Editing Judy Garland (section)

===Gay icon===
{{Main|Judy Garland as a gay icon}}
Garland had a large fan base in the [[gay community]] and became a gay icon.<ref>{{cite book |last=Haggerty |first=George E |title=Gay Histories and Cultures |publisher=Garland|location=New York City|isbn=978-0-8153-1880-4 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofga00ghag|year=2000 }}</ref> Reasons given for her standing among gay men are the admiration of her ability as a performer, the way her personal struggles mirrored those of gay men in the United States during the height of her fame and her value as a [[camp (style)|camp]] figure.<ref>{{cite book |last=Murray |first=Raymond |title=Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video |publisher=TLA Video Management |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|year=1996 }}</ref> In 1965, a reporter asked how she felt about having a large gay following. She replied, "I could care less. I sing to people!"<ref>{{cite news |last=Trabing |first=Wally |date=August 29, 1965 |title=Sing, Sing, Sing, Sing, Sing |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-cruz-sentinel-sing-sing-sing-si/157892515/ |access-date=October 26, 2024 |work=Santa Cruz Sentinel |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>