Gay Icons

National Portrait Gallery
2 St. Martin's Place
London WC2H 0HE
England +44 20 73122490

July 2 – October 18
Gay Icons

Selected by Waheed Alli, Alan Hollinghurst, Elton John, Jackie Kay, Billie Jean King, Ian McKellen, Chris Smith, Ben Summerskill, Sandi Toksvig and Sarah Waters

"Gay Icons explores gay social and cultural history through the unique personal insights of ten high–profile gay figures, who have selected their historical and modern icons. The chosen icons, who may or may not be gay themselves, have all been important to each selector, having influenced or inspired them."

more

[Photograph from NPG website. Caption: Gisèle Freund, "Virginia Woolf." Colour print, 1939. Click on image to enlarge. Cross-posted to Signal Fire.]