Eroticism and Genderqueerness

This piece from Allison McCracken posted on Antenna explores the erotic appeal of androgynous males in popular culture. McCracken examines the fan culture surrounding the character of Kurt on Glee and the actor who plays him Chris Colfer. This fandom, comprised mainly of women and gay men, is similar to the fervent fan community surrounding Adam Lambert and indeed the broad appeal of more feminine or androgynous male pop stars in Europe and Asia.  McCracken demonstrates- through an exploration of  the Kurt/Chris fandom- that a  feminine (and in this case also gay) man can  be a source of erotic fantasy for young women and men. This contradicts the view of many in the mainstream media. In fact, Glee itself has played on the idea that Kurt is not sexy because he is a feminine male.  If one simply googles kurt/blaine fanfiction, fanvideo, or fan art you will quickly see this is patently false.