Lance Loud: The Gay Icon that Rocked PBS and CBGBs

Dan82 · Nov 4, 2012

http://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/2012/10/lance-loud-the-gay-icon-that-rocked-pbs-and-cbgbs/

In the new book “Lance Out Loud,” a mother who appeared with her husband and five children in millions of American living rooms in the early 1970s shares intimate letters, essays and photographs that recall her larger-than-life son, Lance Loud.

With his cheeky charm, extravagant self-expression and a confidence that belied his 20 years of age, Lance, who was also openly gay, made a riveting impression on American audiences during their first exposure to a reality television series. In 1973, “An American Family” on PBS documented the lives of the Loud family in a 12-part series, even as it went through a marital separation and other splits, such as Lance’s move from their upper middle class home in Santa Barbara, CA, to the Chelsea Hotel in New York City.

While he made his mark in the underground East Village music scene as front man for the punk band, The Mumps, Lance Loud continued to fascinate mainstream America through cover features in national magazines and guest appearances on talk shows such as Dick Cavett and Merv Griffith. Lance became a gay icon, was revered and reviled for it, and went on to focus — as much as his multitude of interests allowed — on journalism for the next 30 years. Loud died in 2001 from complications caused by hepatitis C and HIV...

http://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/2012/10/lance-loud-the-gay-icon-that-rocked-pbs-and-cbgbs/
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Lance Loud: The Gay Icon that Rocked PBS and CBGBs

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