>>127236153"So, it was on her backpack, and it was a button of a pink triangle. And I took that to mean that she was a lesbian, and I was crushed. And at the same time, it seemed like a really novel experience for me, and confusing, interesting, and I went home and wrote a song about it. And then I found out after the album came out, a year and a half later, that she wasn't a lesbian at all.
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Mr. CUOMO: She just was showing support...
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Mr. CUOMO: For gay rights or something."
source: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/99636767