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Article: Why Judy matters.(culture)(singer and actress Judy Garland)(Column)
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- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- April 27, 2004
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April is all about Judy Garland this year, with Turner Classic Movies featuring her films all month and Warner Home Video issuing five of her classic films on DVD--most notably Meet Me in St. Louis, with extras including a new introduction by Liza Minnelli. But isn't Garland a preoccupation of gay generations past? Should younger gay men care? Dave White reflects on his own journey to Judy.
"Crazy pill-popping drunk." That's the most frequent response I receive when I throw out the name Judy Garland to an under-40 group of queer men. And that answer only narrowly noses out "Tragic, pathetic mess who married fags." Why am I totally not surprised that not a single ...