Nile Rodgers: Diana Ross didn't know 'I'm Comg Out' was 'a gay thg'

Contents:

• 6 WAYS DIANA ROSS HAS EARNED HER GAY IN STAT
• NILE RODGERS: DIANA ROSS DIDN’T KNOW ‘I’M COMG OUT’ WAS ‘A GAY THG’

6 WAYS DIANA ROSS HAS EARNED HER GAY IN STAT

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NILE RODGERS: DIANA ROSS DIDN’T KNOW ‘I’M COMG OUT’ WAS ‘A GAY THG’

In 2016, “I’m Comg Out” topped Billboard Pri’s list of gay anthems. But Rodgers and Edwards helped make that superstar she brighter than ever: Ross’ classic “Diana” album — released 40 years ago on May 22, 1980 — went on to bee the bt-sellg LP of her reer wh hs such as “Upsi Down” and the gay anthem “I’m Comg Out.

” “But she didn’t unrstand that that was a gay thg, that that was a person sayg, ‘I’m g out of the closet, ’ ” says Rodgers. “He thought that that would be Diana sayg that she was gay, ” says Rodgers.