“The gays love me!” is a common refrain for some entertainers. How true is it though?
Kathy Griffin
What she thinks: "The gays love me for the same reason I love them: Nothing offends them!" says Griffin.
What the gays think: She does have a show on Bravo and likes to hang out with Anderson Cooper.
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Marina Lambrini Diamandis of Marina and the Diamonds
What she thinks: "On the first album I definitely did have a gay fan base, but it was much smaller, because I'm a very flamboyant character and the shows are really theatrical," Diamandis said. "But I don't really talk about the whole gay community thing, because I don't want to be a cliche pop star saying like, 'I love my gays!' But the truth is it's a really supportive fan base and they're making this tour so special."
What the gays think: They're a fan.
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Louis Smith
What he thinks: Telling The Telegraph that he knows he's become a “gay icon”, Smith also said that, “As long as gay people can see the line, and that I fancy women, that’s fine. I don’t want to be put in a difficult, uncomfortable situation.”
What the gays think: Well, after saying that, he's not one to a lot of them anymore.
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Cyndi Lauper
What she thinks: "Why is it do you think the gays love you so much?" asked Alan Cummings of Lauper in Interview magazine. Lauper responded with, "'The gays'? You always say that! Like they're some kind of alien people," before responding that it's because "that community I'm part of. I've always been part of it. When I was 15, all my friends came out. I was really trying to be like them, and I finally had to tell my best friends that I was straight. It's ridiculous thinking back on it as an adult, because it's opposite from what happened to all my gay friends."
What the gays think: Sure.
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