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Cyndi Lauper Talks LGBT Rights Ahead of Milwaukee PrideFestnew

The same fierce individualism that established Cyndi Lauper as one of the defining cultural sensations and fashion trendsetters of the 1980s kept her an icon in the gay community long after MTV retired her.
Shepherd Express  |  Shepherd Express  |  06-12-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

Gay Rappers Carry the Torch for Bounce, but Not Everyone's Comfortable with Thatnew

At the end of the day, the sissies enjoy an uneasy acceptance, both for carrying bounce's torch and, of course, for keeping the dance floor jumping with women. But in the working-class African-American South, male homosexuality can be a difficult identity to maintain.
Gambit  |  Alison Fensterstock  |  08-14-2008  |  Music

Rising Detroit Rap Star Invincible Creates Sonic Calling Card from Activism & Dissentnew

Here's the deal: Invincible is one of the best emcees in the country, as many will tell you, gender notwithstanding, though the odds are stacked against her: 1) She's a woman working a male-dominated genre 2) She's gay and 3) She's overtly political -- her sympathy for the Palestinians, and politicking in a pop world often spells fiscal failure.
Metro Times  |  Brian Smith  |  08-12-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Two Queer Legends of Indie Rock and Queercore Look Backnew

Pansy Division's Jon Ginoli and Camper Van Beethoven's Victor Krummenacher got together recently to talk about the way it was, coming out in the repressed 1980s and coming into their own experientially, politically, and musically in 1990s San Francisco -- each, as Krummenacher puts it, a "gay guy suddenly in Candyland."
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Kimberly Chun  |  06-25-2008  |  Music

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