'I'm Comg Out' by Diana Ross, Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards is a gay anthem, but for a while, the former Suprem star missed the pot. Read here.
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- DIANA ROSS DIDN'T KNOW 'I'M COMG OUT' WAS A 'GAY THG,' ACRDG TO PRODUCER NILE RODGERS
- NILE RODGERS: DIANA ROSS DIDN’T KNOW ‘I’M COMG OUT’ WAS ‘A GAY THG’
- DIANA ROSS DIDN'T KNOW 'I'M COMG OUT' WAS 'A GAY THG'
- THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
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NILE RODGERS: DIANA ROSS DIDN’T KNOW ‘I’M COMG OUT’ WAS ‘A GAY THG’
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