Gay Lebanese singer with 'Freddie Mercury' edge fronts band

By Shadi Bushra LONDON (Reuters) - A man singing about wanting to be another man's wife, pampering his children and cooking him dinner isn't all that unusual in this age of same-sex marriage and advancing gay rights. But for Mashrou' Leila, a Lebanese alternative rock band, there was quite a risk in making lead singer Hamed Sinno's sexuality as much a part of their act as danceable tunes and darkly satirical lyrics attacking the Middle Eastern mindset. ...

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