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Kylie: Greatest gay icon of all time?

Postby Ben Varkentine » Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:45 pm

That's what a new poll says.

http://www.24dash.com/showbiz_slapdash/14964.htm

The Aussie songstress bounced back last year after receiving the all clear from her cancer battle and is firmly back in the hearts of her gay fans.

Runner-up in the poll was another diminutive dame - Country and Western legend Dolly Parton.

Busty Dolly won the admiration of an army of gay fans with camp anthems like ‘9 to 5’ and ‘Jolene’.

Over 5,000 gay men and women took part in the poll by global market research specialists Onepoll.com which revealed Sweden’s biggest export - ABBA - came in third place.


The top 50 list is availible by following that link.

Me, I'm no longer surprised by just how many gay icons are in my record collection, etc. I not only own a Liza Minnelli album, I own the Liza Minnelli album written and produced by Pet Shop Boys, for fuck's sake.

I was, however, slightly taken aback to see The Human League at #46. I never knew they were considered gay icons. Synth-pop icons, to be sure.

Maybe all synth-pop icons are by extension also gay icons, and I'm just in a surprising amount of denial. :shy
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Re: Kylie: Greatest gay icon of all time?

Postby Knock yourself out » Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:59 pm

Judy and Liza, what a combo. Liza's Rent is just fab.

It's a very British list, I must say: Fern Britton and Gordon Ramsay!
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Re: Kylie: Greatest gay icon of all time?

Postby Ben Varkentine » Wed Jan 10, 2007 6:38 pm

I must admit I have no idea who either of those people are. And of course it's a British list-here in America, our icons are all dead butch...the success of Dreamgirls notwithstanding...
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Re: Kylie: Greatest gay icon of all time?

Postby erith » Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:46 pm

Gordon Ramsay, the sweary cook, is a gay icon? Geez.

I'm not surprised Kylie's at the top. You can't beat her. :bow
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Re: Kylie: Greatest gay icon of all time?

Postby Ben Varkentine » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:32 am

I'm not surprised Kylie's at the top. You can't beat her.


Though I'm sure there's a few who'd like to try... :blush
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Re: Kylie: Greatest gay icon of all time?

Postby urnofosiris » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:55 pm

Well that is nice, I hope she may defend her title for many many years to come. I am rather missing Robbie Williams (though I guess he can be counted as part of the old take that), Mel C and Freddy Mercury (or Queen) in that list.
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Re: Kylie: Greatest gay icon of all time?

Postby erith » Fri Jan 12, 2007 12:51 am

DrG wrote:I am rather missing Robbie Williams


Careful, he might sue.
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