"I do know that for me, I performed in gay clubs at 16 to get my first single off the ground. I know musically and energetically as a performer, there was always a connection there. I just feel the gay community embraced the music and didn't have preconceived notions about the fact that I was 16. People were always hung up on that." 

Debbie Deborah Gibson is appearing on the new season of Celebrity Apprentice.