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But they were represented in the media and then legally following the passing of the 2013 same-sex marriage law.īut for a post-authoritarian democracy like Korea, the perspective is naturally very different. Of course, many did no doubt suffer, both publically and in silence. Yet they were not successful or known simply because of their sexuality instead, they were respected and held positions of prominence because of their abilities. The television screen, the radio, newspaper columns, and award shows were always filled with "gay" celebrities: Ian McKellen, Stephen Fry, Graham Norton, Samantha Fox, George Michael, Kenneth Williams, Sue Perkins, Tom Daley and innumerable others. Growing up in the U.K., being gay seemingly wasn't really that much of a defining factor for success or failure. Their minds must be doing cartwheels trying to parse this cognitive dissonance.Īdmittedly, it's a little bit strange for me. Spare a thought for those that want to blame gay people for the latest outbreak but then, in the same breath, assert that there are no gay people in South Korea. Here in South Korea, in the public eye at least, there is the country's "top gay", and then everyone after that is normally meant to stay quiet. Different countries take different cultural paths and different peoples have different value systems. Despite struggling with his own sexuality during his life, the "flamboyant" singer (a media euphemism if ever there were one) came out as gay in a Penthouse interview in 1995.īut we're not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy. I'm sure the late, great, Little Richard who passed away yesterday would have enjoyed it too. It's a good song, has a cracking riff, and doesn't take itself too seriously. I've always been a big fan of Detroit's Electric Six, and their 2003 hit has been going round my head every time I've turned on the news this past couple of days.