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Contents:
- ERASURE ONTMAN ANDY BELL OPENS UP ABOUT BEG AN 80S GAY IN AHEAD OF THEIR 2022 WORLD TOUR
- ‘I DON’T WANT TO TALK TO THE GAY ONE’: LGBTQ TEACHERS SAY THEY ARE FIGHTG ERASURE THEIR OWN CLASSROOMS
- ERASURE'S ANDY BELL ON THE NEON, BEG LOVE, & THE '80S GAY SCENE
- ERASURE IS BACK WH A NEW ALBUM AND A STILL SEXY GAY ROCK STAR
- JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
ERASURE ONTMAN ANDY BELL OPENS UP ABOUT BEG AN 80S GAY IN AHEAD OF THEIR 2022 WORLD TOUR
Their mic was the voice of an LGBT generatn, now the band has their 16th album, new lov, and a world tour. Andy Bell, the gay member of the two-man band, talks about mic, life, and datg drama. * erasure gay *
The fierce queer polics of Bronski Beat and the barely-d sex-posivy of Frankie Go To Hollywood ma some noise on the US charts the early 1980s while Elton John still prented as bisexual, but really wasn’t until Erasure explod onto the scene a uple years later that an open and fiant gay voice uld be heard at your high school dance.
‘I DON’T WANT TO TALK TO THE GAY ONE’: LGBTQ TEACHERS SAY THEY ARE FIGHTG ERASURE THEIR OWN CLASSROOMS
While the gay dience is more sought-after than ever, openly-gay pop stars are still srce. Lady Gaga intifi as bi, Sam Smh as gay and non-bary, but beyond them, the last or so, only Lil Nas X has managed to crack the top ten. We talked about the queer idols of their youths, the evolutn of the gay pop star, the importance of reprentatn and llaboratn, and creativy the year of Covid.
ERASURE'S ANDY BELL ON THE NEON, BEG LOVE, & THE '80S GAY SCENE
Along the way, some dish, some dance, and a solid primer on 20th century gay culture. When I was a teenager, still was not okay Wal to be an out gay ntent is imported om youTube. He always nied he was gay.
ERASURE IS BACK WH A NEW ALBUM AND A STILL SEXY GAY ROCK STAR
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JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
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