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• WHAT WAS LIKE TO E OUT AS THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ROCK STAR?
• ‘ROCKSTAR AND SOFTBOY’ IS THE PERFECT BLEND OF GAY FRIENDSHIP AND MAGIC A COMIC
• ROCKSTAR GAY EDITION
• DABABY UNR FIRE FOR HOMOPHOBIC COMMENTS ABOUT HIVTHE "ROCKSTAR" RAPPER REPORTEDLY SAID HIV WILL "MAKE YOU DIE TWO OR THREE WEEKS," WHICH IS SIMPLY UNTE.BY SAM MANZELLAJULY 27, 2021/11:10 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2400PX;WIDTH:3600PX;}RICH FURY/GETTY IMAGMIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JULY 25: DABABY PERFORMS ON STAGE DURG ROLLG LOUD AT HARD ROCK STADIUM ON JULY 25, 2021 MIAMI GARNS, FLORIDA. 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WH MORN HIV MEDITN, PEOPLE WHO REACH AND MATA AN UNTECTABLE VIRAL LOAD N LIVE A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE, ACRDG TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND {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;}IN REALY, IS THE STIGMA SURROUNDG HIV/AIDS THAT PREVENTS PEOPLE OM SEEKG PREVENTATIVE DGS LIKE PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP), HIV TTG, OR LIFE-SAVG TREATMENT. AS GLAAD TERMED S 2020 STATE OF HIV STIGMA SURVEY, MORE THAN HALF OF AMERINS STILL BELIEVE DANGERO MYTHS ABOUT HIV/{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;}NATURALLY, LGBTQ+ CELEBRI AND TWTER ERS WERE NOT HERE FOR DABABY'S DISCRIMATORY AND ACCURATE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}"DABABY IS A WEIRDO," TWEETED SHAMIR, A FELLOW MICIAN. "WHY YOU THAT NCERNED WH GAY PEOPLE'S SEX LIV? I ASSURE YOU NEVER ONCE CROSSED MY MD TO START TALKG ABOUT STRAIGHT MEN'S SEXUAL HEALTH WHILE ON STAGE..."{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;}"HEY @DABABYDABABY, UNTECTABLE = UNTRANSMTABLE ... U = U," ADD RUPL'S DRAG RACE LEGEND TRY K. BO. "THAT WILL TE YOU ON AT-LEAST ONE OF THEM DUMB ASS MENTS YOU MA."{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;}IN RPONSE TO THE BACKLASH, DABABY ACTUALLY DOUBLED DOWN ON HIS MENTS, POSTG A LENGTHY INSTAGRAM STORY ATTEMPTG TO EXPLA HIMSELF. "MY GAY FANS A’T GOG FOR THAT. THEY GOT CLASS," HE SAID. "THEY A’T SUCKG NO DICK NO PARKG LOT. EVEN MY GAY FANS GOT STANDARDS."{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;}UGH. WE'D EXPECT MORE OM SOMEONE WHO LLABORATED WH DUA LIPA ON A REMIX OF HER H SONG "LEVATG." LUCKILY, THE OFFICIAL GRDR TWTER ACUNT WEIGHED WH A PRACTIL SOLUTN:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}HIV/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

WHAT WAS LIKE TO E OUT AS THE FIRST OPENLY GAY ROCK STAR?

In July 1993, however, Roddy found himself the spotlight the rock world as s first openly gay star. In the summer of 1993, however, there was a sum total of zero openly homosexual stars the rock or metal world.

I didn’t want [rultant tabloid prs] talkg about me beg gay like was i) anythg to be ashamed of, or ii) somethg that I’d been hidg. But there’s jt as much homosexual fatuatn rock mic as heterosexual – ’s about time that ’s regnised. “It’s jt that the special people let the homosexual elements surface.

‘ROCKSTAR AND SOFTBOY’ IS THE PERFECT BLEND OF GAY FRIENDSHIP AND MAGIC A COMIC

“I thk of beg openly gay as a polil statement. Somethg that, some small way, further the gay rights movement, ” he explaed.

ROCKSTAR GAY EDITION

There was a time when clarg your homosexualy as a rock mician was a big no-no if you wanted to get ahead the mic dtry.

In fact, this suatn is what prompted the founrs of the all-gay rock band Pansy Divisn to create their group 1991. John Goli, one of those founrs, argu they were the first publicly out all-gay rock group (see his bgraphy for a lk to the story). Boy Band Members Who Are Out As Gay, Bisexual or Queer.

" All of which should e as no surprise to fans who remember Townshend's 1980 solo h "Rough Boys" (above), which Rollg Stone lled "the most overtly homoerotic song his talog. Maybe even the most overtly homoerotic song anyone's 1970s[youtube expand=1 se_id=25879312]Alice Buhr, June Millgton, and Nickey Barclay of FannyThe rock band Fanny's importance the annals of popular mic nnot be overstated. A New York Tim review of the book claimed that durg the time of the Runaways both Wt, who died 2006, and Jett "were bisexual, if not gay.

