Contents:
- SCISSOR SISTERS: 'WE ARE A BAND FIRST, A GAY BAND SEND'
- SCISSOR SISTERS' JAKE SHEARS ON WHAT MAK SOMETHG 'GAY MIC'
SCISSOR SISTERS: 'WE ARE A BAND FIRST, A GAY BAND SEND'
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SCISSOR SISTERS' JAKE SHEARS ON WHAT MAK SOMETHG 'GAY MIC'
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