Heavenly Bodies Film Stars and Society Second edition Richard Dyer JR foutesae (86 Rash aap‘Unapters Judy Garland and gay men ‘Hecoe tld sont pickling pa Mok wo sid oa cou ays tea ‘Se pe bons a got fa Gln ‘eed Wilkens peaking foe On “Tee Ke he coum rck ars ei myst. The ‘Wand sga whch al hy sere bet onda pasty Semaning (mee Mist Anca ad what ams hal. Mie Aree. The init Vin andthe es th Pace MoveDen The ues a ‘nme obi ante New Lat ha Cobo andthe Tid Worl And Somes fade tice fia reson fom a of them. Tao bad Jay aed rag Queen in Tne Gos By In the June 1973 ese ofthe Birmingham Gay Liberation Font newsletter, there wos an ete about fay Garland. Tt was cle ‘Bor i ‘rank’ id wan pated on pink paper Ictmade no reference to paynes whatsoever ‘Fhe tthor dl not el hat thre was any aoe to expan wy there should {Ba strigforard fan's acount of Galan’ fe the publation of a ‘itant iy polteal group Nor the editorial collective, of wich Twas ‘Trmember (hough L nether wrote nor sugges the avi). We had & ‘olcy of minting anything anybody in OLE sutnitted provided that was Pot salt reit or fase. The Gland pice was none of tess and We tere nmersedin gay male clare a the author so that printing a pice e Gordad seme hike the mos natural thing ithe world, When we ‘Saesbutl ic however umber of people, gy abd straght, ashes us what Sneath be pews was doing in the sewsetex A fer wee objecting on {he pound that Garland Seloged to the unibered days of say ext- ‘nce befoe GLE, but the rest wore mystified. Why vs Gatland ina 3 ‘Dagatne’ And hen they lew the aosver~ because so many gay (Gadccatt ae into her =the next question was a bemused win?” Tai (Shaper isan atom to answer hat question,1 wey Garensanegay man Ftc Mono can ben iin “Et these tun ety Robeaon so ato appeal aoe SEL tess uo ihr ger ietaton wn bom TENYfve densest oro Gard ee equi ‘ee appears aun bus vatun apc of fr mage lise dren cea within ae xy mentees chap ince eal bow spss eps of Gans og could te 2 Percale ef sae ce Mit an scrapes bth ater of Ge abe ered toa ints pes bute pri fay beng ses tiereiy len andy alesse hve en ke, Se tn sy uray ty, ban ees be oe sed aa nprtant fie ir donne ox Mees 175 saree tt ler Bt CiamaantSaiupnan 1a, We ‘BoE Mtg 19 Whie 1B) Honever ean a8 uy male cates eearone anit uve seo oy Cand btn ances sit ae ia bate Gra Garbo and Mtoe Ditch, ‘Teter etn import or bh eke dt eu isu on bls been thar ages ad the at Soak dr cules cated wih Resi aly Ronin rok, hay Sfonbnge Geo Scand ohn (ae Rus 98 and Dyer 19 ‘Thou is rable woul eon sports pin forthe 2) tak ed of Gatto aed Dictih bey nul il od to be ie apse om bie ag? i ran male oy eats ses parnon by being whan Govecd analy meopetany sed white Ti oe ote tel (oo provi an ont en old tae be at as frodia! inthe dong ar ny me hetos ew Yor, London, SosFrmcico Amiens Sys ct) and oer nfo ee shown bar) uations rey sot by mes Urb ite gy men Stair cs Sine po nt cndoraon tes Seca oy mace ale “hc pod cnet contra cos fs 950. Kain tat estat sul) Ca ated by MOMs ord thermore der hen Bohccrtloned) sommes Thr even, bea const {he unc «salen beak ih Garand’s uncompleted nd rary oA eg mad obit ang Cs a hn epee Sutiposifenng ovdetnen, aorta ans rari at elt mc ft yang of Coa Ta pa eg css SCersotequt cuter “tor Sowlopmet fhe come sprees Sfpnsng oe London Pals SL; her veils Str Soe han Cul oO Sng 1962 wl ar cing 8 A Ch Tain 1902 od having a showy cameo indent Nerenberg 196k ree fon fr Capitol records betwee 1955 an 1958, notably Miss etc done, The Letter, Jy Love athe daub abu Jy see mts Hai (x cording of her I961 concert that was the fist be Fae sine non copie teeson shows incuding 0 aS ARUEERI (re fond Stor uber 1935, The Jay Garand Stow 1963) 008 Fee rca for CBSin TOG are as neviens, radio show’ TV rc appearances and much pes coverage, chiefly of he west There cucideatempts, divorce hospitalisons, nd the Lk). PE our 9s0 reading ws asda seaing of ber carer before 1950, ¢ ren back tothe ene fms earings and biogapy in the ek of (Ete Slice ‘Th was faitated by the growth of television and, args dae a roxy cinemas spealing it nstaigin renal, both making es Sr Ru onstanyaalable for reviewing. In aston, mush of bt gS carer deliberately evokes and rewocs ez early cae: Both 4 Poe porn and {Could Ge On Singing ae clearly based on Garlands ie SRR oen a Trank’ nthe ferme sie knowing préis of he IRB: Mont had fostered (et Jenings 1979. Equally her concer were ra yee het hin carey, itroduaing ony nied amount of se te Sn Mody of past ite were strodoced with verses such as “The saat ny fein my soagn’ At Christopher Finch (1975: 186) puts her once Were ‘a povel kind of Brosdvay musical, the words and esi by vations ae tnd composes the book by Sody Garland, wih the formate WEutence of the entre Hollywood press corps. To the audiens, the ‘ook was hud) Galan ie sory. equa inportet, dosing hi period Garland spoke inerasingly about Baa reas olay nat are i Meals in 1952}, thas provide te peor oppotuutyofeading those ms and images hough set owiedgeand'undesandigs. Bete ote easy of ber enter work and its importance 3 8 setecce point ip be ltr fi, concerts records and press coverage, the etre Besta caret een to tis chapter, bat is ead tava Tee hele taken up by the gay mae sbeultare fer 1930. The ac of (ose Sauce of Galant this subculture was avaye widely noted. Most ee rr altuais mention ty and twas particalaty notable, for straight Shaprra eapetly. at the concert: AD Orio (1975 132-4) quotes from Serer mia Chzen News review of ber 1961 Hallyweod Bow! conc: “Thy were all there, the guys and dlls and the sich ma siting TELRES atch coosad througout the concert. After “Over he