Directors Daniel Junge, Sam Pollard Join Forces For ‘I Was Born This Way,’ Doc On “Larger Than Life” Singer-Activist Archbishop Carl Bean Matthew Carey Fri, March 18, 2022 at 3:40 PM UTC ...

Lady Gaga Celebrates Disco Star Carl Bean’s ‘I Was Born This Way’ in New Documentary: ‘Anthems Unify People’ Stephen Daw Fri, June 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM UTC ...

Watch the trailer for the Carl Bean documentary 'I Was Born This Way,' about the singer-turned-minister who inspired Lady Gaga's hit single.

Academy Award® winner Daniel Junge and Emmy Award winner Sam Pollard announced today that they have partnered with the estate of the Archbishop Carl Bean to co-direct the upcoming documentary I ...

Archbishop Carl Bean, a former Motown singer, longtime AIDS activist, and a leader in the LGBTQ church movement, has died. He was 77. On Tuesday, in a statement entitled “The Giant Sleeps ...

Archbishop Carl Bean, an AIDS activist and pioneer in the LGBTQ religious movement, has died. The openly gay pastor was also a Motown singer. His version of "I Was Born This Way" inspired Lady Gaga.