Gay icon

A gay icon is a prominent person (either living or dead) who is liked by a lot of the gay community. Gay icons are seen as nice looking and are sometimes seen as colorful by some people. They try to show their strength through their hard work. A lot of the time they show a mix of male and female traits. Sometimes they show no gender traits at all. Gay icons can say they are male or female. They can be gay, straight, bisexual, or asexual. If they are gay, they can be publicly gay or not. Sometimes living gay icons support LGBT causes, sometimes they do not. Some gay icons from history are seen as tragic figures like Saint Sebastian, Oscar Wilde, or Judy Garland. Some more modern gay icons are entertainers like Ellen DeGeneres, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga,Cher, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, and Freddie Mercury.

Related pages
 Judy Garland as gay icon

 Other websites 
 GLBT Historical Society
 Gay men and women should just be themselves
 Christina up close
 Sophie Morris. From the tragic to the bland // New Statesman, August 1, 2005 
 "Pink doesn't mean fluffy" John Howard. The Independent, (UK), August 4, 2005

Category:Popular culture
Category:LGBT