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According to Tom Dare, the editor of Terrorizer metal magazine, there are "...few openly gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender musicians in high profile metal bands." ^[1]In 1998, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford was "...one of the first people in a heavy metal band to come out as gay."^[2]

^ Potts, Andrew (25 July 2014). "Terrorizer magazine speaks out against homophobia in heavy metal". http://www.gaystarnews.com. GayStarNews. Retrieved 20 August 2015. '[Homophobia] leads people to deny their identity, to battle with their own psyche, and is a significant part of why depression and suicide amongst LGBT people is still such a problem,' Dare wrote. 'It is why Rob Halford was in the closet for 25 years, why the Cynic guys only publicly spoke about their sexuality this year, and why there are so few openly gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender musicians in high profile metal bands.' {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help); line feed character in |quote= at position 198 (help)
^ Potts, Andrew (25 July 2014). "Terrorizer magazine speaks out against homophobia in heavy metal". http://www.gaystarnews.com. GayStarNews. Retrieved 20 August 2015. '[Homophobia] leads people to deny their identity, to battle with their own psyche, and is a significant part of why depression and suicide amongst LGBT people is still such a problem,' Dare wrote. 'It is why Rob Halford was in the closet for 25 years, why the Cynic guys only publicly spoke about their sexuality this year, and why there are so few openly gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender musicians in high profile metal bands.' {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help); line feed character in |quote= at position 198 (help)

[1] Potts, Andrew (25 July 2014). "Terrorizer magazine speaks out against homophobia in heavy metal". http://www.gaystarnews.com. GayStarNews. Retrieved 20 August 2015. '[Homophobia] leads people to deny their identity, to battle with their own psyche, and is a significant part of why depression and suicide amongst LGBT people is still such a problem,' Dare wrote. 'It is why Rob Halford was in the closet for 25 years, why the Cynic guys only publicly spoke about their sexuality this year, and why there are so few openly gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender musicians in high profile metal bands.' {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help); line feed character in |quote= at position 198 (help)

[2] Potts, Andrew (25 July 2014). "Terrorizer magazine speaks out against homophobia in heavy metal". http://www.gaystarnews.com. GayStarNews. Retrieved 20 August 2015. '[Homophobia] leads people to deny their identity, to battle with their own psyche, and is a significant part of why depression and suicide amongst LGBT people is still such a problem,' Dare wrote. 'It is why Rob Halford was in the closet for 25 years, why the Cynic guys only publicly spoke about their sexuality this year, and why there are so few openly gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender musicians in high profile metal bands.' {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help); line feed character in |quote= at position 198 (help)

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