REM sger Michael Stipe has end years of speculatn by admtg he is gay.
Contents:
- 'I'M GAY,' ADMS REM ONTMAN
- REM ONTMAN TELLS FANS HE IS GAY
- R.E.M. SGER MICHAEL STIPE ANNOUNC HE'S GAY
'I'M GAY,' ADMS REM ONTMAN
Rock band REM's ontman Michael Stipe today revealed he was gay and had been a relatnship wh a man for three years, endg speculatn about his sexualy * rem singer gay *
Rock band REM's ontman Michael Stipe today revealed he was gay, endg years of speculatn about his 41-year-old sger told Time magaze he was a 'queer artist' who had been a relatnship wh a man for three revelatn after years of speculatn about his sexualy, and false mours that he had Stipe told the magaze he believed was the right time to reveal his sexualy. 'I was beg ma to be a ward about , rather than someone who felt like really was a very private thg, ' he told the said he had been a relatnship for about three years, scribg his partner as 'an amazg man' and addg that he was not a had prevly said he did not thk of himself as straight, gay or bisexual and had been relatnships wh both men or women, sayg: 'I'm an equal-opportuny lech. Ontman, who me out as gay 1994, said he believed the other members of the band knew about his sexualy long before he me out.
Michael Stipe and Fischerspooner: ‘Michael was my first gay lover. In the midst of the homophobic hostili, Stipe told terviewers that he was “an equal opportuny lech, ” and while he rejected labels such as gay or bisexual, he nfirmed that he was attracted to men and women. Rock band REM's lead sger Michael Stipe has today said he is gay.
REM ONTMAN TELLS FANS HE IS GAY
Rock band REM's lead sger Michael Stipe has today said he is gay. The statement endg years of "speculatn". * rem singer gay *
"I was beg ma to be a ward about rather than someone who felt like really was a very private thg, " he told the said he had been a relatnship for about three years, scribg his partner as "an amazg man" and addg was not a had prevly said he did not thk of himself as straight, gay or bisexual and had been relatnships wh both men or women, sayg: "I'm an equal-opportuny lech. -- REM sger Michael Stipe has end years of speculatn by admtg he is gay.
The sger, who has prevly scribed himself as “80% gay”, said on Logo’s TV special Trailblazers that he is proud of the progrs ma towards gay rights. Actrs Demi Lovato also revealed at the event that her grandfather was gay, and me out the 1960s.
Former US Print Bill Clton also spoke out favour of gay rights for the special, sayg he was “honoured and grateful to be among the voic” urgg for the repeal of DOMA, which he himself signed. '"Related | Fischerspooner's Sir is a Rerd For Lost Gay Men and Backroom OrgiDes later, the duo have rned as Stipe joed his iend and former lover to -wre and -produce Fischerspooner's new Sir album.
R.E.M. SGER MICHAEL STIPE ANNOUNC HE'S GAY
They'd go to gay bars and wa outsi for kids to leave the club. Next June will mark 50 years sce the morn gay rights movement igned, kdled by the Stonewall rts.
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