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Contents:

• GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER
• GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER
• MEXI SANCTNED BY FIFA FOR RECURRENCE OF FANS' ANTI-GAY CHANT
• ‘THE GAY WORLD CUP’?: THE EUROVISN SONG CONTT, LGBT EQUALY AND HUMAN RIGHTS AFTER THE COLD WAR

GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER

How do a song bee a gay anthem?

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GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER

Bh, the song took on a bigger meang after Prop 8 — an anti-gay marriage state nstutnal amendment — was passed California. For her sophomore album, Mariah Carey enlisted the help of Robert Clivill and David Cole (the lears of C+C Mic Factory) who -wrote and -produced the gospel fluenced dance track “Make It Happen.

MEXI SANCTNED BY FIFA FOR RECURRENCE OF FANS' ANTI-GAY CHANT

While the four members of Sister Sledge are actual sisters, the song took on a eper meang wh the gay muny beg one big fay. The gayt song om Queen’s talogue was surprisgly not wrten by Freddie Mercury, but rather bassist John Dean.

‘THE GAY WORLD CUP’?: THE EUROVISN SONG CONTT, LGBT EQUALY AND HUMAN RIGHTS AFTER THE COLD WAR

While her one-two punch of her femme-bashg “Ur So Gay” and her exhibnist fx-lbian “I Kissed A Girl” haven’t aged well, Perry has bee more progrsive and would be hard to fd a Pri para not playg this boomg (pun tend) anthem. The phoric gay staple — which reached No. Mogue rerd this jovial anthem specifilly as an homage to her large gay fan base.