The Naked Civil Servant (book) The Naked Civil Servant (book) The Naked Civil Servant is the 1968 autobiography of British gay icon Quentin Crisp, adapted into a 1975 film of the same name starring John Hurt. The book began as a 1964 radio interview with Crisp conducted by his friend and fellow eccentric Philip O'Connor. A managing director at Jonathan Cape heard the interview and commissioned the publication. Having sold only 3,500 copies when first released, the book became a success when it was republished following the television movie broadcast. The book contains many anecdotes about Crisp's life from childhood to middle age, including troubles
Gay icon Russia especially in the gay community where she is considered as a true icon. Glenn Close was established as a gay icon after portraying Margarethe Cammermeyer in "" (1995). She gained more recognition through her campy portrayal of the glamorous Cruella de Vil in "101 Dalmatians" (1996) and as the fading diva Norma Desmond in the Broadway musical "Sunset Boulevard". Garth Brooks, whose sister is openly lesbian, was one of the first non-LGBT male artists to openly back gay rights, and later same-sex marriage. The Spice Girls became gay icons during the 1990s, on account of their dance-pop sound, flamboyant