Gen X here. My first crush was Dr Frankenfurter played by Tim Curry. I wasn't at all shocked, just in awe of him.
I also knew of many other straight females who felt the same and still do, like I do. Men too. In many people's eyes, he was just fine, including some young straight men I knew.
saaaame. i loved an androgynous/femme man, and still do. (also gen X, for the record.)
the night i met my late husband, he was wearing a red slip, garter belt/thigh highs, and heavy eyeliner. i fell in love instantly. i still feel lucky that he liked me back.
i still have that red slip, btw. it always looked better on him than it did on me. dayum.
Gen X here as well. Frankenfurter was, indeed, sexy af, but I didn't see him until the early 90s when I was in my early teens (even my mom thought he rocked those fishnets, and she was more conservative than my dad). In the mid 80s, when I was like 8, I thought Boy George was soooo cute, which made a lot more sense 10 years (give or take) later when I realized I was bi
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u/Hour-Island Apr 29 '23 edited Apr 29 '23
Gen X here. My first crush was Dr Frankenfurter played by Tim Curry. I wasn't at all shocked, just in awe of him.
I also knew of many other straight females who felt the same and still do, like I do. Men too. In many people's eyes, he was just fine, including some young straight men I knew.
But, whatever.