RIP Donna Summer – the accidental gay icon | Paul Flynn

Unlike modern stars, Summer never courted a gay audience but her transcendental disco was perfectly in tune with gay cultureEarlier this year rumours began to spread that Donna Summer was in negotiation to take the Sunday headlining spot at the summer music festival, Lovebox. The potential signing was symbolic. Sunday at Lovebox is "gay day". Donna Summer's relationship with her fulsome gay fan-base had been fractious ever since there had been rumours of ill-advised comments about the Aids crisi...

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