#Lesley Gore

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Leslie Gore began her career in pop music at the age of 16 when she was signed by Mercury Records. Quincy Jones was both her producer and mentor. Her first major it was “It’s my Party” in 1963. Another of her hit songs was “You Don't Own Me” which became a feminist anthem.

In 1967 Gore appeared in two episodes of Batman 66 as Pussycat, a member of Catwoman’s gang.

Gore identifies as a lesbian and said in an interview that she never hid her sexual orientation but was careful not to "put it in anybody's face."

"Times were very different then, so, you know, I just tried to live as normally as humanly possible. But as truthfully as humanly possible… There were was very little acceptance of gay people. I think the record industry, by and large what's left of it, is still totally homophobic."

In 1982, Gore began a 33 year relationship with Lois Sasson, a jewelry designer. Gore came out to the public in 2004 while hosting episodes of the PBS series In the Life, which focused on LGBT issues.

Gore died in 2015 due to lung cancer.

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"It's my party and I'll cry if I want to,"

"You would cry too if it happened to you,"

-Lesley Gore (My queen) <3

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lesley gore from the back cover of her album boys, boys, boys (1964)

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Jewish musicians of the 1960s

✡︎ Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941)

✡︎ Lesley Gore (born Lesley Sue Goldstein; May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015)

✡︎ Leonard Cohen (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016)

✡︎ Barbra Streisand (born April 24, 1942)

✡︎ Marty Balin (born Martyn Jerel Buchwald; January 30, 1942 – September 27, 2018) and Jorma Kaukonen (born December 23, 1940) of Jefferson Airplane

✡︎ Robby Krieger (born January 8, 1946) of The Doors

✡︎ Paul Simon (born October 13, 1941) and Art Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) of Simon & Garfunkel

✡︎ Phil Ochs (December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976)

✡︎ Cass Elliot (born Ellen Naomi Cohen; September 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974) of The Mamas & The Papas

✡︎ Mary (December 28, 1948 – January 19, 2024) and Elizabeth Weiss (born November 27, 1946) of The Shangri-Las

✡︎ Neil Diamond (born January 24, 1941)

✡︎ Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951)

✡︎ Robbie Robertson (born Jaime Royal Robertson; July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) of The Band

✡︎ Gary Hirsh (March 9, 1940 – August 17, 2021), Barry Melton (born June 14, 1947), Joseph Allen "Country Joe" McDonald (born January 1, 1942), and David Cohen (born August 4, 1942) of Country Joe and the Fish

✡︎ Manfred Mann (born Manfred Sepse Lubowitz; October 21, 1940)

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Queer Jews Project Day 24 - Lesley Gore

“It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to.” So goes Lesley Gore’s first hit – which made her a music star while she was still in high school. And she didn’t stop her education for her music career either. She went to Sarah Lawrence College at the height of her career, playing shows on weekends and school breaks. In later decades, she pivoted to songwriting, writing “Out Here On My Own” for the movie “Fame” and scoring an Oscar nomination. While life wasn’t all “Sunshine Lollipops and Rainbows” – Lesley said the record industry was homophobic – she lived as open a life as she could. “I just kind of lived my life naturally and did what I wanted to do. I didn’t avoid anything, I didn’t put it in anybody’s face,” she said.

Learn more about Lesley Gore here.

Queer Jews Project

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Joan Jett (1958-) The Runaways - rhythm and lead guitar Songs: "Queens of Noise," "Hollywood" Defeated Opponents: Debbie Harry, Eartha Kitt, Grace Jones Propaganda: "I'm a Kinsey 6 but I voted for her in a smash or pass poll."

Lesley Gore (1946-2015) solo Songs: "Look of Love," "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" Defeated Opponents: Della Reese, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Sinatra Propaganda: "Just listening to her progression of hit songs is a journey in itself: bubble gum pop's "It's my Party" and "that's the way boys are" to empowerment ballad "You don't own me" !!!! and for those who care, she came out in publicly/officially in 2005" "lesbian queen, ruler of teen angst. melanie martinez wouldnt fucking be here without her. She ruled young closeted me with an iron fist. She held #2 behind the beatles for 3 weeks when she should've been #1. She played her own batman character named pussycat who was catwomans sidekick." "Her songs are still famous, her voice is beautiful, and she's a lesbian icon. What else is there to say?"

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1960s Coquette