The 11 Gayest Wins in MTV Video Music Award History

From:  The Backlot

1.

Madonna

“Vogue” 

Best Direction

There can be no other. “Vogue” was nominated for a slew of VMAs, but it lost Video of the Year to equally classic “Nothing Compares 2 U.” I’m not mad about it. However, let’s at least acknowledge the layers of gayness to this video: On the surface there’s the Paris is Burning choreography, Madonna‘s unashamed vamping, and her gorgeous and well-tailored klatch of male voguers, but the sheer level of pop iconography (the Marlene Dietrich poses, for one thing) and the undeniable gay command of everyone in this video. For gay kids, this is a transfixing video. For gay adults, it’s a cleverly pop culture-aware spectacle. There will never be another video like this, and we have to thank David Fincher for delivering us so many empowering and cheeky gay visuals here, enough to propel us through the next century.