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...question that doesn't have an easy answer, but it's sure fun to try to puzzle out. And the True Colors tour that has been traveling across America this month would seem to be a good place to do that...
...tour, founded by Cyndi Lauper last year, is highly unusual in that its main purpose, besides entertaining crowds, is to rally for gay, lesbian and transgender rights. The tour features a diverse cast of performers - including the B-52s, Tegan and Sara, the Indigo Girls, Rosie O'Donnell and Regina Spektor - onstage for nearly five hours...
...There's never really been this kind of organized gay-themed tour before, and its very existence, during what many urban crusaders consider a postgay era - a "whatever" age in which identity politics are on the wane - seems quaint and comforting. When the Indigo Girls hit the stage for True Colors at Radio City Music Hall recently, their set of barnstorming folk brought back warm memories of early 1990s pink-triangle-bedecked marches, a period when the movement seemed in overdrive...
...Like all the great gay arguments, such as whether Ernie and Bert are more than just friends, getting there is half the fun. To fuel the debate, TIME talked to people who were both at and part of the True Colors tour to find out their favorite gay song. Listen to the podcast...
...retirement of ex-No. 1 Justine Henin, the women's game needs Ana's aces this summer, starting at Wimbledon, which begins June 23. "She's a terrific shot in the arm," says Women's Tennis Association CEO Larry Scott, who has put Ivanovic at the center of the tour's latest marketing campaign...