Carl Bean, sger of gay pri anthem I Was Born This Way, di aged 77 | Mic | The Guardian

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• BT GAY ANTHEMS 2023: LGBTQ PRI SONGS PLAYLIST
• LADY GAGA'S 'BORN THIS WAY': THE NEW GAY ANTHEM?'ANYTHG SHE SAYS, I THK, WILL ALWAYS BE THE GAY ANTHEM,' SAYS EDIAN GABE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY JOCELYN VENAFEBARY 11, 2011/3:09 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY JOCELYN VENAFEBARY 11, 2011 / 3:09 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"LADY GAGA'S 'BORN THIS WAY': THE NEW GAY ANTHEM?","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-02-11T20:09:25.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-02-11T20:09:25.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"JOCELYN VENA","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH LYRICS LIKE "DON'T BE A DRAG, JT BE A QUEEN" AND "NO MATTER GAY, STRAIGHT OR BI/ LBIAN, TRANSGENRED LIFE/ I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK, BABY/ I WAS BORN TO SURVIVE," 'S CLEAR THAT [ARTIST ID="3061469"]GAGA[/ARTIST] IS SGG FOR THOSE THE LGBT MUNY WHO FEEL DISENANCHISED ON HER NEW TRACK "[ARTICLE ID="1657726"]BORN THIS WAY[/ARTICLE]." PERHAPS WAS NO MISTAKE THAT GAGA BUTED THE CLUB-IENDLY TRACK ON A FRIDAY, THE DAY MANY PEOPLE HEAD OUT ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, AS THOSE THE LGBT MUNY MAKE THEIR FRIDAY NIGHT PLANS, MTV NEWS FOUND OUT WHAT SOME PROMENT PROFSNALS THE MUNY THK ABOUT THE TRACK AND GOT THEIR ANSWERS TO THE QUTN: IS THIS THE NEW GAY ANTHEM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"TYPILLY, GAY ANTHEMS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN BY GAY PEOPLE, NOT FOR GAY PEOPLE. THE EXPLICLY PRO-GAY SENTIMENT IS SOMETHG RELATIVELY NEW TO MAJOR-LABEL POP (PECIALLY MAJOR-LABEL POP LNCHG A MUCH-ANTICIPATED ALBUM BY ARGUABLY THE MOST RELEVANT POP STAR THE WORLD RIGHT NOW)," EXPLAED RICH JUZWIAK, THOR OF THE POP-CULTURE FOURFOUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I HAVE MIXED FEELGS ABOUT THE NFLATN OF ACTIVISM AND MARKETG HERENT A PIECE OF MERCE LIKE 'BORN THIS WAY,' BUT ULTIMATELY, I THK GAGA'S HEART IS THE RIGHT PLACE. IT'S PRETTY BOLD OF HER, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME BEG UTTERLY BENEFICIAL TO HER REER AND EXPOSURE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LOGO'S EDOR JOHN POLLY NOTED THAT THE SONG HAS ALL THE RIGHT ELEMENTS TO BE ADOPTED AS THE ANTHEM FOR 2011. "ITS BIG, 'S LOUD, 'S FUN!" HE SAID. "IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE MASHED UP A ZILLN MIRRORS A DRAG QUEEN'S CLOSET AND THEN SHOT OUT OF A SEQU NNON ... SUBTLE! SUBTLE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THIS ONE HAS MORE [GAY ANTHEM ELEMENTS] THAN MOST," HE NTUED. "IT LLS OUT EVERY LOR OF THE RABOW, LIKE SPECIFILLY, VOLLY. EVERYTHG'S THERE. IT'S GOT ALL AND 'S GOT A BEAT. IT'S FAIAR, BUT 'S NEW. IT'S GAGA. SHE'S GOT SOMETHG THERE FOR EVERYONE, SO HOPEFULLY PEOPLE ARE TO ... I THK YOU'RE GETTG A LOT OF BANG FOR YOUR BUCK, A LOT OF BIG GAY NOISE THAT'S GOG ON."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GABE LIEDMAN, EDIAN AND POP-CULTURE EXPERT, SCRIBED THE TRACK AS "PERFECT" AND ADMS THAT GAGA HAS LOCKED UP, THAT IS UNTIL SHE RELEAS HER NEXT TRACK OFF THE MAY ALBUM OF THE SAME NAME. "I MEAN, SHE DIDN'T WASTE ANY TIME WH POETRY," HE TEASED. "SHE KD OF GOT RIGHT TO THE POT. IT'S NOT SUBTLE. THERE'S NO MISTERPRETG . THAT'S WHAT SHE THKS: YOU'RE BORN THIS WAY, BORN THIS GAY!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK THIS WILL BE THE GAY ANTHEM FOR AS LONG AS TAK BEFORE HER NEXT SONG OUT," HE JOKED. "AND THAT WILL BE THE GAY ANTHEM AND THEN ANYTHG THAT OUT AFTER THAT. ANYTHG SHE SAYS, I THK, WILL ALWAYS BE THE GAY ANTHEM, UNTIL SHE DI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU THK "BORN THIS WAY" IS THE NEW GAY ANTHEM? LET KNOW THE MENTS!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• CARL BEAN, SGER OF GAY PRI ANTHEM I WAS BORN THIS WAY, DI AGED 77

BT GAY ANTHEMS 2023: LGBTQ PRI SONGS PLAYLIST

He was bullied for beg gay before he really unrstood what the word meant, and grew up feelg like somethg was terribly wrong wh him.

