{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69a075db4e00bcfd666b5fa8/6a3c703797b52d9936740306?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Judy Garland became a gay ICON","description":"<p>We’re not saying they’re bigger than Jesus, but we’re not not saying that either. In our first ever two-part series, Abe and Jared examine the lives of a mother-daughter duo whose names are synonymous with “gay icon”: showbiz legends Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli. In part one, Jared pulls us on a pepped up prance down the Yellow Brick Road to explore Judy’s impact on film and music as well as her personal struggles and comebacks, all with the goal of finally understanding why the queers (especially him) love her so much. Tangents include our first group of haters, The Greatest Showman being the worst movie ever, and Abe getting anxious at the Mermaid Parade. </p><p><br></p><p>SOURCES</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLvNDPdjAns&amp;list=LL&amp;index=126\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Judy Garland on The Dick Cavett Show | The Dick Cavett Show</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPhjhs9owFc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Judy Garland Beyond The Rainbow | 1997 A&amp;E Biography Special Premiere FULL with Original Commercials</a> <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHJujYMvY30\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Judy Garland COMPLETE 1967 Interview</a> <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf93oalhCdk&amp;list=RDyf93oalhCdk&amp;start_radio=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Judy Garland - It's All For You - The Tonight Show - Johnny Carson</a> <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HOxbFs7Qi8&amp;list=RD-HOxbFs7Qi8&amp;start_radio=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Slayyyter &amp; Judy Garland - CRANK GOES THE TROLLEY</a> <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ROBPjTWbKI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Chaos Behind The Wizard of Oz (and why it turned out ok anyway)</a> <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOKEz5DBY7U\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall: The Greatest Night in Entertainment History</a> <a href=\"https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2020/02/why-gay-people-love-judy-garland\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Decoder Ring podcast, \"Friend of Dorothy: Why do gay people love Judy Garland so much?\", <em>Slate</em> magazine, February 10, 2020 </a><a href=\"https://www.byrdie.com/how-does-a-pop-girl-earn-gay-icon-status-11928091\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How Does a Pop Girl Earn \"Gay Icon\" Status? By Derek Deng, <em>Byrdie</em>, May 7, 2026 </a></p><p><a href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20071210064859/http://www.afterelton.com/people/2007/9/gayicons?page=0%2C0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What Does It Take to Be a Gay Icon Today? by Steven Frank, September 25, 2007 </a></p><p>Judy Garland: By Myself, <em>American Masters </em>PBS, 2004.</p>","author_name":"Jared Tetreau & Abe Merker"}