Ana Matronic Says It Sucked Finding Out Her Dad Was Gay
BY ON TOP MAGAZINE STAFF
PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 06, 2010
Ana Matronic, one-fifth of the campy band the Scissor Sisters,
says it sucked finding out her dad was gay.
says it sucked finding out her dad was gay.
In a recent interview with the UK's Daily Mail, the singer, known
for belting out such outrageous tunes as Filthy/Gorgeous, spoke
about her gay father, who left her mother when she was only three.
for belting out such outrageous tunes as Filthy/Gorgeous, spoke
about her gay father, who left her mother when she was only three.
At the age of six, Matronic and her older sister, Kate, asked their
mother abut getting back together with their father.
mother abut getting back together with their father.
“Mum said, 'We can't get back together, because Dad is gay.' It wasn't
said in a brutal or shocking way. Although I was young, I knew Dad
now felt about men the way that he had once felt about my mother.
Basically, I understood this meant they'd never be together –
and at six, that sucked,” Matronic said.
said in a brutal or shocking way. Although I was young, I knew Dad
now felt about men the way that he had once felt about my mother.
Basically, I understood this meant they'd never be together –
and at six, that sucked,” Matronic said.
Matronic's mother eventually remarried, but by the time she was 14,
her father had contracted HIV, and was dead within a year.
her father had contracted HIV, and was dead within a year.
The thirty-six-year-old, recently-married Matronic is prepping to
tour with theScissor Sisters (three of whom are gay men) as the
opening act of Lady GaGa'sMonster Ball Tour. Their first stop will
be Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall on February 19.
tour with theScissor Sisters (three of whom are gay men) as the
opening act of Lady GaGa'sMonster Ball Tour. Their first stop will
be Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall on February 19.
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