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[–]MarkTwainiac 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I agree with your overall points, but just wanna point out that "gender bending" goes back even before 70s glam, punk, and 80s era Duran Duran and hairbands. Before those acts a number of performing artists such as the worldwide supper club sensation The Incomparable Hildegarde (Loretta Sell), Liberace, Little Richard and Tiny Tim did their best to send up rigid sex stereotypes and expectations.

Here's macho Mick Jagger sporting long hair, red lipstick, eye makeup, velvet trousers and pink top in the 1960s: https://youtu.be/Ef9QnZVpVd8

What's more, during the 1970s gender bending went well beyond Bowie. Check out the early 70s incarnations of groups and performers such as Roxy Music, Marc Bolan/T Rex, Sparks, NY Dolls, Suzi Quatro, Sweet and Jobriath as can be seen on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/306ZNNuW4Kg