Lesley Gore Now According to tabloid magazines, Lesley Gore announced in 2005 that she is "Gay," a Lesbian. (You didn't ask, but, f.y.i., "Lesbian" is derived from the 600 BC Greek mythology "Lesbos," a designation Island, Crete, some historians say, where the Muse, Greek Goddesses, loved each other). Say the tabloid TV shows, she stated that she did not know her own sexual orientation until she was in her late teens at Sarah Lawrence College.

Commentators consider the lyric content of some albums, notably Someplace Else Now, to contain implicit references to Gore's sexuality. Her altering of known song lyrics was also thought to have implied her orientation as in her album The Canvas Can Do Miracles. On that album she covered the song "You're the One That I Want" (from the film Grease), altering the line "cause I need a man" to "cause I need a friend". Gore provided musical aid for the 1996 film "Grace of My Heart," which featured a character (played by Bridget Fonda) whose struggles over her sexual orientation were similar to Gore's. Beginning in 2004, Gore could be seen hosting the PBS television series, In the Life, which focused on LGBT issues. Gore currently lives with her partner of more than 23 years..

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