The surprisg story of how ABBA beme beloved gay ins

Contents:

• THE SURPRISG STORY OF HOW ABBA BEME BELOVED GAY INS
• WERE YOU AN ABBA GAY?
• GAY INOGRAPHY: FIVE OF ABBA’S MOST CLASSIC CLIPS
• BJöRN ULVAS TERVIEW: ‘ABBA RETURNED TO MIC BEE OF GAY MUNY’
• HOW ABBA BEME A BELOVED GAY IN: THE SURPRISG STORY

THE SURPRISG STORY OF HOW ABBA BEME BELOVED GAY INS

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WERE YOU AN ABBA GAY?

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GAY INOGRAPHY: FIVE OF ABBA’S MOST CLASSIC CLIPS

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BJöRN ULVAS TERVIEW: ‘ABBA RETURNED TO MIC BEE OF GAY MUNY’

Back when Donna Summer reigned as disputable dancg queen, ABBA didn’t get much gay club play, not even you-know-what.

HOW ABBA BEME A BELOVED GAY IN: THE SURPRISG STORY

Y, there were exceptns: Larry Levan — the fluential gay Black DJ at New York’s legendary and largely Black/LGBTQ Paradise Garage — adored Cher’s “Take Me Home.