Very explicitly, he commanded me not to write Britney’s name anywhere on the card. Back then, I couldn’t understand why he was so annoyed. Now, I know that he didn’t understand my obsession with her, I don’t think anyone in my family did – except my mom. When I gave it to her, I whispered “It’s Britney” and with a wink, she whispered back “I know.”
Dolly, Judy, Diana, Madonna, Mariah, Cher, Kylie, Beyoncé, Gaga, and even Taylor Swift: Since the beginning of time, gay men have made mothers out of pop divas. We’ve erected bedroom shrines to them and publicly defended their unpopular choices as if they were our own. But
