And while we are gently heartened by the diva’s world view (“I will survive!”), by her apparent timelessness and guts, we are simultaneously alienated by such women for they are gay icons who service a queer ideal of women that is, obviously, non-sexual, and rife with cruelty.
The diva is not a friend to women. Like one of Jackie Susann’s chimeras, she lives for two things: a mirror and an audience.
