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Wait, I Will Survive singer Gloria Gaynor is MAGA?
There are a handful of anthems you will reliably hear at Pride every year: Lady Gagas Born This Way, Diana Ross Im Coming Out, and Gloria Gaynors I Will Survive. The latter not only is a banger but speaks powerfully of resistance and perseverance to an LGBTQ+ community that often feels like it is in a battle for survival.So, it came as a shock when Gaynor accepted the offer to be honored at the Kennedy Center soon possibly to be known as the Trump Kennedy Center earlier this month.It also led some to question if the singer behind the iconic queer anthem may be a Trump supporter, despite declining to discuss her political affiliation in the past.Critics of this choice included The View host Ana Navarro, who urged the singer on Instagram to decline the honor. "Look, the woman is a goddess and deserves all the flowers that come her way. But I wish she wouldnt accept an award from the hands of a man who has attacked the rights and history of women, people of color and LGBTQ. The gay community in particular, helped turn her signature song into an anthem," she wrote. "Trump is a stain on the prestige and significance of the KCH. Dont do it, Gloria!"Now, however, its making more sense. An investigation by MeidasTouch into Gaynor whose real name is Gloria Fowles revealed that the singer has been increasingly giving to Republicans, far-right politicians, and MAGA super PACs.According to their reporting, Gaynor donated $235.00 in support of Ben Carson. But by 2023 her donations had accelerated greatly, including to politicians such as Ted Cruz, Mike Johnson, Jim Jordan, and Marco Rubio, as well as the New Journey PAC, which targets Black voters with MAGA candidates.One name is that is noticeably missing from the list: President Donald Trump. But she did donate to several of his opponents, including Carson, Nikki Haley, and Vivek Ramaswamy.For the list of Republicans and groups Gaynor has donated to, see below:Mike Johnson $2160.57Kevin McCarthy $356.15The National Republican Senatorial Committee $1190.53Marsha Blackburn $2041.50Dave McCormick $1223.05Josh Hawley $1242.28Ted Cruz $476.18Marco Rubio $114.10Maria Elvira Salazar $242.18Mazi Pilip $682.28Elise Stefanik $1173.05Nick Begich $847.76Wesley Hunt $868.00Jim Jordan $1173.05Vivek Ramaswamy $1219.14Nikki Haley $1123.05Ben Carson $235.00Steve Garvey $1023.05Mayra Flores $1123.05Daniel Norber $1115.04Tayler Rahm $1065.04Service and Honor / Jake Ellzey $827.52New Journey PAC $610.25While Gaynor has always maintained a stance of political neutrality in public, behind the scenes she has put her hard-earned dollars much of which presumably comes from the loyalty of LGBTQ+ community toward causes and candidates that community finds hostile. It would be understandable for LGBTQ+ fans to feel a sense of betrayal.
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