Sylvester ("The Queen of Disco") was one of the very first openly gay entertainers - making him an icon in the LGBT community. Sylvester was definitely a pioneer - when his record label told him to "butch up" his look in order to sell more records, Sylvester responded by showing up to meetings in full drag. Diva!
Sadly, Sylvester died of AIDS-related complications in 1988 at the age of 41. But his music lives on forever - here he is asking that eternal question: Do You Wanna Funk?...
