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BOY BAND MEMBERS WHO ARE OUT AS GAY, BISEXUAL OR QUEER
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The mastream populary of boy bands wtern mic almost ensur that one or two members of each group intifi as gay, bisexual or queer.
Most out gay boy band members talk about their early reer days of havg dual personas - the public heterosexual teen male, and the private gay dividual - creatg an thenticy paradox. There have been sporadic attempts to create succsful all-gay boy bands to ter to the LGBTQ dance club crowd.
Neverthels, there is a group of notable boy band members who publicly intify as gay, bisexual or queer. The host of this oasis was Patsy Vidalia, a drag performer, sger and ic who prid over the night's shows and late-night jam ssns, as well as the annual Halloween Gay Ball and stume ntt – which Bobby Marchan told an terviewer the late '90s was "the biggt show of the year at the Dew Drop.
GAY PARTI & EVENTS
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CLUB GAY à ORLéANS
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