What would it be like if a rock band was fronted by someone openly gay? A band that actually sounded good, strong, full throttle, and no excuses. Not a joke, not for humor, not for a gimmick. Why has it been that some of the greatest bands have been fronted by gays yet we never found this out until years into or after their success? Is it harmful to one part of the audience to have it be known beforehand as much as it would be beneficial to another part? Seems like these days, 2006, it’s okay to be gay but only to an extent. Sure there’s television shows with gay leads- there’s even a whole channel for gays. There are magazines, billboards and even a gay couple now included on the occasional product ad. Cute, right? When it comes to media it’s all coming along but seems, at least to me, a rather narrow perspective. You’ve got your clean cut, wealthy, conservative types of Will & Grace, your troubled and shy teens on MTV reality shows, and your flaming Marys in almost every movie daring to include a “gay”. But when I turn off the television, put down the magazines or leave the movies and go into the “real world” (for lack of a better word), I see quite a different picture. Continue reading ‘Nancy Full Force - A Contribution from Jasten King’

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