I referenced “my gay pantheon” in my last
post. Here is the complete (gently annotated) list:
CHRIS' LGBT HALL OF FAME
Najinsky
/ Diaghilev
Together they
revolutionized dance; Diaghilev was the consummate impresario and Najinski
revolutionized choreography. George Balanchine is their legacy.
Oscar
Wilde
He is my
self-appointed Godfather. I revere him. He is #1.
Gertrude
Stein / Alice Toklas
Imagine being a
part of their salons with so many truly great artists.
Oliver
Sacks
My #2 saw the
person, not their disease and his book, Migraine,
brought me incredible peace of mind.
Rudolph
Nureyev
Just
watch him.
Walt
Whitman
Leaves of Grass.
Freddy
Mercury
Sanctified
by AIDS, his passion for music in every form moved me greatly.
Pyotr
Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake.
Jean
Cocteau
No
man can do more with a single fluid line.
Michel
Tremblay
Hosannah; For the Pleasure of Seeing Her
Again; Les Belles Soeurs.
Franco
Zefferelli
Romeo & Juliet.
Leonardo
da Vinci / Michaelangelo
Duh.
Harvey
Milk
My
#3 is our foremost martyr.
Alan Turing
His
brilliance, his martyrdom.
Brian Stonehouse
His
incredible bravery and then his incredible designs for fashion make him a hero
in so many ways.
Hugh
Pickett
My father’s dear
friend helped me accept myself.
Yotam
Ottolenghi
He seduced my
tastebuds.
Elton
John / Boy George / Ellen Degeneres
Everyone needs
some fun.
HONORARY
MENTION
Abraham
Lincoln
Respected
historians believe Lincoln may have been gay. For me, The Gettysburg Address is
the finest writing I have ever read. I have seen the manuscript.
Luther
Burbank
He, too, only may be gay, but his botanical achievements
undertaken for the betterment of mankind and done for no remuneration make him
a true hero. I have been to his farm.
Dr.
Evelyn Hooker
Her research got homosexuality removed from the list of mental illnesses. She is not
gay. She has written me a letter. I am smitten.
Her research got homosexuality removed from the list of mental illnesses. She is not
gay. She has written me a letter. I am smitten.
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