One of music world’s greats has died.
Ill with COVID, rock star Meat Loaf dies aged 74 | National PostThe singer and actor, otherwise known as Michael Lee Aday, sold more than 100 million records worldwidenationalpost.comin the 1990s, I was in a RHPS group and I played Dr Scott and Eddie.
Meat Loaf: What exactly is it that the singer would not do for love? – BBC NewsHow I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) became one of rock’s biggest urban myths.www.bbc.comthe lyrics are all about stopping doing anything at all
and given paradise by the dashboard light about being trapped with someone for your lifetime for teenaged sex ..
not having sex with someone you love because married to someone else
the songs dovetail in meaning from Bat out of Hell to Bat out of Hell 2
Meatloaf collapsed many times on stage and died at home with his wife nearby.
songs sung one thing, life lived another
Queer Spice: 10 times the Spice Girls showed PrideFrom Victoria Beckham’s fashion collection to song lyric changes and Mel B and Geri Horner’s lesbian affair revelations, here are just a few reasons why the Spice Girls became LGBTQ+ iconswww.scmp.com
Weightlifter Hubbard to be 1st transgender athlete to compete at Olympics | CBC SportsWeightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics. Hubbard was among five weightlifters confirmed Monday for New Zealand’s team for the Tokyo Games.www.cbc.ca
Homophobic Statements Trigger Elevated Stress in Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People – Can Contribute to Health ProblemsNew research provides strongest evidence to date that the stress of discrimination causes physiological changes that can contribute to health problems for lesbian, gay and bisexual people. Previous research has suggested that the stress of discrimination may play a role in the development of healscitechdaily.com
As a sexually active gay man, I can’t donate blood or tissue in America. That’s ridiculous | COMMENTARY – Baltimore SunMy blood type is O negative, I am healthy, I can run a half-marathon, I do not smoke or use drugs, I only have two to three drinks a week, and I am in a committed relationship. Yet, due to homophobic stereotypes and outdated policies, gay men like myself — termed “MSM” or “men who have sex with men” — cannot freely donate blood and soft tissue in America.www.baltimoresun.com
‘We’re not hiding’: Gay and lesbian Russians say a cultural shift is underwayWhen Lisa Androshina threw her first lesbian party in Moscow in 2017, she had low expectations. “We wanted to just gather with our friends and just listen towww.nbcnews.com
Queer History Lesson: The history behind the word lesbianL is for lesbian.www.rte.ie
Madeline Davis, who spoke to the nation as a lesbian, has died | News | avpress.com“I am a woman and a lesbian, a minority of minorities,” Madeline Davis told the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach. “Now we are coming out of our closetswww.avpress.com
Investigation reveals barriers to lesbian couples seeking fertility treatment – BioNewswww.bionews.org.uk
Support Your Local Lesbian Bar This Pride Month – PAPER“The Lesbian Bar Project” highlights how we can preserve these vital and historic community spaces.www.papermag.com
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