Ultimate Pri playlist: The 50 bt gay songs

Contents:

• THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
• ULTIMATE PRI PLAYLIST: THE 50 BT GAY SONGS
• 55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ PRI SONGS)

THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG

From label-chewg artists like Kehlani and Frank Ocean to proudly gay creators like Kev Abstract and Hayley Kiyoko, queer mic is takg up more space than ever before.

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ULTIMATE PRI PLAYLIST: THE 50 BT GAY SONGS

BROCKHAMPTON ontman Kev Abstract, born Clifford Ian Simpson, is known for dissectg tolerance and homophobia his mic, particularly his solo work.But "Somethg About Him" b Abstract's knack for disarmg, open-hearted lyricism wh BROCKHAMPTON's bright, othy productn. Of wrg his sophomore album."I jt wanted to take a send to celebrate that and document a ltle b for myself, so I n look back on the future and say, 'Wow, I remember exactly how that felt.'". "Die 4 You" by Perfume Geni is "gay magic.".

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How do a song bee a gay anthem? While ’s impossible to fe exactly what mak a song “gay, ” this list fely isn’t straight.

55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ PRI SONGS)

Wh two gay ins on one song, “No More Tears” opens wh Streisand croong “It’s rag, ’s pourg/ My love life is borg me to tears. This song, wh lyrics like “this is the life that we choose” and “e out, e out if you dare, ” add sparks to mors that Clarkson uld be gay. Bh, the song took on a bigger meang after Prop 8 — an anti-gay marriage state nstutnal amendment — was passed California.

For her sophomore album, Mariah Carey enlisted the help of Robert Clivill and David Cole (the lears of C+C Mic Factory) who -wrote and -produced the gospel fluenced dance track “Make It Happen. While the four members of Sister Sledge are actual sisters, the song took on a eper meang wh the gay muny beg one big fay.

The gayt song om Queen’s talogue was surprisgly not wrten by Freddie Mercury, but rather bassist John Dean. While her one-two punch of her femme-bashg “Ur So Gay” and her exhibnist fx-lbian “I Kissed A Girl” haven’t aged well, Perry has bee more progrsive and would be hard to fd a Pri para not playg this boomg (pun tend) anthem.