...is |title=Between a Frock and a Hard Place: Camp Aesthetics and Children's Culture |journal=Canadian Review of American Studies |date=January 2005 |volume=35 ...e="MallaMcGillis2005" /> The visual style is closely associated with [[gay culture]].

...], [[sex worker]]s, and the [[Sexuality and gender identity-based cultures|gay subculture]]. There is some debate about its origins,<ref>{{cite web|author ...nown words.<ref>Baker, Paul (2002) Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang. London: Continuum {{ISBN|0-8264-5961-7}}</ref> According to a [[Chan

The film, like the play, is about an ageing gay couple who own a barber shop in the [[East End of London]]. They discuss t ...assic Movies during a tribute to gay cinema in June 2007 and as a "counter culture film" in June 2019.

...ot help their cause. Inman said: "They thought I was over exaggerating the gay character. But I don't think I do. In fact there are people far more camp t ...The series also became popular in the United States, where Inman became a gay cultural icon.<ref name="Telegraph"/> Once, in San Francisco, a passing cyc

...t became a well-known character in [[Culture of the United Kingdom|British culture]], and Mitchell played him on stage and television until Speight's death in ...lthough a comedy, in the context of its time it did deal with aspects of [[working-class]] life comparatively realistically. It addressed racial and political issue

...ulture, and the conflict and integration between traditional [[South Asian culture]] and modern British life. Some sketches reversed the roles to view the Bri ...ain) and the number zero (which is a widely attributed discovery in Indian culture). In one short sketch, he was found in a bookshop, transferring books from

...atch in a manner strongly suggestive of a skilled pickpocket. He is openly gay, and his partner Trevor is a watch repairer from [[Southport]]; Trevor appe ...is a prisoner played by [[Ronald Lacey]]. A middle-aged [[Teddy Boy (youth culture)|Teddy Boy]] with a fish face and ginger hair, Harris – much like "Horrib

...and [[P. P. Arnold]], while in the "[[Absolutely Fabulous (series 4)#ep27|Gay]]" special and in series 5, it is performed by [[Debbie Harry]] and Edmonds ...bulous facts about Absolutely Fabulous|url=https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/culture/film-tv/15-fabulous-facts-about-absolutely-fabulous|access-date=26 Feb 2021

...e frequent use of [[double entendre]], especially related to his implied [[gay]] lifestyle.<ref name="Basic">{{cite news|title=I'm Free! – The Complete *'''Miss Shirley Brahms''' ([[Wendy Richard]]), a young, attractive, working-class, [[cockney]]-speaking junior sales assistant to Mrs Slocombe.

...and writer. He achieved notability in the [[LGBT culture in London|London gay scene]] during the 1980s with his drag persona '''Lily Savage''', through w ...ing among London's gay community and used his character to speak out for [[gay rights]]. After being nominated for a 1992 [[Perrier Award]], O'Grady attra

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...efusing to employ his co-star [[Dennis Price]] on the grounds that "he was gay", a decision Pertwee made clear that he thought "was ridiculous". Shortly a ...]].<ref>{{cite book |editor=Michele Brittany |title=James Bond and Popular Culture: Essays on the Influence of the Fictional Superspy|year=2014|page=121|publi

...d and even frightened in two episodes; one when they get a customer who is gay, and another with a customer (Day) who is as willing to talk about sexual d ...eatest actor in the world".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3583167/That-was-a-joke-I-made.html|title='That was a joke I mad

...ph">{{cite news |first=Shane |last=Jarvis |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3652217/Farce-that-rose-from-the-grave.html |newspaper=The Teleg ...ective; because they spend all day with kids, they are more aware of kids' culture than adults'. When they read about a former pupil who has become head of [[

...s a hit with what Bret describes as Formby's "surprisingly large, closeted gay following".{{sfn|Bret|1999|p=130}} The reviewer for ''[[The Guardian|The Ma ...mby – one actor's journey|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/george-formby-spring-awakening-questions-7072859|work=[[Liverpool Echo

...ndon]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">Moir, Jon. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3623221/Dirk-could-be-cruel-but-I-know-why.html "Dirk could be cruel ...''Victim'' was the first British film to portray the humiliation to which gay people were exposed via discriminatory law and as a victimised minority; it

...uivalent of the Beatles.}}</ref> Regarded as an enduring icon of 1970s pop culture, their sketch show has been referred to as being "an important moment in th ...ython: a golden age of British comedy |url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/monty-python-a-golden-age-of-british-comedy-1.371481 |access-date=20 August

...r'' said Dors "bangs at it with goodwill."<ref>{{cite news|title=Grimm and Gay|work=The Observer|location=London (UK)|date=21 Dec 1952|page=6}}</ref> The ==In popular culture==

..., who has "continued to bring worldwide discredit upon Australian arts and culture, while contributing as much to the Australian vernacular as he has borrowed ...a Orchestra]] in July 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jul/11/barry-humphries-interview-offence-dame-edna-everage-sir-les-pat

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