Aretha Frankl's gospel roots were partly shaped by the gays and lbians her life
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DIVE DIVA: THE GAYS WHO SHAPED ARETHA’S GOSPEL SOUL
For any gay, lbian or margalized person of any stripe, “Rpect” was much more than a sturdy slice of soul that uld crowd a dance floor: It was an act of fiance, a claratn of pri, and a promise to the world and the person the mirror to never settle for send-class treatment ever aga. Over the last dozen years, she sang at a gay weddg, helped gurate Print Obama and llected one lifetime achievement award after another.
In the muny outsi the church, gay men were lled sissi. But si the church, a lot of the mic was created by gay men. There has also been a lot attentn given to her role as a lbian and gay ally.