Love her or "Leave" her

I'll tell you what, Thelma Houston is much more of a guilt-free disco diva than some of the Bible-thumpers. Here, she speaks proudly about how "Don't Leave Me This Way" was co-opted by the AIDS movement:

"I had lost several of my friends, and we didn’t know exactly what was going on, so it was kind of a scary period. But to have my song associated with that movement, especially in terms of making people more knowledgeable, particularly about the AIDS crisis, I’m proud."

Great video interview after the jump...