Gay icon Kensington of AIDS-related illnesses (bronchial pneumonia). Artists particularly embraced by the gay community during the 1980s included Whitney Houston, Patti Labelle, Alaska, Charo, Dolly Parton, Elaine Paige, Amanda Lear, Prince and Mylène Farmer. Several Britons were seen as gay icons, including singers Boy George, David Bowie, George Michael, Morrissey, Pet Shop Boys, Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, and writer Quentin Crisp. Elton John also became a gay icon during this decade, a status strengthened throughout the years. Diana Ross, a long time gay icon, of The Supremes; released a song I'm Coming Out which brought a significance to the phrase of
Jack Charles (civil servant) Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, 1960–68, being the Authority's Personnel Officer from 1965. In 1968, he moved to the Greater London Council as Deputy Director of Establishments. He was Director of Establishments from 1972 to 1977, when he retired to Newbury in Berkshire to concentrate on gardening and walking. He died peacefully on 19 January 2006, the day after his 83rd birthday. He was survived by one son, Andy, and one daughter, Alison. Jack Charles (civil servant) Jack Charles (18 January 1923 – 19 January 2006) was a British civil servant and Director of Establishments for the Greater London Council. He