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Why do so many gay men love musicals so much?


Why is musical theatre so popular within the LGBT community?

That being said, musical theatre is still very misogynistic and more friendly to gay men than to female identifying members. This is slowly ...

Why do a lot of gay men like broadway musicals so much? - Quora

It's a slightly dated stereotype but there's a kernel of truth in it. There are all sorts of things behind it which interact and reinforce.

What's with Gay Men and Musical Theater? - Think Queerly

Up until his last days, he spiced his conversation with snippets of lyrics and melodies from musical theater. He loved opera too, which is another common ...

Oped Why Gay Men Love The Theater - Advocate.com

Gay men have commandeered the business of creating theater for so long that being gay could actually be considered a career move.

Musical Theatre and the LGBTQ+ Audience: An Interview with ...

And because there had been so many high-end years of gay representation, William Finn had permission to show gay men not necessarily in a good ...

All Gays Love Theater - TV Tropes

The stereotype that if a man is gay, he must love theater, especially musical theater. He'll know every play and musical worth knowing in a given season.

Why do so many gay men love musicals so much? - the DataLounge

Most musicals are about a female character overcoming some problem, and gay men identify with that, as they secretly long to be a woman in peril.

Opinion: Are musicals only for gay men? | Blog - Stage Faves

Why do straight men dislike singing and dancing so much? Musical Theatre Appreciation Society's Dries Janssens disagrees that musicals are ...

Ask a Homo: Musical Theater and Gay Men

There are plenty of gay men who truly adore Broadway. This week, we explore the history and motivations of that great gay archetype, the musical theater queen.

Is Theatre Really Queer? Separating Fact From Fiction.

Though theatre is generally accepting of queer people, it still has its issues in other areas, such as race. Gay people may find solace and ...

Musical Theatre is SO Gay! – Representation (Part 1) - YouTube

... your favorite gay musical theatre icon - that's how I'll know you read this far. Mine OF COURSE is Stephen Sondheim. Not so much because he is ...

The stereotype of gay men loving opera | Classical Music Forum

I am not sure if there's a true core to the cliché because it does not really make sense as most opera plots are very much focussed around heterosexual love ...

Why don't men like musicals? * | Page 6

I love the theatre, stage musicals. The theatre is the life. I just don't know that there are many these days as good as those that were done ...

Why are so many theater kids gay? - DC Urban Moms and Dads

I honestly believe the arts are seen as "gay" and somehow not masculine and so a lot of straight gays just don't have as much exposure to know ...

OT: What does liking musicals have to do with being gay? - Page 2

It actually sort of works the opposite way that people think. Because there were lots of gays working in musical theatre, the attributes that ...

Queer Representation and Public Pedagogy in American Musical ...

For some audiences, this absurdity is too much ... However, activists criticized the pansy characters because they were playing to stereotypes of gay men, ...

Is Musical Theatre just for girls and gays? - Digital Spy Forum

I'm just interested to know if there are any people who think only women and gay men like musicals, and where this assumption comes from.

Study Of Gays And Lesbians In Broadway Musicals

Interestingly, many participants appear to associate LGB music with the pop and dance genres previously identified as the most popular among gay men. This is ...

Ask a Homo: Musical Theater and Gay Men - YouTube

Outward explores the history and motivations of that great gay archetype, the musical theater queen.

Our Love Is Here to Stay: Opening Thoughts - Musicals 101

In all that has been written on contemporary gay culture, remarkably little attention is given to our passion for musicals. It is so much a part of who we are, ...


The Canterville Ghost

Short story by Oscar Wilde https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTcy5NXcwDNyr2Na9f6bdxhPNmKC9LcGH4racwXaCvP_jUYRXds

"The Canterville Ghost" is a humorous short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts in The Court and Society Review, 23 February and 2 March 1887.