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People who idolize politicians are the same people who believe the stripper really likes them.

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David Hockney (1969) taken by British photographer Godfrey Argent.

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Dolph Lundgren (1987) photographed in the pool at the Roosevelt Hotel for Interview magazine. The mural was painted by David Hockney.

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Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) (1972) painted by David Hockney

David Hockney (9 July 1937 – 11 June 2026) was an English painter, stage designer, and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

In November 2018, Hockney's 1972 work Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) sold at Christie's for $90 million (£70 million), becoming the most expensive artwork by a living artist sold at auction. It broke the previous record which was set by the 2013 sale of Jeff Koons's Balloon Dog (Orange) for $58.4 million. Hockney held the record until May 2019 when Koons' Rabbit sold for more than $91 million.

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Loves Philosophy / Percy Blysse Shelley The fountains mingle with the river And the rivers with the Ocean, The winds of Heaven mix for ever With a sweet emotion; Nothing in the world is single; All things by a law divine in one another’s being mingle – Why not I with thine? See the mountains kiss high Heaven And the waves clasp one another; No sister-flower would be forgiven If it disdain’d its brother: And the sunlight clasps the earth, And the moonbeams kiss the sea – what are all these kissings worth, If thou kiss not me?

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Pietro Boselli (c.2018) by Giampaolo Sgura

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Querelle (1982) by Andy Warhol

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Young Man With Cigarette (c.1936-37) by Yannis Tsarouchis

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The Russians Are Coming (1992) by Andreas Fux

Andreas Fux’s photographic series The Russians Are Coming captures a moment suspended between systems, identities, and attitudes. Shot in 1992, just after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the work focuses on young Russian men navigating public space with a mix of charm, bravado, and quiet vulnerability. (Source: GraveRavens)

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The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (1989-2004) by Eric Orner The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green is a syndicated comic strip drawn by Eric Orner. Appearing in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender publications, the strip's title character is Ethan Green, a young gay man trying to balance his professional career as a personal assistant with his search for love.

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Untitled/Taking A Swim (1935) by Jacques-Charles Derrey

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Knightriders (1981) written and directed by George Romero Knightriders is a 1981 American action drama film written and directed by George A. Romero and starring Ed Harris. The film represented a departure for Romero, who was primarily known for his horror films. Instead, it focused on a personal drama involving a traveling renaissance fair troupe. The film was critically well received and holds an 81% based on 16 reviews on RottenTomatoes. The film is notable in LGBT culture for it's positive portrayal of Gay and lesbian characters and their acceptance within the troupe. The film is available for viewing on Tubi and several other free streaming services.

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Gene Carrier (September 1980) for Playgirl Magazine 1980. I was fifteen years old and my hormones were telling me that I needed more than the Jim Palmer underwear ads in the back of GQ magazine. I shoplifted a Playgirl from a Waldenbooks in the local mall. There were other nudes in that issue but this is the one that I remember. I think your "first" imprints on you subconsciously. To this day I prefer brunettes over blondes. Smooth over hairy. Tan lines over all over tans and I think every guy needs to wear a robe.

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Peter Johnson (1998) photographed by Bruce Weber for the Chop Suey Club

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Le Marin (c.1940's/50's) painted by Jean Boullet Jean Boullet (December 12, 1921-November 2, 1970) is a French painter, draftsman, illustrator, film critic and writer. Openly homosexual, Boullet proclaimed himself a "painter of male beauty", he produced drawings or paintings of a homoerotic aesthetic somewhat inspired by that of Jean Cocteau. Boullet associated with Le Tout-Paris, which is a French expression referring to the stylish and affluent elite of Paris, who frequent fashionable events and places, and establish trends in upper-class culture. It is equivalent to high society or the jet set elsewhere.

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Darogle Aine (1959) by Saul Bolasni Dancer, designer, illustrator and artist, Saul Bolasni had many talents. Bolasni performed with the Valerie Bettis Dance Company and designed costumes for television and theater. He provided illustrations for a number of magazines and in 1942 one of them appeared on the front of the New Yorker. His works are in the collections of The Museum of the City of New York, the Lincoln Center Library, and the National Portrait Gallery.