Carl Bean is a disco singer, AIDS activist and church leader who sang "I Was Born This Way" in 1977. While celebrating the 10-year anniversary of her second studio album, "Born This Way," Lady ...

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Lady Gaga honors Carl Bean and his 1977 queer anthem 'I Was Born This Way' in a new doc clip with Questlove reflecting on the song's LGBTQ legacy.

Lady Gaga Celebrates Disco Star Carl Bean’s ‘I Was Born This Way’ in New Documentary: ‘Anthems Unify People’ The pop superstar spoke about Bean's 1977 disco anthem for a new documentary ...

In the clip, Gaga and fellow fan Questlove reflect on the impact of Bean’s 1977 hit single, in which he sang, “I’m happy, I’m carefree/ I’m gay, I was born this way.” More from Billboard ...

A 1977 promotional photo of Carl Bean for the 12” disco single ‘I Was Born This Way.’ (Courtesy of I Was Born This Way Production, LLC) The lyrics to “I Was Born This Way” were written by Bunny Jones, ...

Officials with the "Living Out" LGBTQ+ housing community in Palm Springs are taking an extra step to remember Stonewall Day ...

Living Out Palm Springs will host a special event on June 28 to honor Stonewall Day by recognizing four iconic LGBTQ+ trailblazers: Carl Bean, Connie Norman, Phyllis Lyon, and Del Martin. In ...

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PALM SPRINGS, Calif., June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Living Out Palm Springs will host a special event on June 28 to honor Stonewall Day by recognizing four iconic LGBTQ+ trailblazers: Carl Bean ...