Paltian pop artist Bashar Murad is an openly gay sger who his mic to addrs a number of societal issu. (Story first aired on All Thgs Consired on Aug. 6, 2022.)
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GAY PALTIAN POP SGER BASHAR MURAD KEEPS DREAMG BIG
Paltian pop artist Bashar Murad is an openly gay sger who his mic to addrs a number of societal issu. NPR's Daniel Estr vised him at a rerdg stud East Jesalem. * gay palestinian singer *
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MASKHARA")MURAD: (Sgg Arabic) Are you the only openly gay Paltian sger performg today?
PALTIANS DIVID OVER NCELATN OF NCERT BY GAY SGER
They said, Bashar is gay. They ed a rogatory word Arabic for gay. Bee you're gay.
You know, growg up, the topics of homosexualy and, you know, and genr and queer issu, they were very, very, very taboo that, you know, growg up, I thought I was the only gay person Palte.