LGBT social movements and gays. Veteran activists such as Sylvia Rivera and Beth Elliot were sidelined or expelled because they were transgender. In 1974, Maureen Colquhoun came out as the first Lesbian MP for the Labour Party in the UK. When elected she was married in a heterosexual marriage. In 1975, the groundbreaking film portraying homosexual gay icon Quentin Crisp's life, The Naked Civil Servant was transmitted by Thames Television for the British Television channel ITV. The British journal Gay Left also began publication. After British Home Stores sacked an openly gay trainee Tony Whitehead, a national campaign subsequently picketed their stores in
Gay icon contributions to gay culture, re-enforcing the title of gay icon she earned a decade ago with her anthem "Beautiful". Melanie Brown was shown kissing another woman in her "For Once in My Life" video, making this song a hymn of the gay community. Popular singers including Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, Lana Del Rey, Marina and The Diamonds, P!nk, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Kesha, Jennifer Lopez, Sia, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Carly Rae Jepsen, Nicki Minaj, and Katy Perry are notable gay icons of current times. Many famous actors have been celebrated as gay icons, including supermodel