“This was the summer of disco sucks. When [the Comiskey Park Disco Demolition] happened it was because they hated gay people, they hated black people and women. Look at the pictures of who was there at that disco sucks thing. There ain’t a gay person in that baseball stadium, there ain’t a black person there… And Diana Ross lived in a bubble; she lived in the world of Motown which totally protected her.”
— Nile Rodgers talks “I’m Coming Out” and Diana Ross’ initial reluctance to being a gay icon. More. (via billboard)
