Woah, Liza.
This afternoon a friend of mine, who shall remain gay and nameless, sent me the following e-mail. It was one sentence, following the subject header "How gay I am":
"I had a dream about becoming good friends with Barbara streisand."
Don't bother adjusting your screen. The above statement is really that level of concentrated queer.* But as shocked as I was to discover someone I already knew was gay could come out of the closet all over again--and with newfound intensity--as time passed I was more concerned with how this new development might further stereotypes about gay culture. Namely, that gay culture is a one-trick pony.
Sure, they had us all amused with their obsessive devotion to musical theater, their over-usage of the word "fierce," and their subscribing to Teen Vogue, but what have you done for me lately, homos? I know you're only 10% of the population, but you're 90% of the entertainment industry. Get the dozen or so of you who are writing shows for NBC to pump out some fresh material. You can start ATVing, or preferring brined meats, or even start the rumor that you're all from Iceland.
Just so long as it's not the same old window treatment story.
*Please Note: I was granted permission to use the term "queer" after acquiring my third gay friend.
"I had a dream about becoming good friends with Barbara streisand."
Don't bother adjusting your screen. The above statement is really that level of concentrated queer.* But as shocked as I was to discover someone I already knew was gay could come out of the closet all over again--and with newfound intensity--as time passed I was more concerned with how this new development might further stereotypes about gay culture. Namely, that gay culture is a one-trick pony.
Sure, they had us all amused with their obsessive devotion to musical theater, their over-usage of the word "fierce," and their subscribing to Teen Vogue, but what have you done for me lately, homos? I know you're only 10% of the population, but you're 90% of the entertainment industry. Get the dozen or so of you who are writing shows for NBC to pump out some fresh material. You can start ATVing, or preferring brined meats, or even start the rumor that you're all from Iceland.
Just so long as it's not the same old window treatment story.
*Please Note: I was granted permission to use the term "queer" after acquiring my third gay friend.
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