How Gay Men Stan Divas to Reject the Patriarchy

It’s no secret that gay men love a good diva in pop music. But how are gay men who stan divas using their fandom to reject the patriarchy, especially when so many female pop stars stick to patriarchal standards of hyper-femininity? 

Well, there’s a lot of psychology around this theme as well as a deep history that dates back to Judy Garland. This week we’re looking into the relationship between cis, majority white, gay men and their favorite pop divas, and how what started as a beautiful symbiotic relationship, turns into these gay men falling into pre-programmed misogyny and turning symbiosis into parasitism.

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