Gay icon a prototypical portrait of a tortured closet case." Due to Saint Sebastian's status as a gay icon, Tennessee Williams chose to use the saint's name for the martyred character Sebastian in his play, "Suddenly, Last Summer". The name was also used by Oscar Wilde—as Sebastian Melmoth—when in exile after his release from prison. Wilde, an Irish writer and poet, was about as "out of the closet" as was possible for the late 19th century, and is himself considered to be a gay icon. Marie Antoinette was an early lesbian icon. Rumors about her relationships with women circulated in pornographic detail
Belle and Sebastian (French TV series) the BBC and 'Sébastien et la Mary-Morgane' (Sebastian and the Mary Morgan) (1970) which was not broadcast by the BBC. The Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian took their name from the TV series. Belle and Sebastian (French TV series) Belle and Sebastian is a TV children's serial based on the novel "Belle et Sébastien" by Cécile Aubry. It is about a young boy Sebastian and a (Pyrenees Mountain dog) Belle set in the French alps and their adventures as they grow together. It was filmed as a live action show in black-and-white in France under its original name