{"id":22730,"date":"2015-07-11T18:00:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-11T22:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/gay-iconography-bow-down-to-bey\/"},"modified":"2015-07-11T18:00:18","modified_gmt":"2015-07-11T22:00:18","slug":"gay-iconography-bow-down-to-bey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/gay-iconography-bow-down-to-bey\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay Iconography: Bow Down To Bey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Gay Iconography: Bow Down To Bey<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Beytop.jpg?resize=480%2C300\" alt=\"Beytop\"><\/p>\n<p>When I started this column in 2013, there was one pop star in particular that inspired my preoccupation with pop stars and the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> who love them. That star: Beyonc&eacute;.<\/p>\n<p>Queen Bey, while widely adored in the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> community, is a divisive figure when it comes to bestowing the title of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> icon. When Beyonc&eacute; released her self-titled fifth solo album to widespread critical and commercial success, some members of the LGBTQ community felt a little slighted by the former Destiny&rsquo;s Child singer. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/outward\/2013\/12\/18\/beyonce_s_new_album_does_it_ignore_gay_lgbtq_fans.html\" target=\"_blank\">One writer for Slate<\/a> pointed out that Bey&rsquo;s failure to acknowledge her <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> fans among the album&rsquo;s strong themes of feminism, empowerment and sexuality. The conversation sparked by the Slate post inspired <a href=\"http:\/\/thedailybanter.com\/2013\/12\/the-slate-column-bemoaning-beyonces-lack-of-gay-inclusiveness-is-exclusionist\/\" target=\"_blank\">passionate responses<\/a>&nbsp;and prompted further examination&nbsp;of&nbsp;how one qualifies as a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> icon. Additionally, as a popular black artist with a large <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> fanbase, she was at the center of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2014\/07\/dear-white-gays-stop-stealing-black-female-culture-read\/\" target=\"_blank\">a debate surrounding gay men misappropriating black female culture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout her career, however, Bey has shown support for the LGBTQ community. She shared <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2013\/03\/beyonce-posts-handwritten-note-supporting-marriage-equality-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\">a handwritten message<\/a> of support for marriage equality to her nearly 40 million Instagram followers. When the Supreme Court decision came down, she shared <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/07\/beyonce-shares-a-belated-rainbow-filled-celebration-of-scotus-marriage-ruling-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\">a special rainbow-themed rendition of her &ldquo;7\/11&rdquo; video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pridesource.com\/article.html?article=48242\" target=\"_blank\">In an interview with PrideSource<\/a>, Beyonc&eacute; spoke about her relationship to her <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> fans:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&ldquo;Most of my audience is actually <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> and my <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> fans, and I&rsquo;ve seen a lot of the younger <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">boys<\/a> kind of grow up to my music. It&rsquo;s great when I&rsquo;m able to do the meet and greets, because I&rsquo;m able to really connect and have conversations. People look at some of the artists that I admire &ndash; like Diana Ross and Cher &ndash; and they identity that glamour with Sasha Fierce, and I&rsquo;ve been really inspired by the language. I have my (<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>) stylists and my makeup artist, and all of their stories and the slang words I always put it in my music. We inspire each other.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wherever you land on Beyonc&eacute;&rsquo;s place among the pantheon of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> icons like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2013\/11\/gay-iconography-does-judy-still-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Judy<\/a>, Barbra and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2014\/06\/gay-iconography-bettes-divine-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bette<\/a>, it&rsquo;s impossible to deny the impact she&rsquo;s left in pop culture.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of our favorite Beyonc&eacute; musical moments:<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The world first really got to know&nbsp;Her Beyjesty as part of the late-&lsquo;90s <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">girl<\/a> group Destiny&rsquo;s Child. With hits like &ldquo;Bills Bills Bills,&rdquo; &ldquo;Say My Name,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Bootylicious,&rdquo; Destiny&rsquo;s Child sold more than 60 million records worldwide. Their track &ldquo;Independent Women, Pt. 1&rdquo; (above) was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/news\/6304098\/billboard-hot-100-hits-2000s\" target=\"_blank\">named by <em>Billboard<\/em> as one of the Top 20 most successful songs of the 2000s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As a solo artist, Beyonc&eacute; has also amassed a massive catalog of hits and awards. She is the second most-honored <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> at the Grammys, with 20 statues earned for work with Destiny&rsquo;s Child and a solo artist. One of her most enduring anthems, &ldquo;Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)&rdquo; inspired countless recreations across YouTube. It was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2009\/09\/glees-football-team-does-single-ladies\/\" target=\"_blank\">a central performance on <em>Glee<\/em><\/a>, and was even covered by one of the grande dame <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> icons <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2009\/10\/liza-minnelli-to-cover-single-ladies-for-sex-and-the-city-sequel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Liza Minnelli in the sequel to the <em>Sex And the City<\/em> movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>She paired with Mother Monster herself, Lady Gaga, for their duet &ldquo;Telephone.&rdquo; The cinematic music <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a>, above, was named <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/pop-shop\/6436761\/best-music-videos-2010s\" target=\"_blank\">the best <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a> of the decade (so far) by <em>Billboard<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If there was ever a reason to tune into the typically tedious Super Bowl halftime show, it would&rsquo;ve been for Beyonc&eacute;. When she took to the field halfway through the game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in 2013, she set the stage ablaze with a blistering performance. The incredible medley of hits (including former Destiny&rsquo;s Child bandmates Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland shooting up from under the stage) is one of the most tweeted-about moments in history, garnering an astonishing 268,000 tweets per minute.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As she describes on Nicki Minaj&rsquo;s track &ldquo;Feeling Myself,&rdquo; Mrs. Carter &ldquo;changed the game with that digital drop.&rdquo; She&rsquo;s referring to the surprise release of her masterpiece of a fifth album that arrived with no prior promotion, breaking the mold of typical album release strategy. On top of the self-titled disc&rsquo;s revolutionary arrival, she also released beautifully shot <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">videos<\/a> for every single track simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Is Beyonc&eacute; a worthy <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> icon?<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/07\/gay-iconography-bow-bey\/\">Gay Iconography: Bow Down To Bey<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/\">Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=0C7sZOm3O6M:eRyTqDxXlUo:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=0C7sZOm3O6M:eRyTqDxXlUo:I9og5sOYxJI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=I9og5sOYxJI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=0C7sZOm3O6M:eRyTqDxXlUo:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=0C7sZOm3O6M:eRyTqDxXlUo:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?i=0C7sZOm3O6M:eRyTqDxXlUo:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=0C7sZOm3O6M:eRyTqDxXlUo:cGdyc7Q-1BI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=cGdyc7Q-1BI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=0C7sZOm3O6M:eRyTqDxXlUo:YwkR-u9nhCs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=YwkR-u9nhCs\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~4\/0C7sZOm3O6M\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\nBobby Hankinson<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/07\/gay-iconography-bow-bey\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.towleroad.com\/2015\/07\/gay-iconography-bow-bey\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gay Iconography: Bow Down To Bey When I started this column in 2013, there was one pop star in particular that inspired my preoccupation with pop stars and the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> who love them. That star: Beyonc&eacute;. Queen Bey, while widely adored in the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> community, is a divisive figure when it comes to bestowing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/gay-iconography-bow-down-to-bey\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Gay Iconography: Bow Down To Bey<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gay Iconography: Bow Down To Bey - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/gay-iconography-bow-down-to-bey\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gay Iconography: Bow Down To Bey - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gay Iconography: Bow Down To Bey When I started this column in 2013, there was one pop star in particular that inspired my preoccupation with pop stars and the gay men who love them. 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