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Contents:
- GAY IRISH ARTIST CONLETH KANE OPENS UP ABOUT HIS JOURNEY AS HE RELEAS STUNNG NEW MIC VIO 'PROUD'
- THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
- THE FIRST IRISH GAY SONG
GAY IRISH ARTIST CONLETH KANE OPENS UP ABOUT HIS JOURNEY AS HE RELEAS STUNNG NEW MIC VIO 'PROUD'
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While some classics do appear on our list, others do not – sorry, Gloria Gaynor, Kylie Mogue, RuPl, Brney and Cher, we still adore you — here are 25 sential pri songs om the 1970s to today. gay clubs but, wh a strg of hs, expand to natnal tours and TV.
THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
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THE FIRST IRISH GAY SONG
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