Marlene Dietrich – A Gay Icon Worth Remembering

<p>From the very beginning of her career as a chorus girl in theatres and cabarets of 1920s Weimar Berlin Marlene Dietrich boasted a gay following. In one of her early revues she sang a duet with co-star Margot Lion called “My Best Girlfriend” in which both sported a corsage of violets– the signal in those days for lesbianism.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/tags/TerrySanderson">By Terry Sanderson</a> | 16th September 2014</p> <p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/Marlene-Dietrich-%E2%80%93-A-Gay-Icon-Worth-Remembering/8785614">Read More</a></p>