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GAY MSIAH
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About Gay Msiah.
GAY MSIAH
"Gay Msiah" is a song wrten and performed by Amerin-Canadian sger-songwrer Ruf Wawright. 'e the gay msiah's g. It envisns the savr as a gay man wearg tube socks and hangg out at Stud 54.
GAY MSIAH
Wawright was always upont about his homosexualy, breakg the news to his parents when he was 14 (they weren't surprised). Relign and the gay experience are mon them his songwrg, and "Gay Msiah, " he brgs them together. " The song took a more ser turn after the 2004 printial electn when gay marriage opponent Gee W.
"It was a dark perd, and the song beme more of a polil rallyg ll about gay rights, " he told Rollg Stone. "It beme a leral prayer for the Gay Msiah - very ser, nothg funny about . "This song is a tribute of sorts to gay pornography durg s '70s goln age.
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