"Gay Messiah" is a song written and performed by American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright.
[2] In the song, Wainwright addresses being labeled a gay icon, which he rejects.
[7] He says of the titular subject: "He will then be reborn from 1970s porn/wearing tube socks with style/and such an innocent smile".
[8][9] In his review of Want Two, Pitchfork's Stephen Deusner described the savior character as "Wainwright's own personal Jesus".
We do actually need this divine porn star to come down and teach us what it means to be human again...[8]In his review of Want Two, BBC's Chris Jones said the song "is a fine example of [Wainwright's] tongue-in-cheek ability to mix the sacred and profane, heralding a Republican-baiting prophet".