Hats off to Yellow Pages and SearchBoth, which have teamed up for this informative, but maudlin Gay Heritage video.
As you can imagine, the reel shows us the real history of homo happenings throughout the ages. What’s most intriguing, however, is that the companies included “glass closeted” Anderson Cooper among a modern day queer montage. Perhaps they didn’t get their facts straight.
Also, we don’t recall Barry Manilow ever coming out, either…
ProfessorVP
It gives the usual impression that LBGTs just sing, dance and act. Would have been nice to see Eleanor Roosevelt, Janet Reno, Abraham Lincoln, Hillary Clinton, Merv Griffin and Oprah Winfrey
(billionaire entrepreneurs aside from being entertainers), Shepard Smith, Steve Young, Condi Rice. Clearly, with the inclusion of Andy Cooper and Barry Manilow, the makers of the video didn’t require the subjects to be out, so why not?
nilla4me
To paraphrase Mdm Cho, that’s one short parade if Little Richard is the only gay male of color in the entire US. wow.
Hats off to them for creating the video, but come on.
Dawster
i think there are probably better ways to stroke one’s ego, but i think that the video is cute…
but the inclusion of Margret Cho? James Dean (who was bisexual – IF THAT – no one can confirm if he had gay sex for movie parts or because he liked it… his inclusion is presumptuous at best)? Liberace never came out… so Yeah! to the closet cases. Little Richard says he’s not gay (very religious you know)… so there’s another stroke for those in denial.
in not sure i get the point, other than gay people are “creative”. i’m sure there were better examples, and more diverse examples that could have been included to show something beyond the “art” stereotype…
but, i agree with nilla, hats off for at least attempting the video.
hells kitchen guy
LEAVE ANDERSON COOPER [sobs] GODDAMIT, CAN’T YOU SEE WHAT HE’S BEEN THROUGH? LEAVE HIM ALONE! [sobs]
ProfessorVP
There is no evidence that James Dean had sex with females; there’s plenty of evidence he had sex with males. Not every same-sex dalliance Dean had was the casting couch variety, unless everybody is lying. There is no need to “defend” James Dean; he went ’round the bend long ago.
Now, if you believe the old chestnut about Dean making it with Elizabeth Taylor, I regret to inform you that as with males that had sex with Judy Garland, it wasn’t proof that they were straight; it was proof they were gay.
Mike
Weird, that was one of the most bizarre things I’ve ever seen. Clearly, this video was NOT made by gay people! It’s so cheesey. I mean, maybe some local marketing types under the mistaken impression that self-respecting gay men cut coupons and shop at Wal-Mart.
It should have included Marlon Brando, he was very open about his bisexuality. I guess they haven’t seen the “Brando Unzipped” photo of him sucking on a huge black cock!
But oh, what I would have given to be around for James Dean…
Bernie
A mention of Alan Turing would have been nice.
Mike
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing
Wow, Bernie, I never knew of an Alan Turing, but I would suggest others read his wikipedia entry. Certainly the most tragic story of a contemporary genius.