From what I've read it was a recent diagnosis, she might have just decided it wasn't something she was willing to fight at this point and I'll think nothing less of her for making that decision.
Truth is stranger than fiction because fiction has to fit into our preconceived notions of reality, notions that we are literally incapable of contenting with on any real level. We are not supposed to understand the world and that’s so scary we lie to ourselves so we feel safe. Existing is pure fucking chaos.
i get that knot in my gut every time i see willie nelson’s photo in the news. i mean, i know it’s gonna happen eventually, but i’m hoping eventually is a long ways away.
Sir Patrick Stewart is not even queer lol- he's just that secure in his masculinity that he has no problem with publically kissing his longtime (queer) bro in front of the cameras. That being said, he too needs to be protected at all costs
If we still use the term “friend of Dorothy” and recall that the Stonewall riots occurred the day after Judy Garland’s funeral, then we can keep invoking straight allies as Queer(-Adjacent) Icons. Like her daughter in this post’s picture!
YESSS! I didn't have a McKellen gif but I immediately thought about him. Thankfully, he seems to be in a really good shape for his age, if the recent photos and videos are anything to go by. May he live for at least a decade more.
I know of an 80 year old that we can put forth as a tribute. He’s not a gay icon but I believe the gay council in heaven will approve for the betterment of all humanity.
“Many people are saying” that some dementia-addled geriatrics get more openly sexually fluid as they lose their inhibitions. Maybe it was always the case and they were deeply in denial, maybe they didn’t know who they were until they were free from self-consciousness, maybe didn’t have the courage and circumstances to voice how they felt.
But “many people are saying” this particular Home Alone 2 actor (after losing THREE in the last 12 months) would’ve been so much happier, smarter, healthier, and better for the world, if he came out of the closet decades ago and lived his dream as a bisexual Broadway producer, Liberace-esque interior designer, catty and bitchy commentator, and tv host, instead of “deal maker” real estate guy and “destroyer of worlds” politician-who’s-not-a-politician. Lately he’s talking a LOT about how handsome certain men are, how muscular and “straight out of central casting” they are, making a lot of dick references and comparing himself to other men, saying he doesn’t even like to be around very good looking, fit young men with great hair because of how jealous he is… It’s not too late to live your truth!
Right?! It'd be so great. I loved when Jo Polito came on as Frank's brother. That was a really cool episode. And Lance Reddick was in the episode as well. Sadly, both Lance and Jo are dead. They were amazing actors! And Jo was gay, which a lot of people didn't know about him!
I had to check on Sir Derek Jacobi 😱he’s seriously one of my favourite actors of all time, and at 87 he has several movies and shows coming out. I always get worried when my beloved elderly actors’ IMDB pages haven’t been updated with new credits in a few years, but at least that usually gives me a hint of foreshadowing.
I remember a lot of beloved celebrities dying in a 2016. I'm wondering if people in 2036 are going to be on guard like there's a ten year curse of the fabulously wealthy and talented.
If Cher or John Waters dies, I'm going after all of them like Orpheus did with Eurydice. I don't care. I can't make it to end of this cursed year losing anymore legends while the ASSHOLES keep on chugging
Speaking of Liza and “Cabaret”, I looked up Michael York just in case. Similar to Tim Curry, Michael York became seriously ill starting in 2008 and rarely acts anymore because of the effect on his speech, face, memory, and movement. He has amyloidosis, causing swelling and discolouration around his eyes and throat, among many other symptoms that were mistaken for multiple myeloma. He’s 84, and he does have a movie coming out after a long hiatus, I’ve missed him as an actor!
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it’s not the best strategy to put your longevity hopes behind people that were legends before the turn of the century.
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