The gays in those positions have real power. And it's different up there above the street and up into that gilded aerie. They are the A-Gays who hold sway over A-list style. Political wives subscribe to them like a newspaper. actresses flock to them like moths to a flame. On the other end of the spectrum, there are the elite 'mos who really do dictate style designers of hair, dress, jewels, handbags, shoes, interiors, florals, walkers.
It's the 21st-century equivalent of the Castro Clone but at least the Castro Clones dressed like adults. Look at the herds of us (them!!!) on weekend nights in the Warehouse District in that tired Aber zombie look that still rules, age-be-damned: armies of baggy hoodies, backwards baseballs caps, team jerseys, cargo shorts. On the street level, we know it's not true that all 'mos have good taste. But they're hardly the worst they were simply the first. Sorry Carson Kressley's sense of style can be very scary, and Miss Rodriguez's culture is strictly the kind that resides in a dish. Queer Eye started it all, of course, but the myth that fags have good taste has existed for decades. But you'd never know that from watching these makeover shows that are flooding every network. There are lots of hideously groomed 'mos living in dreary apartments who haven't a clue about design. July 4 people, we're told, are prone toward "misplaced anger" that is "manifested in the course of a selfless cause." A.S.Īll gay guys have the style gene, right? You know, the innate ability to know just the right color for an accent wall, or placement of an ottoman, or the perfect cuff links. Or maybe Chisum's just working for Chisum. Because of Chisum's courtly, soft-spoken demeanor, however, the Pampa rep is more likely to be forgiven for believing he's doing God's work. As for the other Capitol homophobe, Warren Chisum, the zodiac book provides few insights into the July 4 psyche of this elfinlike granddaddy of gay-bashing legislation. (This is a guy who posts troopers outside his office door on gay lobby days.) For example, Talton's fellow House members recently dissed him good by killing his amendment that would have banned the placement of foster kids in gay or lesbian-headed households.
Of course, the book simply confirms what we already knew about the Lone Star State's most demonized homophobe that he is driven by a "rock-solid set of moral convictions" borne out of "highly personal rather than worldly" persuasion that he is "inflexible," suffers from serious "tunnel vision" and that his "antagonistic manner" often provokes "less than sympathetic reactions" from those around him. The authors of this astrological tome must have drawn inspiration from Talton in describing the personality traits of those born on June 27 (apologies to all who share a birthday with Mr. We offer Exhibit A The Secret Language of Birthdays to show that Talton's narrow path in life was actually dictated by his date of birth. Robert Talton claims that his gay-bashing mission in the Legislature is all part of God's plan, but evidence points to another sort of celestial body at work.