The first time was for fun, the second for study. With "ICONS: The Lesbian and

Gay History of the World, Vol. 3," however, Jade Esteban Estrada looks for social and political awareness.

      The pop singer/comedian/actor brings the third part of his look at renowned gays and lesbians throughout history to Tulsa's Nightingale Theater at 8 p.m. Saturday.

      "When it comes to 'ICONS,' I feel like a reporter," Estrada said in a recent phone interview from Los Angeles. "I just report what I see."

      But with a little artistic license, even in the case of Mary Cheney, daughter of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. Estrada's "mirror" to Mary Cheney is the "icon" closing out his three-part work, which together have amassed a number of awards in several gay and lesbian theater festivals.

      "This show feels like an ending to that journey," Estrada said. "So many people are not interested in gay rights, but over the last several decades we've needed gay icons to represent."

      Estrada can next be seen on television sets when he hosts the 19th Annual GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Media Awards. Taped on April 12, the show is scheduled to air at 8 p.m. June 27 on the Bravo network.

      "ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 3" will be at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Nightingale Theater, 1416 E. Fourth St.