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Cyndi Lauper to headline this year's gay Pride Festival.

One of the world's best known gay icons, Cyndi Lauper, will be headlining Toronto's 30th anniversary Pride festival this summer.

The Grammy-winning singer will be holding a free concert during Pride Week on July 3 at Queen's Park.

In a statement, Lauper says it's an honour to have the genuine affection of the gay community.

"They have never turned their back on me and I will never turn my back on them. We've had a long and enduring love affair," she says.

Lauper became a household name with her hit single "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" in 1983.

She's working on a new album set to be released in June.