Judy Garland Glass Votive Candle // Lgbtq Altar

Judy Garland glass votive altar candle from Flaming Idols. Whether you're a recovering Catholic, a secular Jew, a satanist, a pagan, a witch - or some combination! - this altar candle will fill your queer spiritual needs. Judy is the original gay idol. As far back as the 1940s, saying you were A friend of Dorothy was known code for queer - & as late as the 80's the US Military was still searching for the mysterious Dorothy who was friends with all the gays. Gays related to Dorothy's desire to journey over the rainbow away from her drab life. They also identified with Judy's real life struggles with self-image & addiction. Is it coincidence that the Stonewall riots happened the night of her funeral? Sylvia Rivera said, I guess Judy Garland's death just helped us really hit the fan. You might light this candle & look to Judy for inspiration & guidance in: struggles with addiction and/or self-worth, imagining over the rainbow, inciting a riot for liberation Candle is hand-poured with soy wax & burns for approximately 10 hours. Glass votives are 2.5in high & 2in wide at the base. Each votive is affixed with an opaque sticker with an image of a person & on the opposite side, a translucent sticker with biographical information about the person. Stickers are water-resistant. Judy Garland Glass Votive Candle // Lgbtq Altar