Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Eight Great (& Fabulous) Gay Icons

For some unknown reason, since an early age I've felt like a middle aged gay man trapped in a straight girls body. Maybe it has something to do with feeling like an outsider growing up (I know I'm not the only one.) Over the years I've tended to gravitate towards gay entertainers and artists. They're pretty to look at and never bore you on talk shows babbling away about their stupid kids (Rosie O'Donnell is an exception). Here are eight people I would love to invite to a dinner party:

8. John Waters and Divine -Every nerdy, socially awkward high school kid needs to rent "Pink Flamingos". It may be hard to watch at times, but it opened my young mind up to things other than white, middle class suburbia.

7. Marc Jacobs -If I were like a cigarette, (thin, rich and full of flavor) I would wear Marc Jacobs clothing 24-7. I'm none of those things unfortunately so I just have to settle for his perfume. The man has Spongebob and Homer Simpson tattoos!

6. Frida Kahlo -A brilliant Mexican artist.

5. Andy Warhol -I love silk screen prints of ordinary objects and dead people.

4. Liberace -Liberace paid to have his young lover undergo massive plastic surgery to reconstruct his face to look like himself as a young man. He was also very nice to my Grandma J. and signed an album for her at Mt. Holly in the 70's.

3. Jackie Beat -The most talented drag queen that ever lived...you won't be sorry if you read his/her blog. It's addictive.

2. Joan Jett -A timeless classic. Metal up your ass.

1. Richard Simmons -I try to never miss when the closeted fitness guru is on Letterman. Case in point:

2 comments:

Big Dave said...

1. Liberace was from Milwaukee.
2. I didn't know Andy Warhol was gay.
3. I didn't know Joan Jett was a lesbian, although I should have seen that one coming.

BigE said...

For me anyway, feeling very comfortable around my gay friends has a lot to do with not feeling like I'm being judged, plus gay people are for the most part absolute pigs...which I love. Plus I don't see them as being gay...they just watch a differnt kind of porn than I do.