ɡˈeɪ stˈɑːɹ wʌz pɹˈaɪvətˌaɪzd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ænd lˈæstᵻd ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, bˌiːɪŋ ɹᵻplˈeɪst baɪ ɐn ɛnlˈɑːɹdʒd vˈɜːʒən ʌv ˈʌpstɑːɹt.
Gay Star was ‘privatised’ in 1989, and lasted until 1991, being replaced by an enlarged version of upstart.