Carola recently had a huge success in Eurovision in concert in Amsterdam and will be performing in a gay club, soon, namey Wonk in Malmö during Eurovision 2013 (other artists include Charlotte Perrelli and Loreen). She has always had a lot of gay fans but the things turned sour back in 2001 when she said in QX's interview homosexuality is unnatural. "Now the time has come we can but all that aside" she says "I felt such a love and support from my gay fans in Amsterdam. A new era has begun and I feel such unity." But the QX magazine hasn't yet forgotten. They say they should sit down with her and have another interview and talk about things before she could be invited to perform in Gaygalan or Pride. Even then part of the audience might be booing at her while most would cheer her. She will start from Wonk, maybe those two will follow..... and she can belt out her hits to gay crowd, like this. Or this. And even this.
Carola's gay career:
1993 Carola told the Norwegian Aftenposten that society must give help and support for gay people to get rid of their abnormal orientation
2001 In QX Carola told that she
could not read the text in Aftenposten before it was published and that
she had been misquoted. "I have absolutely no homophobia and my gay fans love is reciprocated, Sure, I have become more open-minded in my attitude towards homosexuals, but for me, homosexuality will always be unnatural. I do not believe that homosexuality is a disease. But I know people who have become straight after intercession"
2002 Three months after the interview she wrote an open letter and apologized to all gays the pain she may have caused
2006 At a press conference in Gothenburg, when Carola competed in
Melodifestivalen, Stockholm's Gayradio reporter Stian Armstad asked her views on homosexuality and why she is criticized in gay community. Carola made it clear that she did not want to continue the interview and asked for help from her press staff.
A
week later, after victory in the contest, Carola addressed a special
thanks to her gay fans from the stage at the official afterparty.
Later that year she was made fun in the official Pride song by Christer Lindarw. "There are a lot of gays who do not like her," he said. "I have only one comment on this, and that is that I forgive them," said Carola in a statement through her contacts.
2008 Ahead of Eurovision Song Contest 2008, Carola was questions about her views on homosexuality by Nöjesbladet Web TV: "I love all people. I love gays. I mean that I'm definitely not homophobic in any way. We are here for the music and I have no quirky opinions. I feel the love from so many gay too, "
2013 Carola is welcomed open arms to Amsterdam's Eurovision in concert as guest star.
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