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Summer is scheduled to arrive in Britain for a series of concerts, including a London performance at Europe's biggest gay club, G.A.Y. "We are urging G.A.Y. club promoter Jeremy Joseph to insist that Summer condemns these hateful attitudes and expresses her backing for gay equality", said Peter Tatchell of OutRage!. "If she refuses, her scheduled appearance on 6th October should be cancelled", he said. "Donna Summer denies having damned the gay community and people with HIV. She claims she was misquoted. If she really didn't say those things, why hasn't she publicly backed the campaign for lesbian and gay human rights? Why has she failed to endorse efforts to outlaw discrimination against people with AIDS?
"Donna Summer has had ample opportunity to set the record straight. She has been asked many times to come out against homophobia and antigay discrimination. She has failed to respond to these repeated requests. "Donna does not deserve our support unless she makes a public declaration in favor of equality and against discrimination. Until she does that, we should boycott her records and performances, and gay people in the entertainment industry and media should use their influence to deny her publicity and financial gain. "Summer should be asked to make a statement backing equal rights for people with HIV and homosexuals. If she refuses, there is no way Summer should be given a platform at G.A.Y.. "Bigots who are without reason or compassion will change their hateful tune only if we hit them in the pocket where it hurts. Money talks, and the gay community should use its pink pounds to challenge homophobes and pressure them to recant", said Tatchell. |
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