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- My Diva: 65 Gay Men on the Women Who Inspire Them
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
summary
From Elizabeth Taylor, Bette Midler, and Diana Ross to Queen Elizabeth I, Julia Child, and Princess Leia, these divas have been sister, alter ego, fairy godmother, or model for survival to gay men and the closeted boys they once were. And anyone—straight or gay, young or old, male or female—who ever needed a muse, or found one, will see their own longing mirrored here as well.
These witty and poignant short essays explore reasons for diva-worship as diverse as the writers themselves. My Diva offers both depth and glamour as it pays tribute with joy, intelligence, and fierce, fierce love.
These witty and poignant short essays explore reasons for diva-worship as diverse as the writers themselves. My Diva offers both depth and glamour as it pays tribute with joy, intelligence, and fierce, fierce love.
Finalist, Lambda Book Award for LGBT Anthology, Lambda Literary Foundation
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xvi
- Introduction: Diva Complex
- pp. 3-10
- Bessie Smith (1892): Empty Bed Blues
- pp. 28-32
- Gracie Allen (1895): Comic Muse
- pp. 37-39
- Lucille Ball (1911): Flaming Redhead
- pp. 55-58
- Mahalia Jackson (1911): Divine One
- pp. 59-61
- Billie Holiday (1915): Lady Day
- pp. 65-68
- Edith Piaf (1915): A Share of Pain
- pp. 69-72
- Ava Gardner (1922): Small-Town Girl
- pp. 80-84
- Aurora de Albornoz (1926): T
- pp. 85-90
- Elizabeth Taylor (1932): The
- pp. 119-124
- Anna Moffo (1932): Her Funeral
- pp. 125-130
- Julie Andrews (1935): My First Maria
- pp. 134-138
- Tina Turner (1939): Tina and I
- pp. 139-142
- Karen Black (1939): Diva of the Deranged
- pp. 143-146
- Raquel Welch (1940): As My Mother
- pp. 147-151
- Julie Christie (1941): The Cocteau Girl
- pp. 152-154
- Helen Reddy (1941): Before Anarchy
- pp. 155-159
- Wonder Woman (1941): Exploring the Amazon
- pp. 160-166
- Diana Ross (1944): How to Reign Supreme
- pp. 167-171
- Bette Midler (1945): First Loves
- pp. 176-179
- Jessye Norman (1945): Als Ob Ich S
- pp. 180-182
- Cher (1946): History (1987–2000)
- pp. 188-192
- Laura Nyro (1947): All She Asked of Living
- pp. 193-196
- Jessica Lange (1949): Isn’t It a Laugh?
- pp. 203-207
- Wendy Waldman (1950): Seeds and Orphans
- pp. 214-217
- Cyndi Lauper (1953): The Sadness in Her Rasp
- pp. 218-221
- Annie Lennox (1954): Desire, Despair, Desire
- pp. 225-228
- Kate Bush (1958): The Invisible Diva
- pp. 239-242
- Sade (1959): The Other Material Girl
- pp. 248-251
- Taylor Dayne (1962): “Tell It to My Heart”
- pp. 252-254
- Kristin Hersh (1966): “Is Sticky Ever Blue?”
- pp. 262-266
- Parker Posey (1968): A Pocket Full of Posey
- pp. 271-275
- Princess Leia (1977): Leia’s Kiss
- pp. 285-288
- Contributors
- pp. 289-304
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299231231
Related ISBN(s)
9780299231200
MARC Record
OCLC
489295327
Pages
320
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2009