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You could certainly call Meryl Streep<\/a> a gay icon, for she has repeatedly lent herself to some fabulous roles which have particularly endeared her to an LGBTQ+ crowd. <\/p>\n Not only that, but she has consistently raised awareness for queer issues, resulting in her being honoured with the \u2018National Ally for Equality Award\u2019 from the Human Rights Campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n When you\u2019ve earned yourself such a significant position in Hollywood as one of the most celebrated stars of all time, it\u2019s the least you can do to use your platform to advocate for those who need it most. With unrivalled star power carrying her through the industry, Streep has deliberately chosen specific roles in her career which have actively celebrated queer voices, as well as those that have simply become popular because she has imbued them with the perfect campiness, like Mamma Mia! and The Devil Wears Prada.<\/a><\/p>\n While those performances were great, they can\u2019t come close to her part in Angels in America, Mike Nichols\u2019 HBO miniseries that she called \u201csuch an important piece of history\u201d. It\u2019s one of her greatest achievements, she believes, with the story revolving around characters affected by the AIDS crisis during the 1980s, adapted from Tony Kushner\u2019s play of the same name.\u00a0<\/p>\n Streep starred alongside the likes of Al Pacino, Emma Thompson and Jeffrey Wright, and with that much talent on board \u2013 plus Mike Nichols steering the ship \u2013 Angels in America was always going to be a hit. Unsurprisingly, it racked up heaps of critical acclaim and a shelf-load of prestigious awards.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t simply just another job to tick off for Streep. This was a project that really meant something. \u201cI felt really lucky to be part of that because I don\u2019t think there was anything like it before. It really felt like being at the Democratic National Convention in the moment that Hillary shattered the glass ceiling \u2014 a big deal,\u201d she told The Dallas Voice. <\/p>\n Not only is Streep incredibly proud of her work in Angels in America, but she also considers The Hours a special entry into her filmography, one that saw her play a woman who, while now identifying as a lesbian, previously dated a man now dying from AIDs. <\/p>\n Directed by Stephen Daldry, the movie won Nicole Kidman an Oscar, and while Streep didn\u2019t earn a nomination (not that she\u2019s ever been short of one), she still received significant praise for her nuanced performance. \u201cThe Hours was important, too. And of course I got to kiss Allison Janney, which was a perk!\u201d she revealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n