Cole Porter Roundtable: Cole Porter as a Gay Icon

[@paulsomerville4005]

Thank you for posting this fascinating conversation.

[@moo639]

I don't think the reference to John Gilbert would have been wildly shocking in the 20s. Nor would people have thought gay referred to being happy. People were much more openly gay until the 50s arrived. We've spent several decades recovering from the 50s, but things were more open BEFORE then. Once WWII ended and the men came back home, Rosie the Riverter had to go back into the kitchen and gays into the closet.

[@nicaragusa]

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