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Have I ever told you that Heavy Metal is lerally Gay and Jewish? In the 6th of January "surrectn" at the US Capol, turned out that among the

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Gay. There are at least two artists wh the name Gay. Gay is a fun project by a swiss electronic producer.

Sce the human sexualy analysis generally ns along the l of “that band is fuck’ gay, ” ’s no surprise that metal micians who self-intify as gay are difficult to e by. So difficult to e by, fact, that our list isn’t so much the Top Five Gay Metal Ins as The Five Gay Metal Ins. Why Gay Is Metal: Pnick has sce spl om Christiany, and now choos to intify as “agnostic.

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Durg a recent appearance on "The Jasta Show", TESTAMENT guarist Alex Skolnick discsed the fact that there are very few openly homosexual micians the heavy metal scene. Sayg that "the ia of a sger a metal band beg gay" was "shockg" prr to JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford g ou... * gay heavy metal *

” Maybe he jumped ship bee beg gay isn’t Christian; maybe he did bee Christian isn’t metal.

But if gay isn’t Christian, and Christian isn’t metal, isn’t gay kda metal? ”Why Metal Is Gay: Shamay’s mic is so aggrsive, has at tim rced male metal fans to whg over sexism. His name is Roddy Bottum, and you’ve got to rpect He Came Out: Bottum me out Metal Is Gay: Bottum wrote”Be Aggrsive”, a song about performg oral sex on a man.

WHY AREN'T THERE MORE OPENLY GAY HEAVY METAL MICIANS? TESTAMENT'S ALEX SKOLNICK WEIGHS IN

Lookg for a list of the bt gay sgers and gay micians of all time? We've round up our top picks along wh their bt songs! * gay heavy metal *

How He Came Out: In a1998 terview wh Gay Is Metal: “There are still stereotyp that all gay men are effemate and weak and queeny, ” Halford has said. ” Gaahl matas that the blood-drag was performed He Came Out: Gaahl nfirmed his homosexualy metal magaze Rock Hard‘s November 2008 issue, after some tractors threatened to offer “rmatn” that would make Gaahl appear a “whole new light. Why Gay Is Metal: Gaahl is “strongly opposed to Christiany, ” and purports to follow a personal philosophy he terms “Gaahlism.

” Aga: there’s nothg Christiany hat more than gay. January 8, 2019Durg a recent appearance on "The Jasta Show", TESTAMENT guarist Alex Skolnick discsed the fact that there are very few openly homosexual micians the heavy metal scene. Sayg that "the ia of a sger a metal band beg gay" was "shockg" prr to JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford g out as homosexual durg a 1998 appearance on MTV, Skolnick noted that "'s so ol that 's not a big al" by host Jamey Jasta why he thks there haven't been more micians g out as gay the past two s, Alex said: "I thk there's sort of a silent agreement.

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Judas Prit’s ‘Metal God’ discs the joys of leather, g out as a gay metalhead, and how he keeps 'Breakg the Law' h. * gay heavy metal *

It's like a 'don't ask, don't tell' thg, " referencg the repealed Uned Stat policy on ary service whereby gay Amerins were permted to serve the ary as long as they remaed closeted.

As the volist and bass player for the semal proggy metal-tged hard rock band Kg’s X, Doug Pnick me out 1998, durg an terview wh the Christian magaze, an irony due to the spirual and upliftg nature of the mic and lyrics which attracted many Christian fans who were agast homosexualy. But spe this vlent past, he has been an open homosexual wh no reluctance or remorse, and 2010 even won Gay Person of the Year Bergen, Norway. Before Cynic both Reert and Masvidal played as members of the legendary band Death, wh the one and only Chuck Schulder, and durg this time, and their time wh Cynic, they most likely led double liv as secretly homosexual mal a predomantly macho male extreme metal aggrsive ttosterone filled mil scene.

“IN THOSE DAYS, YOU DIDN’T TALK ABOUT THOSE KD OF THGS”. ROB HALFORD'S REACTN TO BEG METAL’S FIRST GAY IN

Led by openly gay ontman, volist Gary Floyd, the band broke up 1986 but was revived aga 2004. At, Texas-based hardre punk band MDC might be known by different nam cludg Millns of Dead Cops, Multi-Death Corporatn, Millns Of Dead Children, and Millns Of Damn Christians, but sce the begng of the band, 1979, the one nstant has been the antic, charismatic ontman Dave Dictor, who has ed the fury of punk to sg agast racism war, rporate ntrol, and favor of animal and human rights, equaly for gays, mori, and women.

Sce then the band has been ragg on agast homophob, palists, and racists g the force of hardre punk. Lookg back, wh the black tight leather, chas, and suggtive lyrics, ’s no surprise that Halford is a gay man, and proud of .

HE BEME METAL'S FIRST OPENLY GAY MEGASTAR 1998. WHY IS HE STILL THE ONLY ONE?

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 we’re ditg today’s article to the bt gay sgers and micians of all time.

