Mara and the Diamonds: The gay terview - Dallas Voice

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• MARA AND THE DIAMONDS ON NERVO BREAKDOWN, GAY FOLLOWG & BEG ONE OF THE ‘GREATS’
• MARA AND THE DIAMONDS: THE GAY TERVIEW
• THIS WEEK’S GAY AGENDA: MARA & THE DIAMONDS, CYNDI LPER AND A FRENCH ADULT FILM STAR
• MARA DIAMANDIS CALLED OUT CELEBRI THAT PANR TO GAY AUDIENC AND WE LOVE HER FOR IT
• MARA AND THE DIAMONDS HAS OFFICIALLY HAD IT WH CELEBS WHO PANR TO GAY {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 MATTHEW THARRETTAPRIL 22, 2015/3:26 PMBY MATTHEW THARRETTAPRIL 22, 2015 / 3:26 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MARA AND THE DIAMONDS HAS OFFICIALLY HAD IT WH CELEBS WHO PANR TO GAY FANS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-04-22T19:26:35.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-04-22T19:26:35.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"MATTHEW THARRETT","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;}{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;}YOU WON'T FD MARA DIAMANDIS OF MARA AND THE DIAMONDS GAY-BAG HER FANS ANY TIME {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;}THE 29-YEAR-OLD WELSH SGER-SONGWRER SHARED HER FEELGS ON THE WAY MASTREAM STARS PANR TO THE LGBT MUNY A NEW TERVIEW WH THE HUFFGTON POST, SAYG THEIR WORDS OF NVENIENT SUPPORT OFTEN FEEL "NTRIVED."{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;}RELATED: NICK JONAS WEARS VERY TIGHT PANTS ON COVER OF TêTU, TALKS GAY {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;}"WHEN YOU'RE AN ARTIST, YOU GIVG A SH DO NOT EQUATE TO GOG 'I LOVE YOU GUYS!' FIVE TIM A DAY ON TWTER," SHE SAID. "IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHG, YOU DO ACTN."{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 AM ALWAYS UP FOR SUPPORTG ANYONE WHO HAS SUFFERED PREJUDICE OR DISCRIMATN -- AND I ALWAYS WILL BE, BUT 'S NOT SOMETHG I HAVE PUBLICLY DONE A LOT OF YET. WE'LL SEE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME, BEE MAK UP A SIGNIFINT PART OF MY FAN BASE."{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;}RELATED: MARA AND THE DIAMONDS SERV ALOOF POP STAR IN NEW “FET” {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;}THE SGER, CELEBRATG THE RECENT SUCCS OF HER THIRD STUD ALBUM FROOT, SAID SHE'S THANKFUL FOR HER HUGE LGBT FAN BASE. SHE JT DON'T WANT HER SUPPORT OF THEM TO FEEL {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;}"SOMETIM I FEEL 'S A LTLE NTRIVED," SHE SAID. "I HOPE YOU N SEE WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, TERMS OF FEMALE POP STARS GOG, 'I LOVE MY GAY FAN BASE' -- MAKG THAT A THG. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. I WOULD SUPPORT THAT ALL OF MY FAN BASE IS EQUAL. I HOPE I N SUPPORT STRAIGHT GUYS AS MUCH AS I N TEENAGE GIRLS."{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;}SHH. DON'T TELL NICK JONAS OR JAM FRAN!{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
• MARA & THE DIAMONDS: ‘IF YOU GIVE A SH*T ABOUT YOUR GAY FANS YOU SHOULD DO MORE THAN TWEET ABOUT IT”
• IS MARA AND THE DIAMONDS GAY?
• MARA AND THE DIAMONDS IS SPIC OF ARTISTS THAT PANR TO GAY FANS

MARA AND THE DIAMONDS ON NERVO BREAKDOWN, GAY FOLLOWG & BEG ONE OF THE ‘GREATS’

Mara n be heard loud and clear while servg major dish on a variety of hot topics: lbian mors, Katy Perry parti, terviews she lls “plete sh” and what she thks of artists who panr to the gay muny (Ht: “It’s sultg”). A lot of the reason I thk I have a gay fan base is bee a lot of the them, and the re of the songs, are ually stemmg om somethg to do wh inty or acceptance.

