Tony Blair named top gay icon of the last 30 years
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Philanthropist. Military strategist. The reason why British people have lost faith in the benefits system.
Tony Blair has been called many things of late. But 'top gay icon' is a label few were perhaps expecting.
The former British Prime Minister has found himself named among a list of the most influential figures to the LGBT community in the last 30 years, in which he stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of Boy George, Sir Ian McKellen, Barbra Streisand and the late Joan Rivers, who was interviewed just a week before she underwent her fateful operation.
He was awarded the prestigious honour by the Gay Times, which compiled its spear-heading chart to mark the publication’s 30th anniversary.
You ignorants should do a little research before trying to claim he isn't worthy of this title. He's actually done quite a lot for us from a political standpoint, at least here in the UK.
To me an icon should be someone that people admire...and I personally don't admire him? Maybe that's my own feelings towards him and some of his decisions though. No matter what one may think of the Iraq War and what not what he and his party did for gay rights is pretty undeniable. That's just sad though - that the only thing people remember is the Iraq war and being George's poodle.
