#George Michael: Outed

[panicinthestudio]

George Michael: Outed trailer, Channel 4, February 27, 2023

George Michael talks about his sexuality, April 10, 1998

George Michael opened up about his sexuality during a 1998 interview with CNN, just days after he was arrested in a Beverly Hills, California, public park where he engaged in a 'lewd act' with an undercover police officer.

CNN

Further reading:

The Independent: George Michael: Outed review – The lack of remorse from those who wrenched star out of the closet is staggering, March 6, 2023

PinkNews: George Michael documentary shows shocking, homophobic treatment of singer – and fans are furious, March 7, 2023

[stuff-i-watched]

George Michael: Outed / 2023 — IMDb, TMDb

[tubesock86]

steve is a George Michael fan and u know it

[lady-raziel]

Brotherhood of Steel: FUCK synths!

Sole Survivor: Yeah, you're right! We SHOULD fuck the synths!

Brotherhood of Steel: ...

Sole Survivor: ...

Sole Survivor: Ah. You didn't mean...I see. Right.

[anonymous-tals]

So, you know, back in the 80s, George Sr. would get Gob and Michael to fight each other and record it, plus a Baby Buster short, to get in on the home video market.

Which made me think: if the timeline was shifted and the Bluth siblings were born in the 2000s, George Sr. would’ve run a particularly problematic family Youtube channel.

[andrewisdoing]

Things That Definitely Made Me GAY (Part 2):

MUSIC ICONS: Part of my Coming Out would be incomplete without the music that found me during that time. I’d wager my survival had every bit to do with the singers, songwriters and entertainers I was playing at the time. I especially credit Madonna, Janet Jackson, Barbara Streisand and Rufus Wainwright. They were the unexpected heroes in my ears everyday reminding me it was okay to embrace the dramatic, funny, complex, sexual situations of life in song.

FILMS: I am a firm believer that people are always searching for bits of themselves in the movies. So, being the teen I was, I wanted to find parts of my being in the movies to be affirmed that I wasn’t alone. Whether it was a documentary or rom-com, I wanted to escape into a potential future or an idea of what it looked like to be a gay man in 2009. Documentaries were a gift from heaven because I got to see where we had been and where we were going. I still feel that way as a 30 year old. I feel like I still am eager to see stories of us and find parts of myself on celluloid.

VOGUEING/PARIS IS BURNING: This movie quite simply changed and saved my life in a LOT of ways. When Madonna’s Vogue (BEST SONG FOREVER ON REPEAT) came into my life, my godmother introduced to me to the Houses of New York City, the Ballrooms and the origins of Vogueing. I had never felt so seen as a black gay person in a film prior to seeing PIB. It was the antidote to existing in a suburb in Washington. To know I wasn’t alone in the world and that there was a place beyond Washington where people like me exist, was (and still is) the greatest gift anyone, especially from kin, could’ve given me.

QUEER AS FOLK: THIS SHOW TOOK ME THERE. I remember hiding the box sets at many friends’ houses when I first had come out. While the show can be a bit dated, the stories and original characters really shaped what being a part of the LGBTQ+ community could potentially be as I grew into adulthood.

HISTORY: When I first came out, I made it my personal mission to read up on all things gay history to understand who came before me and whose footsteps I was walking behind. I found so much solace in the bravery we displayed as a community. I know that I am free to be me because of the folks who came before me. I hope that as time goes on, we discover more unsung gay heroes.

HEROES: I went out to of my way to find people who were like me and people who had the same interests as me. Finding people who made me feel understood and created the work to express all the facets of not only the human experience but the gay experience. Whether it be through dance, poetry, filmmaking or photography, I credit these artists for saving my life through their work.

FATSO: Some kids first cartoon crushes were Aladdin, Hercules, HELL, I could even bet that some had crushes on The Beast, BEFORE HE BECAME HUMAN! Me? Mine was (and still is) Fatso. Some have read him as a queer coded character and for my sake, I really hope that it’s true.

PORN & The Pornstars That Make Em’ : As weird as it may seem, discovering Porn really helped me feel liberated and free to understand my sexuality and what I really liked. Also..boy, oh boy, the men and the videos that still to this day..get me off is a list that’s too long to count. From Zeb Atlas to Tom Katt, these men served the fantasies that were so hot and beefy, I still can’t believe my eyes. Being gay certainly has its perks.

NOAH’S ARC: In the same vein as QAF, Noah’s Arc made me feel not only seen as a gay man but as a black man. I love that the show gave the community so many versions of our existence. Making us more than a side character or the uplifting and sassy character, at that. We were portrayed as human and proof that we exist.

[picspammer]

Is there a carbon monoxide leak in this house?

[vicky0m0]

Wow, heathers, coraline and be more chill in one day

[brinkle-brackle]

hello all. they r hugging

[t-a-l-i-a18]

Sometimes I’m either really mad, or really excited about something so I shout bandom members full names.

For example:

MICHAEL JAMES WAY

GERARD ARTHUR WAY

PETER LEWIS KINGSTON WENTZ III

AWSTEN CONSTANTINE KNIGHT

and of course, my personal favorite:

GEORGE RYAN ROSS III

(honorable mention is Brendon Boyd Urie)

[crowfatherd]

had a vision

"my best beautiful perfect friend rain" @rainydaysie

[andyridgeley]

Wham! performing Blue (Armed with Love)

[menlove]

jojo siwa saying she's inventing a new genre called gay pop might actually be my villain origin story I'm ngl

[javelinbk]

Happy 25th Birthday to this iconic video

Outside - George Michael. Released 19th October 1998

The song was Michael's first single since his arrest for engaging in a lewd act six months earlier by an undercover police officer in the public lavatory of the Will Rogers Memorial Park in Beverley Hills, California– an incident that prompted him to declare his homosexuality, which had been rumoured for some years but never publicly confirmed.

Michael disparaged the incident in the lyrics, claiming he wanted an alfresco sex life because he was bored with lovemaking behind closed doors. Reference to the Beverly Hills affair came with the line: "I'd service the community, but I already have, you see" (he was sentenced to 80 hours of community service for the offense) and direct samples of radio reports of his arrest.

In a 2004 interview with Adam Mattera for UK magazine Attitude, Michael reflected: "I felt that lightening the stigma around cruising was the most immediately beneficial thing I could do. I know for a fact that when I was 16, 17, when I started cruising, that watching the Outside video would have taken some of the weight off my shoulders."

[vcollies]

sorry dont mind me im getting emotional about the relationship between michael bluth and george michael bluth

[glennmillerorchestra]

my custom wham! live in china & japan 1985 bootleg cd design