Cher, and, of course, Abdul herself.She is talking to me via Zoom from her Los Angeles home ahead of being honored at the 2024 Queerties Awards with the Straight Up Ally Award for her decades of contributions to the LGBTQ+ community.

Her chihuahua Batman sits in her lap. (Batman occasionally places his tiny paw on the keyboard, accidentally muting the mic.

Bad Batman!)In the 1970s, Tremaine opened the Joe Tremaine Dance Center in Southern California. That’s where Abdul first connected with him.

At the time, she was just a scrappy, 5-foot-tall teenager with big dreams and a passion for performing.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.“I used to be a scholarship kid.

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