Lance Loud
Lance Loud
Alanson Russell "Lance" Loudwas an American television personality, magazine columnist and new wave rock-n-roll performer. Loud is best known for his 1973 appearance in An American Family, a pioneer reality television series that featured his coming out, leading to his status as an icon in the gay community...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth26 June 1951
CountryUnited States of America
claimed dad demise emphasize family image love mom proven rather revealed sadness wrong
For the naysayers that claimed 'American Family' revealed us to be vacant, unloving, uncaring morons of the materialistic '70s, this image will be proven wrong when Mom and Dad remarry... Make no mistake. This is not to emphasize the sadness of my demise but rather emphasize the love of my family and friends.
dark full might offer shred solace year
It has been a year full of dark revelations, but they might offer someone else some little shred of solace if they are on the same road.
decide prepared rest
Once you know what and who you like to do in bed, you must be prepared to decide how you are going to live the rest of your life.
gay emotional way
As anyone who is gay will confirm, being that way is not something you become, it is a set of emotional and physical responses that just are.
invincible
I believed I was invincible.
gay role-models roles
One result of An American Family was that I became a gay role model.
lust reason loud
My reasons for declaring a sexual preference had to do less with the pursuit of personal freedom than with the lust for pure shock value.
gay pleasure
It was a pleasure to be a gay eyesore.
gay boys expression
David Bowie and Boy George created a safely contained theatrical expression of gay style.
accepted loud shock
My gayness became quietly accepted and, shock of all shocks, life went on.
agony waiting tedium
Perhaps there is no agony worse than the tedium I experienced waiting for Something to Happen.
honesty mean order
Coming out is a means of redefining oneself, of claiming membership in a lifestyle and a social order with distinct values. Chief among these values is honesty.
race class degrees
Coming out involves varying degrees of difficulty that are affected by class, race, religion, and geography.
reading sick parent
When you've grown sick of reading and bug-eyed from watching TV, when your friends are all visited out, no words can adequately praise the link to the outside world provided by your parents and family.