DABABY UNR FIRE FOR HOMOPHOBIC COMMENTS ABOUT HIVTHE "ROCKSTAR" RAPPER REPORTEDLY SAID HIV WILL "MAKE YOU DIE TWO OR THREE WEEKS," WHICH IS SIMPLY UNTE.BY SAM MANZELLAJULY 27, 2021/11:10 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2400PX;WIDTH:3600PX;}RICH FURY/GETTY IMAGMIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JULY 25: DABABY PERFORMS ON STAGE DURG ROLLG LOUD AT HARD ROCK STADIUM ON JULY 25, 2021 MIAMI GARNS, FLORIDA. (PHOTO BY RICH FURY/GETTY IMAG)BY SAM MANZELLAJULY 27, 2021 / 11:10 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DABABY UNR FIRE FOR HOMOPHOBIC COMMENTS ABOUT HIV","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2021-07-27T15:10:27.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2021-07-27T15:10:27.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"SAM MANZELLA","KEYWORDS":"HIV/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;}RAPPER DABABY IS UNR FIRE FOR SPREADG MISRMATN ABOUT GAY MEN AND HIV/{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;}WHILE PERFORMG AT MIAMI'S ROLLG LOUD FTIVAL ON SUNDAY (JULY 25), THE "ROCKSTAR" ARTIST, BORN JONATHAN LYNDALE KIRK, REPORTEDLY VED DIENCE MEMBERS TO HOLD UP THEIR CELL PHON — APART OM ANYONE WHO IS HIV-POSIVE, OR A GAY MAN WHO "[SUCKS] DICK THE PARKG LOT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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 ALSO CLAIMED HIV WILL "MAKE YOU DIE TWO OR THREE WEEKS," WHICH IS PATENTLY FALSE. WH MORN HIV MEDITN, PEOPLE WHO REACH AND MATA AN UNTECTABLE VIRAL LOAD N LIVE A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE, ACRDG TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND {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;}IN REALY, IS THE STIGMA SURROUNDG HIV/AIDS THAT PREVENTS PEOPLE OM SEEKG PREVENTATIVE DGS LIKE PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP), HIV TTG, OR LIFE-SAVG TREATMENT. AS GLAAD TERMED S 2020 STATE OF HIV STIGMA SURVEY, MORE THAN HALF OF AMERINS STILL BELIEVE DANGERO MYTHS ABOUT HIV/{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;}NATURALLY, LGBTQ+ CELEBRI AND TWTER ERS WERE NOT HERE FOR DABABY'S DISCRIMATORY AND ACCURATE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}"DABABY IS A WEIRDO," TWEETED SHAMIR, A FELLOW MICIAN. "WHY YOU THAT NCERNED WH GAY PEOPLE'S SEX LIV? I ASSURE YOU NEVER ONCE CROSSED MY MD TO START TALKG ABOUT STRAIGHT MEN'S SEXUAL HEALTH WHILE ON STAGE..."{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;}"HEY @DABABYDABABY, UNTECTABLE = UNTRANSMTABLE ... U = U," ADD RUPL'S DRAG RACE LEGEND TRY K. BO. "THAT WILL TE YOU ON AT-LEAST ONE OF THEM DUMB ASS MENTS YOU MA."{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;}IN RPONSE TO THE BACKLASH, DABABY ACTUALLY DOUBLED DOWN ON HIS MENTS, POSTG A LENGTHY INSTAGRAM STORY ATTEMPTG TO EXPLA HIMSELF. "MY GAY FANS A’T GOG FOR THAT. THEY GOT CLASS," HE SAID. "THEY A’T SUCKG NO DICK NO PARKG LOT. EVEN MY GAY FANS GOT STANDARDS."{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;}UGH. WE'D EXPECT MORE OM SOMEONE WHO LLABORATED WH DUA LIPA ON A REMIX OF HER H SONG "LEVATG." LUCKILY, THE OFFICIAL GRDR TWTER ACUNT WEIGHED WH A PRACTIL SOLUTN:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}HIV/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

They were gay and I wasn't. My parents had never explaed to me that people are gay, " said Ford. "[youtube expand=1 se_id=25879312]JobriathIn the early 1970s, the fluential Amerin glam rocker Jobriath beme the first out gay mician signed to a major label, and was no small affair.

[youtube expand=1 se_id=25879312]Freddie Mercury of QueenHow did fans not know Freddie Mercury was gay? It's not like he shied away om gay life his material.

" In 2001, at a Human Rights Campaign dner, the band's longtime bassist Chuck Panozzo announced that he is gay and had been livg wh HIV. Dpe pleas om FNM's handlers, Bottum me out as gay 1993. [youtube expand=1 se_id=25879312]Doug Pnick of Kg's X Christian rock band Kg's X had been kickg around for a few years by the time released s sophomore album, Gretchen Go to Nebraska, what many nsir to be s tone work, 1989.