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GLORIA GAYNOR LEAV HER GAY FOLLOWG SCRATCHG THEIR {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;}NEWSBY LYLE MASAKIJULY 13, 2007/4:57 PMBY LYLE MASAKIJULY 13, 2007 / 4:57 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GLORIA GAYNOR LEAV HER GAY FOLLOWG SCRATCHG THEIR HEADS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-07-13T20:57:59.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-07-13T20:57:59.000+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":"LYLE MASAKI","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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;}DIS DIVA GLORIA GAYNOR HAS SOME OF HER GAY FANS WORRIED WH AFTER A RECENT STATEMENT SHE MA A BBC RAD TERVIEW. WHEN JANE LTLE ASKED HER ABOUT BEG A GAY IN, SHE ANSWERED:{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 FEEL GOOD ABOUT BEE I FEEL IS A PLATFORM FOR MY PURPOSE, WHICH IS TO BRG THE LOVE OF CHRIST TO ALL OF MY FANS. "BEE THEY TST ME, I THK."MS LTLE ASKED: "SO YOU SEE AS AN EVANGELISTIC THG. DO YOU HAVE A RELIG OPPOSN TO HOMOSEXUALY?"GG: "I WANT TO LEAD THEM TO CHRIST AND WHAT HE HAS FOR THEM. I WANT TO LEAD THEM TO HIM, I WANT TO LEAD THEM TO TTH."JL: "DO YOU SEE HOMOSEXUALY AS SOMETHG SFUL?"GG: "I WANT TO LEAD THEM TO CHRIST, SIMPLY, AND WHATEVER HE HAS FOR THEM."{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;}GAYNOR'S MENTS ARE DRAWG SOME PLATS OM PEOPLE WHO FOUND THEM TO BE HOMOPHOBIC. I'M HAVG A HARD TIME AGREEG WH ANY SENSE OF CERTATY. GAYNOR KEEPS HER STATEMENTS BRIEF, REFG TO NNECT HER RELIGN WH ANTI-GAY POSNS. SHE DON'T NY SUCH A NNECTN, EHER. (THE ARTICLE LKS TO D OF THE TERVIEW, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ACCS ; THE FILE MAY BE BLOCKED TO ERS BROWSG OM THE UNED STAT.){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;}LOOKG AROUND A LTLE, I FOUND ANOTHER TERVIEW WHERE GAYNOR WAS ASKED ABOUT HER RELIG BELIEFS AND HER GAY FANBASE. IN 1997, GAYNOR TALKED WH CHIGO OUTL' OWEN KEEHNEN:{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;} OK: YOU HAVE SUCH A LARGE GAY FOLLOWG. HAS THAT EVER E NFLICT WH YOUR BELIEFS AS A CHRISTIAN? GG: {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;}GAYNOR WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST DIS DIVA TO N TO TROUBLE WH GAY FANS. BACK THE 80'S THERE WERE MORS THAT DONNA SUMMER HAD MA ANTI-GAY REMARKS, A MOR THAT ED A BACKLASH THAT ED SUMMER TO STRONGLY NY THE MORS AND BEE AN ACTIVE FUND RAISER FOR AIDS {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;}MORE RECENTLY, AMERIN IDOL NTTANT MANDISA WAS VOTED OFF THE SGG PETN WHEN HER NNECTN TO AN ANTI-GAY WRER WAS NOTICED. THERE'S REASON FOR A DIS DIVA TO HI ANY ANTI-GAY SENTIMENTS SHE MAY HOLD, BUT WOULDN'T ANYONE SMART ENOUGH TO NOTICE THAT DANGER ALSO KNOW ENOUGH TO AVOID THE TOPIC ENTIRELY?{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;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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