For Gay Pri Month, Billboard asked numero pop culture lumari to wre 'love letters' to the LGBTQ muny.
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- 7 TIM BRNEY SPEARS EARNED HER GAY IN STAT
- BRNEY SPEARS PENS HANDWRTEN LOVE LETTER TO LGBT FANS"I HAVE A SECRET TO SHARE WH YOU."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;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/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;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;}CELEBRIBY BRANDON VOSSJUNE 3, 2017/8:33 {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;}BILLBOARDBY BRANDON VOSSJUNE 3, 2017 / 8:33 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"BRNEY SPEARS PENS HANDWRTEN LOVE LETTER TO LGBT FANS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-06-03T12:33:57.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-06-03T12:33:57.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRANDON VOSS","KEYWORDS":"PRI","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S A LETTER OM BRNEY, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN HONOR OF PRI MONTH, BRNEY SPEARS HAS PENNED A HEARTFELT HANDWRTEN LETTER TO HER LGBT FANS AS PART OF BILLBOARD'S 30 DAYS OF PRI CELEBRATN, FOR WHICH A VARIETY OF PERFORMERS AND POP CULTURE LUMARI WERE ASKED TO WRE OPEN "LOVE LETTERS" TO THE LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS IS MY LETTER OF LOVE TO ALL MY LGBTQ FANS. CONTUOLY THROUGHOUT MY REER, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN SO VOL ABOUT WHAT A POSIVE IMPACT I'VE HAD ON YOU—THAT I'VE STILLED JOY, HOPE AND LOVE YOU AT TIM WHEN THERE WAS NONE. THAT MY MIC IS AN SPIRATN. THAT MY STORY GIV YOU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT I HAVE A SECRET TO SHARE WH YOU. YOU SEE, 'S ACTUALLY YOU THAT LIFTS ME UP. THE UNWAVERG LOYALTY. THE LACK OF JUDGMENT. THE UNAPOLOGETIC TTH. ACCEPTANCE! YOUR STORI ARE WHAT SPIRE ME, BRG ME JOY AND MAKE ME AND MY SONS STRIVE TO BE BETTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I LOVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST YEAR, RPONSE TO A GLAAD STUDY THAT SHOWED RISG ACCEPTANCE OF LGBT PEOPLE AMONG THE NON-LGBT POPULATN, SPEARS TWEETED HER SUPPORT, ADDG, “WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL CHANGE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPEARS MAY'VE GONE THE EXTRA E WH PEN, PAPER, AND PHOTO PROOF, BUT STRAIGHT AND LGBT ARTISTS LIKE CELE DN, ELTON JOHN, ADAM LAMBERT, IDA MENZEL, LIZA MNELLI, AND BARBRA STREISAND—NOT TO MENTN SQUIRREL IENDS RUPL AND MICHELLE VISAGE—ALSO TOOK TIME TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOT FAMO? BILLBOARD V EVERYBODY TO SHARE A LOVE LETTER TO THE LGBT MUNY G THE HASHTAG #30DAYSPRI ON SOCIAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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
- WHY IS BRNEY SPEARS SO APPEALG TO GAY FANS?
7 TIM BRNEY SPEARS EARNED HER GAY IN STAT
Brney Spears’ talog has been a staple at gay clubs sce her but, so ’s ftg that the pop in is set to be honored wh the Vanguard Award at 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. * britney spears lgbt *
Brney Spears' talog has been a staple at gay clubs sce her but, so 's ftg that the pop in is set to be honored wh the Vanguard Award at 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Brney Spears’ talog has been a staple at gay clubs sce her but, so ’s ftg that the pop in is set to be honored wh the Vanguard Award at 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.
A gay uple who met at the openg of Spears’ Las Vegas rincy got married at the place they met. In 2014, the sger penned a letter to a young gay man who nsired suici. She wrote to him: “I was very happy to hear how urageo you’ve been about beg openly gay.
For Gay Pri Month, Billboard asked numero pop culture lumari to wre 'love letters' to the LGBTQ muny.
