I have this friend that is a gay rapper. Johnny Dangerous. Know him. He's brilliant. I'm not just saying "Holy cow he's so great because he's gay and he raps and he is a friend" kind of brilliant. No. I'm saying: "The man is one of the hardest and devoted workers devoted to his love of rapping" kind of brilliant. Plus, it has paid off and now he is been on Logo's Top Ten Music Videos for the last month or so.
So, it's an honor to even say that I have gotten to be a part of his latest single/video situation. I even make out with a girl. Sort of:
My mom is proud. I know.
But the best part about this guy is that he reminds me about stereotypes. When I was a kid, man, let me tell you what an adult gay man was supposed to be like when he was older. On second hand, just let me give you a list of examples I had only seen in movies and television:
The Bird Cage
Richard Simmons
Jack Mcfarland
Bert and Ernie
OK, the last one... it's a stretch. But for a kid growing up in the 90's having an "'mo-dol"(you know, a homosexual idol) wasn't really as popular as it is today. And so when I was young and knew I was going to get old, I thought: "Shit, I'm going to be a squealing girly-girl who wears tight jeans and will constantly be the butt of really REALLY bad jokes."
I absolutely totally thought this.
But, man I was wrong. Because now there is a list. There is an entire list of famous gay people that young and old can identify with... and know that they aren't going to have to be hairdressers or make-up artists or butt of bad sitcom jokes. No. We get to be ANYTHING WE WANT like gay rappers and senators and doctors and people that people can't make fun of at all because we are great. And if I was fourteen again, this list would remind me that the stereotypes are as dumb as the people that create them. So, if you are a random gay teenager that stumbles here(sorry about all the swearing) and thinks they've got nothing to look up to... check out this list. Seriously. Then, compare it to mine.
Because look at this. Look. At. This. List:
- Jonathan Adler
- Chad Allen
- Jonathon Allen
- Eric Alva, Marine Staff Sgt.
- John Amaechi
- Alexis Arquette
- Jensen Atwood (supporter)
- Jason Bartlett
- Lance Bass
- Brian L. Bates
- Billy Bean
- Nate Berkus
- Steven Blank
- Keith Boykin
- Derren Brown
- Karamo Brown
- Lady Bunny
- Charles Busch
- Anthony Callea
- Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
- Christian Chavez
- Devon Christopher
- Paul Colichman
- William "Bill" Condon
- Wilson Cruz
- Ray Cunningham
- Alan Cumming
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Christine Daniels (formerly Mike Penner)
- Lee Daniels | pics
- Charlie David
- Herndon Davis
- Deadlee | pics
- Guillermo Diaz
- Dolce & Gabbana
- Rupert Everett
- Siegfried Fischbacher
- Mark Feehily
- Barney Frank
- Gary Gates
- Stephen Gately
- Boy George
- Ari Gold
- Mitchell Gold
- Brian Graden
- Glen Hanson
- E Lynn Harris
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Richard Hatch
- Roy Horn
- Maurice Jamal
- Michael Jensen
- T R Knight
- Jim Kolbe
- Carson Kressley
- Nathan Lane
- Reichen Lehmkuhl
- Abraham Lincoln (debate)
- Jeff Lutes
- Kevin McDaid
- James (Jim) McGreevey
- Ian McKellen
- George Michael
- Harvey Milk
- Freddie Mercury
- Benny Ninja
- Willi Ninja
- Daniel J O' Donnell
- Peter Paige
- Sunil Babu Pant
- Miss Coco Peru
- Cole Porter
- Christopher Rice
- Bishop V Gene Robinson
- James Roy
- Bayard Rustin
- Paul Schindler
- William Scott
- Carey Sherrell
- Carl Siciliano
- Oliver Sipple
- Doug Spearman
- Darryl Stephens
- Billy Strayhorn
- Gerry Studds
- Gloria Trevi
- Jorge Valencia
- Rufus Wainwright
- Jackie Walker
- Biff Warren
- John Waters
- Emil Wilbekin
- BD Wong
- Emanuel Xavier
- Pedro Zamora
- Cyd Zeigler
- Didier Zheng