When we spoke 2012, you were reluctant to gh too much about your gay fan base. At the time you said, “I don’t want to be a cliche pop star sayg, ‘I love my gays!

'” When do talkg about one’s gay fan base bee a cliche?

MARA AND THE DIAMONDS: THE GAY TERVIEW

I felt that people pop e that to exprs themselv that way for lculated means bee they know the gay fan base is extremely loyal and extremely exprsive and is a tastemaker mographic. I kd of feel the same way now, bee, yeah, of urse I have a really strong gay fan base, and the fact is that is a really enjoyable factor for me to have a really strong mographic bee mak the shows a lot more fun, for one, and bee they are really exprsive.

I’m sure the gays would back me up on that! Actually, I have to say, for whatever reason, except the on that were for gay publitns, seemed like everythg was very surface layer bee of the mic that I was makg. Are you aware of how many lbians wish you were gay, though?

In our terview, Mara chatted about how the character has more to do wh her than you thk, beg the “only gay the village” and not talkg about the dirty tle pun of her first album … until now. I don’t know if you’ve heard, but some of your fans are gay.

THIS WEEK’S GAY AGENDA: MARA & THE DIAMONDS, CYNDI LPER AND A FRENCH ADULT FILM STAR

Tthfully, I’d say 60 percent gay, 40 percent teen girls. When did your relatnship start wh the gay dience? On the first album I fely did have a gay fan base, but was much smaller, bee I’m a very flamboyant character and the shows are really theatril.

But I don’t really talk about the whole gay muny thg, bee I don’t want to be a cliche pop star sayg like, “I love my gays! What was the gay scene like where you’re om Wal?

(Lghs) I didn’t really see any kd of gay scene until I moved to London when I was 19. I was the only gay the village!

MARA DIAMANDIS CALLED OUT CELEBRI THAT PANR TO GAY AUDIENC AND WE LOVE HER FOR IT

You’ve said that you relate to your gay fans, and obvly they relate back to you.

Also, on this album, a lot of the humor has really ught the gay muny’s attentn. As far as the whole rtoon persona go, do you thk your gay dience appreciat your flamboyant look and fashn more than your mastream dience? No, but gay people pick up on thgs a ltle b quicker and sense stuff that is potentially unrground or que cultish and is gog to bee bigger before a mastream dience will.

Mara n be heard loud and clear while servg major dish to Chris Azzopardi on a variety of hot topics: lbian mors, Katy Perry parti, terviews she lls “plete sh” and what she thks of artists who panr to the gay muny (Ht: “It’s sultg”). At the time you said, “I don’t want to be a cliché pop star sayg, ‘I love my gays!

MARA AND THE DIAMONDS HAS OFFICIALLY HAD IT WH CELEBS WHO PANR TO GAY {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 MATTHEW THARRETTAPRIL 22, 2015/3:26 PMBY MATTHEW THARRETTAPRIL 22, 2015 / 3:26 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MARA AND THE DIAMONDS HAS OFFICIALLY HAD IT WH CELEBS WHO PANR TO GAY FANS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-04-22T19:26:35.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-04-22T19:26:35.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"MATTHEW THARRETT","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;}{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;}YOU WON'T FD MARA DIAMANDIS OF MARA AND THE DIAMONDS GAY-BAG HER FANS ANY TIME {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;}THE 29-YEAR-OLD WELSH SGER-SONGWRER SHARED HER FEELGS ON THE WAY MASTREAM STARS PANR TO THE LGBT MUNY A NEW TERVIEW WH THE HUFFGTON POST, SAYG THEIR WORDS OF NVENIENT SUPPORT OFTEN FEEL "NTRIVED."{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;}RELATED: NICK JONAS WEARS VERY TIGHT PANTS ON COVER OF TêTU, TALKS GAY {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;}"WHEN YOU'RE AN ARTIST, YOU GIVG A SH DO NOT EQUATE TO GOG 'I LOVE YOU GUYS!' FIVE TIM A DAY ON TWTER," SHE SAID. "IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHG, YOU DO ACTN."{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 AM ALWAYS UP FOR SUPPORTG ANYONE WHO HAS SUFFERED PREJUDICE OR DISCRIMATN -- AND I ALWAYS WILL BE, BUT 'S NOT SOMETHG I HAVE PUBLICLY DONE A LOT OF YET. WE'LL SEE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME, BEE MAK UP A SIGNIFINT PART OF MY FAN BASE."{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;}RELATED: MARA AND THE DIAMONDS SERV ALOOF POP STAR IN NEW “FET” {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;}THE SGER, CELEBRATG THE RECENT SUCCS OF HER THIRD STUD ALBUM FROOT, SAID SHE'S THANKFUL FOR HER HUGE LGBT FAN BASE. SHE JT DON'T WANT HER SUPPORT OF THEM TO FEEL {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;}"SOMETIM I FEEL 'S A LTLE NTRIVED," SHE SAID. "I HOPE YOU N SEE WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, TERMS OF FEMALE POP STARS GOG, 'I LOVE MY GAY FAN BASE' -- MAKG THAT A THG. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. I WOULD SUPPORT THAT ALL OF MY FAN BASE IS EQUAL. I HOPE I N SUPPORT STRAIGHT GUYS AS MUCH AS I N TEENAGE GIRLS."{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;}SHH. DON'T TELL NICK JONAS OR JAM FRAN!{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

