Glad To Be Gay: Out in Rock
Phil Sutcliffe, Q, 1999
IN THIS ISSUE of Q, Michael Stipe, whose public utterances have crept closer to coming out of late, finally does the deed in a cool Cash For Questions response: "Am I queer? Absolutely. I have enjoyed sex with men and women throughout my life."
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