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11 Reasons Why Bette Midler Is the Best Gay Icon Ever

Happy birthday Miss M! You are simply divine.

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It's Bette Midler's birthday!

The singer, actress, and all around fabulous diva is turning 71 years old today. We absolutely love Bette and think she is the best icon our community has. Want proof? Here are 11 reasons to back this (intense) claim up.

1. She got her start performing in the bathhouses of New York City.

2. And she acknowledges that still to this day.

3. Halloween is our Christmas, and Hocus Pocus is the only Halloween film that matters.

4. Her character in First Wives Club says everything we would say.

5. Her Twitter is hilarious.

\u201cIt\u2019s not even December 1st & I\u2019ve already eaten an entire advent calendar.\u201d
— bettemidler (@bettemidler) 1480470424

6. She is shady as fuck on there.

\u201cI'm tired of all the attacks on Kim Davis's fashion choices. I mean, no outfit is going to look good when you accessorize with bigotry.\u201d
— bettemidler (@bettemidler) 1442339729

7. But she also uses it to speak for our community.

\u201cOn the other hand, re Pence being booed at #Hamilton: Anyone who says "yay" to gay conversion DESERVES to be booed at a Broadway musical,\u201d
— bettemidler (@bettemidler) 1479604973

8. Her Sophie Tucker jokes are crude as all hell and they crack us up.

9. Oh yeah, she despises Trump just as much as we do.

\u201c#KingTrump sez he woulda won popular vote if millions of people hadn\u2019t voted illegally. He has no proof, but that\u2019s just because he\u2019s lying.\u201d
— bettemidler (@bettemidler) 1480378214

10. She is about to take Broadway by storm in the revival of Hello, Dolly!

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11. And of course, that voice.

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