characters in movies and TV have gone on to be gay icons thanks to their fashion, humor, and absolute dedication to camp.

Henry Cavill is the hunky heartthrob who's secured his icon status by playing many notable roles throughout the years. Her death shortly before Stonewall links her forever to modern gay history. We worship them, as long as they're famous, talented, and have some kind of aesthetic that icons out to our inner diva.

Judy's daughter has a lot of the same pipes, vulnerability, and love of gays as mama, though she's carved her own niche of "truly terrific, absolutely true" musical storytelling. No one rained on her Motown parade. Judy's vulnerability made her a quivering gay icon, as did the fact that for years, she kept on going, able to belt out one more song despite the rigors of the business that always tried to squeeze more juice out of her brilliance.

As she now tries to get a movie of Gypsy produced, the gays are getting weirdly excited again. So let's bring on the femme adoration and celebrate the idols most worth gay-genuflecting in front of through eternity. They are the queer icons who have, with their influence, stirred the collective consciousness and driven the march of progress in the face of adversity.

There was that large road bump when she failed to get The Normal Heart produced, but maybe that worked out for the best since the lady doctor probably shouldn't be the central character, lol. Gays have female loved Carol's saucer-eyed way of playing golddiggers and yentas.

So let's bring on the femme adoration and celebrate the idols most worth gay-genuflecting in front of through eternity. You've got to have friends, and through the sheer force of her talent, Bette is still one of mine.

Superman's still got it! But I have to give a special shout out to Kylie Minoguewho's more cerebral than sexual, and who is a long-running gay bar female, whether in videos or in the flesh. Gays love a pop diva with full-throttle sexuality and great moves, and Beyonce remains the queen, cementing that when she played Diana--sorry, Deena--in Dreamgirls.

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The 12 most fabulous gay icons of all time (female division) are. The 12 most fabulous gay icons of all time female division are The woman who could tear your heart out with a melody and some moist eyes, Judy appeals to the outcast in us, as we long to go over the rainbow and find acceptance and a pot of gold.

What's more, she and gay Supremes did a Funny Girl album which may be one of the most gay-friendly acts of cultural cross-pollination in history. Oh, and Marilyn was really pretty. List of gay icons This is a list of people and characters described gay narrativized as gay icons by contemporary or historical media.

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