I am excited to share w you the 3rd & final segment of my conv w author Kevin Winkler regarding his new book, On Bette Midler: An Opinionated Guide.

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We’re quick to throw around the word “iconic” these days — talk to any gay person under the age of 25, and you’re sure to hear it in every other sentence. But what does it actually take to be an icon, let alone a gay icon? These Women Have Earned Their "Gay Icon" Status.

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Blytheville Courier News November 20, 1979 A new movie called “The Rose,” starring Bette Midler, has just been released. It promises to be one of the big box office successes…

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Mister D: Last I heard it was called “acting.” No one is obligated to bring their roots into everything they do! The Hollywood Reporter Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, New Movies…

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Advocate Katey Sagal Joins Americans for Marriage Equality Campaign BY JULIE BOLCER SEPTEMBER 26 2012 Katey Sagal, whose portrayal of Peg Bundy on Married”¦With Children left viewers with an indelible…

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Dover Times Reporter Jack Paar vs. the Gays By NICHOLAS VON HOFFMAN March 16, 1973 WASHINGTON – The other night three members of the Gay Activist Alliance wiped the floor…

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