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Best and worst role model for the LGBT Community?

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Who in the community in your opinion is the best and worst role models in terms of how they handle themselves. Their is no right or wrong answer and they don't have to be hugely famous, or even openly gay or bi. Explain your answer.
 
elvin1 said:
Isn't it sad that I can't even think of a good role model?

The worst?: Perez Hilton and Chris Crocker come to mind.
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I know right? I was gonna post my opinion but I thought about it and I'm not too happy with anybody lol. Also agree about Perez and Crocker.
 
I think that the people who stand up for the community (and who aren't afraid to call us out on our bullshit) are positive role models. Larry Kramer is abrasive as hell, but he's done a lot of work for equal rights and AIDS awareness, and he continues to criticize the apathy of the LGBT community. Pam Spaulding is one of my favorite bloggers, and I think she's a great role model. The LGBT youth (and allies) who fight for GSAs in their schools are real heroes, even if we never learn their names. Jonathan Larsen (who wrote Rent) and Tony Kushner (Angels in America playwright) deserve credit for helping to bring attention to LGBT issues and AIDS awareness.

As for bad role models, I definitely second the vote for Perez (who is also a lousy role model for the Hispanic community). Anyone who promotes bug-chasing should immediately have their queer card revoked. And my ex, just because he's a twat.
 
elvin1 said:
It'll be interesting to see who other people name. Good topic. :-)
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Thank you. I wasn't sure if there was any question like this on here that was recent, but I didn't see one. I'm curious if people will consider the best role models to equal who is most outspoken or not, and if the worst will be the people who don't talk about it much.
 
Hmmm

I would say that the best would be Harvey Feirstein for his activism, and Ian McClellan for just maintaining a quiet dignity as an elder statesman of the theatre.

Worst? that would have to be Perez Hilton for obvious reasons. After that? David Geffen.

My guys are high profile men with a press following that affect us in one way or another just by leaving their homes.
 
Ian McKellen for best or David Hoyle for best.

Worst....Tom Cruise.
 
Best: Andrew Sullivan, for showing that all gays do not have the same identical views.

Worst: John Travolta, for obvious reasons.
 
Anderson has refused to come out of the closet.

thats kind of a piss poor example IMO
 
elvin1 said:
Anderson Spock Cooper? You have to be kidding me. lol
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but it does beg the question.. do you HAVE to come out to be a good role model for gays? I think so, but I bet there are others here who would disagree
 
BostonPirate said:
because HE hasn't openly acnowledged it ;)

all the rest is a guess and papparazzi pictures as proof
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There is a difference between someone not wanting to talk about their personal lives and someone who will stop at nothing to try to hide it. If Anderson Cooper were that ashamed, we wouldn't see pics of him with his bf. He'd just be getting some gloryhole action like Tom Cruise lol.
 
John Amaechi and Sheryl Swoopes also come to mind. I'm not a basketball fan, but I'm all for out basketball players and out POC.
 
How could I have forgotten about wanda sykes????

she answers the out of the closet thing here in this clip

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_wWJ-_4uSY[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF5V_BqLRuw[/ame]
 
well we can't consider them a roll model unless they tell us they are part of our community. As Elvin said, there is no denying that there are entities out there that have assisted the community.

But you have to be gay, and make that personal announcement, to be a gay roll model, IMO.

I think, we all have our heroes for our own reasons, though, and what inspires each of us is a very personal thing. So.....

I can see Hard up's point, Its just not how I would pick MY roll models, I guess I should say
 
The Best: Rupaul, Harvey Milk, Ellen Degeneres


The Worst: Can't think of any names but the people who becomes the spokesmen and poster children of the ex-gay movement. Also gays involved in certain aspects of the porn industry who exploit young gays and coerce them into making bareback porn.
 
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