SAN FRANCISCO – GLAAD, the natn’s lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) media advocy anizatn, today announced that award-wng alternative rock band Third Eye Bld's lead sger Stephan Jenks will perform atilly at GLAAD Gala San Francis: Game Changers at the Hilton San Francis Unn Square on September 13, 2014. Rerdg artists Eli Lieb and
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THIRD EYE BLD SPEAKS OUT ON GAY RIGHTS AT SHOW NEAR RNC, GETS BOOED
"In 1999, Third Eye Bld released "Jumper, " a dark, heartfelt sgle that Jenks wrote the wake of a news report of a gay teen mtg suici by leapg om the Coronado Bridge San Diego. "I got up and talked about my s who are gay and how they have to hassle wh all this nonsense that's the Republin party jt bee they want equal rights, " rells Jenks. He has over 36k and 29k followers on Twter and Instagram is 58 years old as of zodiac sign is joed Twter Dec he suffered om chronic fatigue was for the Black Liv Matter also supports gay he was wh a duo named Puck & to read about Pat Bergon, E Estefan, and Rachel Reert.
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Jenks add that he was often asked if was necsary to make a gay kid the song's foc, and he'd reply that was tegral to the song. While workg on 1999’s sophomore effort, Blue, Jenks assumed sole ownership of the newly rporated Third Eye Bld Inc. CLEVELAND — Third Eye Bld has ed a performance near the se of the Republin Natnal Conventn Cleveland to speak out on gay rights.