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Archbishop Carl Bean, who founded Unity Fellowship of Christ Church in Los Angeles and worked for many years as an AIDS activist, has died.
Gospel artist and minister Carl Bean, who sang the gay pride anthem “I Was Born This Way,” has died at age 77 after a long battle with an illness undisclosed to the public.
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.
Carl Bean, a gay icon who escaped a hardscrabble childhood in Baltimore to become a Motown singer, founder of an LGBT church network and eventually an archbishop, has died. He was 77.
WASHINGTON — Archbishop Carl Bean, an LGBTQ advocate and the pioneering recording artist for the song "I Was Born This Way," has died. He was 77. The Unity Fellowship Church Movement (UFCM ...
Bean thanked Gaga for reviving the song, stating how “I Was Born This Way” is relevant decades later for the LGBTQ+ community. “When Gaga did [hers], I felt the same way, knowing that it’s ...
Carl Bean, a progressive minister, AIDS activist and singer who popularized the 1970s Motown song “I Was Born This Way,” an exuberant dance club staple and gay pride anthem that inspired one ...
Carl Bean is a disco singer, AIDS activist and church leader who sang "I Was Born This Way" in 1977. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.
Carl Bean had a long career as a disco singer, AIDS activist and religious leader before inspiring Lady Gaga's hit "Born This Way." The preacher has died at 77.
A 1977 promotional photo of Carl Bean for the 12” disco single ‘I Was Born This Way.’ (Courtesy of I Was Born This Way Production, LLC) The lyrics to “I Was Born This Way” were written by Bunny Jones, ...
For everyone who has ever rocked out to Lady Gaga‘s 2011 smash hit "Born This Way," the singer would like to make sure you're just as amped about one of the song's main inspirations - Carl Bean ...