BRNEY SPEARS PENS HANDWRTEN LOVE LETTER TO LGBT FANS"I HAVE A SECRET TO SHARE WH YOU."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;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/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;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;}CELEBRIBY BRANDON VOSSJUNE 3, 2017/8:33 {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;}BILLBOARDBY BRANDON VOSSJUNE 3, 2017 / 8:33 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"BRNEY SPEARS PENS HANDWRTEN LOVE LETTER TO LGBT FANS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-06-03T12:33:57.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-06-03T12:33:57.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRANDON VOSS","KEYWORDS":"PRI","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S A LETTER OM BRNEY, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN HONOR OF PRI MONTH, BRNEY SPEARS HAS PENNED A HEARTFELT HANDWRTEN LETTER TO HER LGBT FANS AS PART OF BILLBOARD'S 30 DAYS OF PRI CELEBRATN, FOR WHICH A VARIETY OF PERFORMERS AND POP CULTURE LUMARI WERE ASKED TO WRE OPEN "LOVE LETTERS" TO THE LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS IS MY LETTER OF LOVE TO ALL MY LGBTQ FANS. CONTUOLY THROUGHOUT MY REER, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN SO VOL ABOUT WHAT A POSIVE IMPACT I'VE HAD ON YOU—THAT I'VE STILLED JOY, HOPE AND LOVE YOU AT TIM WHEN THERE WAS NONE. THAT MY MIC IS AN SPIRATN. THAT MY STORY GIV YOU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT I HAVE A SECRET TO SHARE WH YOU. YOU SEE, 'S ACTUALLY YOU THAT LIFTS ME UP. THE UNWAVERG LOYALTY. THE LACK OF JUDGMENT. THE UNAPOLOGETIC TTH. ACCEPTANCE! YOUR STORI ARE WHAT SPIRE ME, BRG ME JOY AND MAKE ME AND MY SONS STRIVE TO BE BETTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I LOVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST YEAR, RPONSE TO A GLAAD STUDY THAT SHOWED RISG ACCEPTANCE OF LGBT PEOPLE AMONG THE NON-LGBT POPULATN, SPEARS TWEETED HER SUPPORT, ADDG, “WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL CHANGE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPEARS MAY'VE GONE THE EXTRA E WH PEN, PAPER, AND PHOTO PROOF, BUT STRAIGHT AND LGBT ARTISTS LIKE CELE DN, ELTON JOHN, ADAM LAMBERT, IDA MENZEL, LIZA MNELLI, AND BARBRA STREISAND—NOT TO MENTN SQUIRREL IENDS RUPL AND MICHELLE VISAGE—ALSO TOOK TIME TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOT FAMO? BILLBOARD V EVERYBODY TO SHARE A LOVE LETTER TO THE LGBT MUNY G THE HASHTAG #30DAYSPRI ON SOCIAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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
For Gay Pri Month, Billboard asked numero pop culture lumari to wre ‘love letters’ to the LGBTQ muny. From Judy Garland and Donna Summer, to Kylie Mogue and Madonna, many women have rried the stat of "gay in" the morn realm of entertament. But while Brney Spears was quickly adopted by a rabid LGBT fan base the moment she asked to "h me, baby, one more time, " more than 15 years ago, the sger says took her a while before noticg her substantial gay followg.
"I began to realize there were a lot of gay people g to the shows, and they were jt havg so much fun, lghg and really enjoyg themselv. "But while Spears's worths to rry the mantle of "gay in" is heavily bated, 's her abily to survive that is chief among the reasons she ntu to spire LGBT followers.
WHY IS BRNEY SPEARS SO APPEALG TO GAY FANS?
Samplg RuPl's 1992 h "Supermol (You Better Work), " Spears livered a track she hoped will be embraced by her gay fans and serve as the lead sgle for her latt llectn. For me, the sayg 'work, bch' has been a term of enarment among my gay iends.
My choreographers are gay and they spire me so much. Pl I jt love my gay fans, so 's somethg I really wanted to e.