Anthony Tommasi article on Nade Hubbs' book Queer Composn of Ameri's Sound: Gay Mornists, Amerin Mic and Natnal Inty; says Hubbs ntends that mid-20th-century 'Amerin' sound was vented by gay posers Leonard Bernste, Marc Blzste, Virgil Thomson, Ned Rorem, Aaron Copland and David Diamond; photos (M)
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WHAT'S SO GAY ABOUT AMERIN MIC?
* why are so many musicians gay *
The fact that there are many mic artists who are openly gay is a big step for LGBTQ+ rights, which mak the artists important and fluential. And that’s why gay rockstars were so important – and Freddie Mercury was probably the most fluential. In one of the terviews, the sger said he was spired by Elton John throughout his life, and he is also a famo gay sger.
Eher way, g out as gay was a life-changg (and liberatg) cisn for Ricky Mart, and he is now nsired one of the most fluential LGBT artists the world. However, 2012, he scribed himself as gay, and he has been more open about his private life ever sce. All thgs nsired, Mika’s songs are an tegral part of morn pop mic, and he remas one of the most fluential gay pop stars.
Well, he is certaly makg a difference, pecially the metal genre, which mak him one of the most fluential gay sgers mic dtry. Wh the succs of his album Trspassg, Lambert was also the first openly gay sger to have an album reach number one on the Billboard 200 charts. That beg said, Gee Michael’s ntributn to LGBT right was immense, and he will always be remembered as one of the most proment gay sgers of all time.
WHY SO MANY GAY MEN ARE FORMER CATHOLICS
We have listed 30 sgers you may not have known were lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr or queer. How many have you heard of? * why are so many musicians gay *
Regardg his personal life, he was married to his high-school sweetheart San Deixler the 60s, but he me out as gay 2007.
Classil mic wouldn't be what is today whout the great gay matros. * why are so many musicians gay *
In a way, he is an inic gay rock star – not bee of his inty, but bee he spired generatns of LGBT people. In one of the terviews, Stipe scribed himself as a ‘queer artist’, although he prevly didn’t want to label himself gay or straight.