In fact, kahlo's husband — who wasn't faithful himself — encouraged his bisexual wife's romantic relationships. Frida is an icon for many people, and for many different reasons Artists praise her for her originality and attention to detail Feminists idolise her for her refusal to adhere to gender norms, and the lgbtq+ community cherishes her for how open she was about her sexuality. Frida kahlo had affairs with both men and women, including her husband's mistresses She has also been linked to movie stars dolores del rio, paulette goddard and maria felix, among others
Her painting two nudes in a forest (1939) clearly shows her attraction and love of women. Frida was totally an lgbtq icon I mean, her relationship with singer chavela vargas as described by the late singer was so beautiful But unfortunately, it wasn't until her death that others. But kahlo was bisexual, and made no secret of her affairs and relationships with women as well as men Kahlo was linked with african american entertainer josephine baker, american painter georgia o’keeffee and mexican singer chavela vargas.
She sometimes dressed more masculine to portray this side of her sexuality even in those early days. Frida is heralded by feminists and members of the lgbtqia community as a bi icon
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