’” When do talkg about one’s gay fan base bee a cliché? This Week’s Gay Agenda: Mara & The Diamonds, Cyndi Lper and a French Adult Film Star. 'Gay Agenda' is a new lumn for Billboard Pri where we n down five fab thgs jt time for the weekend.

Gay Agenda is a new lumn for Billboard Pri where we n down five fab thgs for the week.

For our first edn of the seri, we have a new Mara & The Diamonds track, a song of the summer ntenr and a mic vio wh a notable gay porn star. Is Mara Diamandis gay?

MARA & THE DIAMONDS: ‘IF YOU GIVE A SH*T ABOUT YOUR GAY FANS YOU SHOULD DO MORE THAN TWEET ABOUT IT”

" she says, walkg past Soho's gay bars and billboards for the mil Miss Saigon. (The Brish were wise enough to put their gayborhood and theatre district the same neighborhood. " Although Mara lov her gay fans, she didn't name Froot—which has a rabow logo— honor of them.

Unsurprisgly, she's acquired a large and voted gay followg. "Not every gay guy or girl has the same humor, but that kd of very wry, tthful, dark humor is que prent gay edy at least, and I fely have that—and I have the abily to be flamboyant and create flamboyant imagery. In a glor terview wh The Huffgton Post, Mara and the Diamonds sger Mara Diamandis said exactly what we’ve been thkg when to mastream stars panrg to gay dienc.

my gay fan base’ — makg that a thg. By Matthew TharrettApril 22, 2015 / 3:26 PMYou won't fd Mara Diamandis of Mara and the Diamonds gay-bag her fans any time 29-year-old Welsh sger-songwrer shared her feelgs on the way mastream stars panr to the LGBT muny a new terview wh the Huffgton Post, sayg their words of nvenient support often feel "ntrived.

IS MARA AND THE DIAMONDS GAY?

"I hope you n see what I mean by that, terms of female pop stars gog, 'I love my gay fan base' -- makg that a thg. She don’t like the seemgly obligatory statements by female pop stars about “lovg their gay fans”. ”“Sometim I feel ’s a ltle ntrived, ” she stated, “I hope you n see what I mean by that, terms of female pop stars gog, ‘I love my gay fan base’ — makg that a thg.

The dience maly nsisted of teenage girls and their boyiends and some gay upl but generally the dience were nice and not disptive or wild.

As much as some voic the field of munitn and ter have speculated if Mara and the Diamonds is gay, there is no kd of evince that n rroborate this. Neverthels, speculatns over whether Mara and the Diamonds is gay or not are still prent certa rners of the tabloids and on var webs, once aga whout any solid foundatn. More and more celebri adm every year that they are gay, but this is not the se wh Mara and the Diamonds sce this celebry never said so.

MARA AND THE DIAMONDS IS SPIC OF ARTISTS THAT PANR TO GAY FANS

Celebri such as Mara and the Diamonds have not admted they are homosexual, this is bee they are fely not gay or bee they are and do not want to go public. Although Mara and the Diamonds has not reported to be homosexual, beg a famo sger and homosexual is somethg unrstood as normal by the society.