Demi Lovato Bt Gay Sgers & Micians Of All Time – Fal Thoughts. Not long ago, beg openly gay often wasn’t well-received by the public and mic dtry. And that’s why gay rockstars were so important – and Freddie Mercury was probably the most fluential.

Although Mercury did keep his personal life private, he has been celebrated gay muny for s. Ricky Mart is the ‘Kg of Lat Pop’, but he is also one of the most famo gay pop sgers. He me out as gay 2010, when he was already a big star.

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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.

He clared he is bisexual the 70s, but he officially me out as gay to Rollg Stone magaze 1992. 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.

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Halford me out as gay an terview 1988.

THE GAY GOD OF HEAVY METAL {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 CHRISTIE KEHJUNE 15, 2007/6:45 PMBY CHRISTIE KEHJUNE 15, 2007 / 6:45 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE GAY GOD OF HEAVY METAL SPEAKS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-06-15T22:45:35.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-06-15T22:45:35.000+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":"CHRISTIE KEH","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;}METALHEADS GAY AND STRAIGHT GOT THE CHANCE TO BOW DOWN BEFORE THE METAL GOD TORONTO LAST WEEKEND AT THE NORTH BY NORTHEAST MIC AND FILM FTIVAL, AND MY IEND, PHOTOGRAPHER/VIOGRAPHER CLT GILRS OM CLUB KGSNAKE, WAS THERE AND SHARED HIS IMPRSNS AND SOME GREAT PHOTOS AND VIO CLIPS WH {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 METAL GOD IS, OF URSE, OUT GAY HEAVY METAL LEGEND ROB HALFORD, LEAD SGER OF INIC METAL BAND JUDAS PRIT. HALFORD'S HOMOSEXUALY WAS AN OPEN SECRET THE MIC WORLD FOR YEARS, BUT 1998 HE MA IF OFFICIAL, G OUT AN TERVIEW ON {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;}FOR THOSE WHO DON'T FOLLOW THE METAL SCENE -- AND THAT WOULD CLU ME, I'M MORE OF AN ALTERNATIVE/DIE KD OF GAL -- HALFORD IS CREDED AS BEG THE FIRST ARTIST TO REALLY BRG METAL OUT OF THE UNRGROUND AND TO THE MASTREAM. HE WAS ALSO THE FIRST LEATHER-GARBED, HARLEY-STRADDLG METAL STAR, AND HIS IMAGE HAS GONE ON TO BE ADOPTED BY A GENERATN OF {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;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;}HALFORD ACTUALLY LEFT JUDAS PRIT FOR MANY YEARS, WORKG WH HIS OWN BANDS AND EVEN DOG VOL DUTI FOR A SHORT TIME FOR BLACK SABBATH. HE REJOED HIS OLD BANDMAT 2003 TO RERD THE MASSIVELY SUCCSFUL AND CRILLY ACCLAIMED ALBUM ANGEL OF RETRIBUTN. JUDAS PRIT, WH HALFORD AT THE HELM, IS ABOUT TO H THE ROAD SUPPORT OF THEIR NEW NCEPT ALBUM, {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;}CLT SAYS:{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 ROB HALFORD CELEBRY TERVIEW ON SATURDAY WAS SIMPLY AMAZG. ROB WAS VERY OPEN AND HONT AND DISCSED G OUT, AND THE STRS OF THE YEARS LEADG UP TO , HIS DITN TO METAL MIC, WHERE HE DRAWS HIS SPIRATN, MEMORI OF THE SEX PISTOLS, FAVOURE THORS, FAVOURE ACTORS, ON HIS VOL STYLE AND THE FLUENCE HE'S HAD ON MANY METAL VOLISTS, AND PRIT'S NEW NCEPT ALBUM NOSTRADAM. THERE'S A PHOTO OF ME AT THE ONT OF THE LE FOR THE HALFORD TERVIEW OVER AT THE NXNE SE. THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT WERE LE BEFORE ME WERE SOME SUPER-FANS WHO WEREN'T REGISTERED FOR THE NFERENCE AND PAID $30.00 JT TO HEAR ROB {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;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;}CLT VIOTAPED THE TERVIEW AND YOU N WATCH THE WHOLE THG HERE... HALFORD TALKS ABOUT HOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AAID OF METAL BEE THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT , WH SOME TERTG IMPLIED PARALLELS ABOUT HOW A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT BEG GAY. HE ALSO TALKS ABOUT MEETG GAY HORROR THOR/FILMMAKER CLIVE BARKER ("HE'S OFF HIS HEAD."), SID VIC ("SID VIC ULDN'T PLAY A NOTE. HE HAD NO IA ABOUT THE BASS, WASN'T EVEN PLUGGED ."), AND OF URSE, G OUT AND BEG GAY ("A LOT OF CELEBRI ARE TRAPPED, JT TRAPPED. 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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.

And Sam Smh is one of the most fluential gay sgers of this century. She me out publicly as lbian 1993, and she has been a gay rights activist sce then. He me out as gay 2006, a ver story for People magaze.

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