LADY GAGA'S 'BORN THIS WAY': THE NEW GAY ANTHEM?'ANYTHG SHE SAYS, I THK, WILL ALWAYS BE THE GAY ANTHEM,' SAYS EDIAN GABE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY JOCELYN VENAFEBARY 11, 2011/3:09 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY JOCELYN VENAFEBARY 11, 2011 / 3:09 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"LADY GAGA'S 'BORN THIS WAY': THE NEW GAY ANTHEM?","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-02-11T20:09:25.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-02-11T20:09:25.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"JOCELYN VENA","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH LYRICS LIKE "DON'T BE A DRAG, JT BE A QUEEN" AND "NO MATTER GAY, STRAIGHT OR BI/ LBIAN, TRANSGENRED LIFE/ I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK, BABY/ I WAS BORN TO SURVIVE," 'S CLEAR THAT [ARTIST ID="3061469"]GAGA[/ARTIST] IS SGG FOR THOSE THE LGBT MUNY WHO FEEL DISENANCHISED ON HER NEW TRACK "[ARTICLE ID="1657726"]BORN THIS WAY[/ARTICLE]." PERHAPS WAS NO MISTAKE THAT GAGA BUTED THE CLUB-IENDLY TRACK ON A FRIDAY, THE DAY MANY PEOPLE HEAD OUT ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, AS THOSE THE LGBT MUNY MAKE THEIR FRIDAY NIGHT PLANS, MTV NEWS FOUND OUT WHAT SOME PROMENT PROFSNALS THE MUNY THK ABOUT THE TRACK AND GOT THEIR ANSWERS TO THE QUTN: IS THIS THE NEW GAY ANTHEM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"TYPILLY, GAY ANTHEMS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN BY GAY PEOPLE, NOT FOR GAY PEOPLE. THE EXPLICLY PRO-GAY SENTIMENT IS SOMETHG RELATIVELY NEW TO MAJOR-LABEL POP (PECIALLY MAJOR-LABEL POP LNCHG A MUCH-ANTICIPATED ALBUM BY ARGUABLY THE MOST RELEVANT POP STAR THE WORLD RIGHT NOW)," EXPLAED RICH JUZWIAK, THOR OF THE POP-CULTURE FOURFOUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I HAVE MIXED FEELGS ABOUT THE NFLATN OF ACTIVISM AND MARKETG HERENT A PIECE OF MERCE LIKE 'BORN THIS WAY,' BUT ULTIMATELY, I THK GAGA'S HEART IS THE RIGHT PLACE. IT'S PRETTY BOLD OF HER, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME BEG UTTERLY BENEFICIAL TO HER REER AND EXPOSURE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LOGO'S EDOR JOHN POLLY NOTED THAT THE SONG HAS ALL THE RIGHT ELEMENTS TO BE ADOPTED AS THE ANTHEM FOR 2011. "ITS BIG, 'S LOUD, 'S FUN!" HE SAID. "IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE MASHED UP A ZILLN MIRRORS A DRAG QUEEN'S CLOSET AND THEN SHOT OUT OF A SEQU NNON ... SUBTLE! SUBTLE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THIS ONE HAS MORE [GAY ANTHEM ELEMENTS] THAN MOST," HE NTUED. "IT LLS OUT EVERY LOR OF THE RABOW, LIKE SPECIFILLY, VOLLY. EVERYTHG'S THERE. IT'S GOT ALL AND 'S GOT A BEAT. IT'S FAIAR, BUT 'S NEW. IT'S GAGA. SHE'S GOT SOMETHG THERE FOR EVERYONE, SO HOPEFULLY PEOPLE ARE TO ... I THK YOU'RE GETTG A LOT OF BANG FOR YOUR BUCK, A LOT OF BIG GAY NOISE THAT'S GOG ON."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GABE LIEDMAN, EDIAN AND POP-CULTURE EXPERT, SCRIBED THE TRACK AS "PERFECT" AND ADMS THAT GAGA HAS LOCKED UP, THAT IS UNTIL SHE RELEAS HER NEXT TRACK OFF THE MAY ALBUM OF THE SAME NAME. "I MEAN, SHE DIDN'T WASTE ANY TIME WH POETRY," HE TEASED. "SHE KD OF GOT RIGHT TO THE POT. IT'S NOT SUBTLE. THERE'S NO MISTERPRETG . THAT'S WHAT SHE THKS: YOU'RE BORN THIS WAY, BORN THIS GAY!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK THIS WILL BE THE GAY ANTHEM FOR AS LONG AS TAK BEFORE HER NEXT SONG OUT," HE JOKED. "AND THAT WILL BE THE GAY ANTHEM AND THEN ANYTHG THAT OUT AFTER THAT. ANYTHG SHE SAYS, I THK, WILL ALWAYS BE THE GAY ANTHEM, UNTIL SHE DI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU THK "BORN THIS WAY" IS THE NEW GAY ANTHEM? LET KNOW THE MENTS!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Tracy Young, a celebry DJ and a gay woman, plays pri events and gay parti all over the untry. " Even Elton John hailed "Born this Way" as "the new gay anthem" when first me out.

CARL BEAN, SGER OF GAY PRI ANTHEM I WAS BORN THIS WAY, DI AGED 77

" Others said she was explog her gay fanbase.

"Obvly Lady Gaga wanted to say somethg about her gay dience, and what she thought about the posn of gay people, " he says. Now his 70s, he says he had always known he was gay, so felt like a perfect f. Though he's retired today, Bean also spent many years as a sort of activist pastor: He found the Uny Fellowship Church, mistered to gays and lbians and was vol durg the AIDS crisis.

" As much as "Born this Way" has been embraced as a gay anthem, Tim Cox says is also for anyone who feels outsi the mastream — and that giv stayg power.