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Marina and the Diamonds: Saying I love my gay fans feels ‘contrived’

By Josh Haggis

Marina and the Diamonds has argued that popstars who constantly gush about their gay fanbase can feel “contrived” sometimes.

The Welsh-born singer, who’s latest album FROOT charted in the UK Top Ten last month (March), says more female singers need to stop just talking about their love for the gay community and instead start taking action to help promote equality.

Marina

“When you’re an artist, you giving a shit does not equate to going ‘I love you guys!’ five times a day on Twitter,” she told Huffington Post. “If you want to do something, you do it in action.”

“I am always up for supporting anyone who has suffered prejudice or discrimination, and I always will be,” she continued. “But it’s not something I have publicly done a lot of yet. We’ll see. It is important to me, because it makes up a significant part of my fan base.”

“Sometimes I feel it’s a little contrived. I hope you can see what I mean by that, in terms of female pop stars going, ‘I love my gay fan base’ – making that a thing. I don’t believe in that.”

“I would support that all of my fanbase is equal. I hope I can support straight guys as much as I can teenage girls,” she added.

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