Beautiful. Such gut-wrenching lyrics and a message that strikes right to the heart of our humanity. I've cried every time I've heard it since its release way back in 1999. It hasn't lost one speck of its power and it was certainly done justice here.
holarc just because they currently have a female name or may have been biologically female, does not necessarily mean they do not belong in a gay men's chorus. Gender and sexuality are fluid.
What does it matter? If they stand by us and support us, does it not make us brothers and sisters? Considering the topic and what the song is all about, does it matter what reproductive organs the soloist has? I mean the song was written and originally performed by a female. It’s only when we stand together in love that we can conquer the hate of those that seek to divide and subjugate us.