Dead or Alive's Pete Burns: Remembering An Overlooked LGBT Pioneer

To LGBT folk, lovers of New Wave, dance-pop addicts, followers of British reality TV, and much of the U.K. public, Pete Burns -- who passed away Oct. 23 from a heart attack -- was a singular star emblematic of a time when even the most eccentric musicians could achieve significant international sales and radio play with the right brain-embedding hook.

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Dead or Alive's Pete Burns: Remembering An Overlooked LGBT Pioneer

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Pete Burns of Dead or Alive embodied glam lifestyle of the '80s, was a pioneer in gender identity

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Pete Burns of Dead or Alive embodied glam lifestyle of the '80s, was a pioneer in gender identity

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