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Play My F kn Remix (2013)and Soundtrack to Freedom (2015) and charted three entries on In 2018, Gold wrote an essay for NewNowNext, where he revealed that he was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a rare form of blood cancer curable through bone marrow transplants, in 2013. In a 2019 episode of his podcast A Kiki From the Cancer Ward, with RuPaul as a guest, he said he had been officially declared cancer-free. I was an out and proud gay pop music artist at a time when many feared that being open about their sexuality would ruin their careers, Gold wrote in his 2018 NewNowNext essay. I made every attempt I could to wave the gay flag, from using male pronouns to men-on-men love scenes in my videos. I told stories from a pointedly gay perspective . If you are a cancer warrior or a warrior of shame, don’t forget to treat yourself better than anyone else could ever treat you, tell your story proudly every day you walk this earth, and use that fuck ....
Share The Bronx native is best known for his 2007 track Where the Music Takes You, which charted on Billboard s Top 10 Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart. Ari has sung with Diana Ross and Cyndi Lauper, collaborated with Boy George, and opened for Chaka Khan. The 60-year-old drag icon - who boasts 7.7M social media followers - tweeted on Sunday: Lovely, Gentle Man @SirAriGold Until we meet again, dear friend. @SirAriGold Love always, Ru : RuPaul knew Ari since 2002, and he reposted their year-old conversation on his podcast, A Kiki From the Cancer Ward Mourning: Back in 2007, Gold portrayed Tyrone Cohen in Mike Ruiz s cult comedy Starrbooty, which starred the RuPaul s Drag Race host in the titular role (pictured in 2018) ....