Pet Shop Boys
A gay rights speech has been sampled in the Pet Shop Boys latest single.
The dance duo's new track 'The Best Gay Possible' features all ten minutes of a speech made by drag queen, Panti Bliss, a leading Irish gay rights activist, who rose to fame after his speech condemning homophobia at Dublin's Abbey Theatre in February went viral on Youtube.
In the speech, Panti says: "To grow up in a society that is overwhelmingly homophobic and to escape unscathed would be miraculous. So I don't hate you because you are homophobic. I actually admire you. I admire you because most of you are only a bit homophobic. Which all things considered is pretty good going."
He adds: "But I do sometimes hate myself. I hate myself because I f*****g check myself while standing at pedestrian crossings. And sometimes I hate you for doing that to me."
Panti - real name Rory O'Neil - took to Twitter to give his nod of approval on the track, as he wrote: "Pet Shop Boys made an amazing track out of my Noble Call speech. Seriously, they did."
Meanwhile, Pet Shop Boys - featuring Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe - will embark on a US tour on April 8 and will also take the stage at Coachella Festival in California.
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