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Saturday, June 25, 2005

Lesley Gore comes out as a lesbian

Lesley Gore comes out as a lesbian Sixties teen idol Lesley Gore has come out of the closet. Yep, the recording artist who scored with such megahits as "It's My Party (I'll Cry If I Want To)" and "You Don't Own Me" told After Ellen, "I have a partner of 23 years and I have a cocker spaniel ... named after Billie Holiday, one of my favorite singers. And I thought, you know, a little gender confusion makes a better person. A little adversity in life at an early age. Its character building." As for lesbian life back then Gore says, "there was very little acceptance of gay people. I think the record industry, by and large whats left of it, is still totally homophobic.�
[Date: 23-Jun-05 ]

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