Why do gay people like past- popstars so much? | Dazed

Contents:

• THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
• IS YASME AL-BTAMI GAY? EXPLORE THE NCIS HAWAII CAST S*EXUALY!
• WHY DO GAY PEOPLE LIKE PAST- POPSTARS SO MUCH?

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

" A track on that album, "I've Got a Secret, " was spired by her stance on gay rights.

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“I don’t even really agree g out, ” she ntued, “bee I don’t thk straight people e out and troduce themselv as beg straight and why should somebody have to say ‘Hi, I’m gay.

IS YASME AL-BTAMI GAY? EXPLORE THE NCIS HAWAII CAST S*EXUALY!

But nsirg she dited a song on her album to her feelgs on homophobia when she uld have ed the space for another love song her rerd label might em sgle-worthy, this don’t appear to be out of character.

“‘I’ve Got a Secret’ is to make a pot about homosexualy and homophobia, ” Kate said.

“I wanted to so people uld ask me about and I uld say I don’t accept homophobia.

WHY DO GAY PEOPLE LIKE PAST- POPSTARS SO MUCH?

I say to people at my gigs, ‘If you’re homophobic, go home where you along.

I asked how she feels about her peers like Vansa Carlton who make public announcements about their sexualy, and Nash fds that the prs surroundg n only be a posive thg for the gay muny. “It’s not actually dog anythg for gay people. Gay people aren’t reprented everywhere as normal human begs.