nytimes September 13, 2021 6:00pm Carl Bean, Gay Singer Who Turned to Preaching, Dies at 77 #beancarl19442021 #deathsobituaries #homosexualityandbisexuality #blackpeople #popandrockmusic #christiansandchristianity #acquiredimmunedeficiencysyndrome #unityfellowshipchurch #iwasbornthiswaysong #losangelescalif #news Carl Bean, Gay Singer Who Turned to Preaching, Dies at 77 After recording “I Was Born This Way,” a club favorite, he entered the ministry and founded a church for the L.G.B.T.Q. community.