The openly-gay Amerin rock sger is bt known for her 1993 album Y I Am. And sger-songwrer Melissa Etheridge has revealed the moment she knew she was not terted mal.
Contents:
- MELISSA ETHERIDGE ON BEG OUT: ‘WE N’T GET GAY ENOUGH RIGHT NOW!’
- JULIE CYPHER DISVERED SHE WASN'T GAY AFTER BEG WH MELISSA ETHERIDGE FOR A DE
- MELISSA ETHERIDGE RELLS MEETG WHERE THEY ASKED 'WHAT ARE WE GOG TO DO ABOUT THE GAY THG?'
- MELISSA ETHERIDGE ON WHY GAY CONTTANTS FARE BETTER ON ‘THE VOICE’ THAN ‘AMERIN IDOL’
MELISSA ETHERIDGE ON BEG OUT: ‘WE N’T GET GAY ENOUGH RIGHT NOW!’
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JULIE CYPHER DISVERED SHE WASN'T GAY AFTER BEG WH MELISSA ETHERIDGE FOR A DE
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MELISSA ETHERIDGE RELLS MEETG WHERE THEY ASKED 'WHAT ARE WE GOG TO DO ABOUT THE GAY THG?'
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In June 2016, ISIS follower Omar Mateen opened fire at gay Orlando nightclub Pulse, killg 49 people the adlit terror attack on Amerin soil sce 9/11. ”Then, more and more sgers me on to the scene like Sam Smh — “artists who are gay, and ’s kd of obv, and they’re jt so good and the mic is so good, ” Etheridge the last 10 years, Etheridge said she has been lighted by the amazg young talent (“lennial sort of youngsters, ” she lghed) like Kg Prcs and Hayley Kiyoko. Then, was eher you were straight or you were gay.
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MELISSA ETHERIDGE ON WHY GAY CONTTANTS FARE BETTER ON ‘THE VOICE’ THAN ‘AMERIN IDOL’
In 1969, when gay, lbian and transgenr patrons faced off agast police at Stonewall the Village, Etheridge was an 8-year-old Leavenworth, Kan.