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Diversity Rules Magazine
November 2019
"My gay audience has been with me from the be-
ginning ... they kind of adopted me."
Chris na Aguilera is regarded a gay icon, which be-
gan when she released her single "Beau ful." Chris-
na created a controversial video, featuring people
who had felt ostracized from society, which includ-
ed a same-sex couple and a transves te. The song
went to #2 on the Billboard charts and is also recog-
nized (along with Lady Gaga) as gay anthem, tagged
as "the most empowering song for lesbian, gay and
bisexual people of the decade."
And let's not forget
about the 2003 VMA
Awardswhere she kissed
Madonna, along with
another iconic artist ---
Britney Spears.
Britney Spears started
as a little girl among the
1990s Mickey Mouse
Club (MMC), but in 1999,
she broke into a success-
ful solo career. "… Baby
One More Time" was her
debut single, which shot
to the top of the charts in 10 countries. She became
an overnight success, and her
song (and future songs) became a staple at the gay
clubs across the globe.
Times have changed tremendously from the time pe-
riod of my first article, the 1930s. In 80 years, we
have seen the LGBT community blossom from meet-
ing in back alleys, private rooms and inside closets,
to a community celebrating marriage equality and
gender fluidly. Who knows how much more we will
have moved forward ten years from today, and who
will be the iconic symbols of the next decade. But
as we see, as times change, we will always have the
icons to love, respect, emulate, and honor.
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