If you like 70’s disco and queer liberation anthems, then I’m sure you’ll enjoy this. I just found out about this while browsing the news and I’m excited to share it.

Carl Bean (May 26, 1944 – September 7, 2021) was an American singer and activist who was the founding prelate of the Unity Fellowship Church Movement, a progressive Protestant denomination that is particularly welcoming of LGBTQ+ Black Americans.

Lady Gaga first mentioned that Carl Bean’s song inspired Born This Way on Instagram in 2021. In an exclusive clip of the documentary I Was Born This Way, Lady Gaga honors queer music icon Carl Bean and the legacy of “I Was Born This Way". (from Rolling Stone)