Divine

Divine- actress, singer, model, icon- really picked the right name. She is nothing but that. I'm so enamored and intrigued by her, even 21 years after she's been gone. She was an entity unto herself. Still is, really. No one can revisit what she has done, or even try. I never really know whether to refer to Divine as "he" or "she", and I sometimes alternate between the two. And not because I'm confused about gender or sexuality or anything related to it- I just don't know which one seems more respectful. When you Wikipedia Divine, it is all referred to in the male context. After all, he was born Glenn Milstead. And he was damn gorgeous! But considering he underwent transgender surgery, one would assume it was because he wanted to be a she. So, for right now, she it is. I've been dying to get my hands on a copy of the original 1988 version of Hairspray, which stars Divine. I haven't been able to find a copy at any movie store because they all suck and don't carry any of her movies except for Pink Flamingos. And, I mean, you can only watch that movie so many times.. I'm fully planning on buying the book My Son Divine (which her mother wrote about her) with my next pay.