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
Lionel Davidson (civil servant) in 1893. In 1895, he was appointed Special Assistant Collector, magistrate and government agent for the Godavari district and the next year, Under-Secretary to the Government. Davidson served as Acting Secretary to the Commissioner of Land Revenue from 1898 to 1902 and as Commissioner of Coorg from 1902 to 1905. In 1908 he was appointed Acting Resident, Travancore and Cochin, and was appointed Secretary to the Madras government in July 1913. Lionel Davidson (civil servant) Sir Lionel Davidson, (19 January 1868 – 17 September 1944) was an Indian civil servant who served as a member of the Executive Council of