Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' gay rights anthem 'Same Love' ws at MTV VMAs

Contents:

• "PEOPLE TRIED TO 'BEAT THE GAY' OUT OF ME - YOU KNOW WHAT? IT DIDN'T STICK": GAYC/DC HAVE TURNED ARGENT'S HOLD YOUR HEAD UP TO A POWERFUL GAY RIGHTS ANTHEM
• HAPPY PRIDE! HOW “Y.M.C.A.” BEME A GAY ANTHEM!
• GAY RIGHTS
• MACKLEMORE AND RYAN LEWIS' GAY RIGHTS ANTHEM 'SAME LOVE' WS AT MTV VMAS
• GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT

"PEOPLE TRIED TO 'BEAT THE GAY' OUT OF ME - YOU KNOW WHAT? IT DIDN'T STICK": GAYC/DC HAVE TURNED ARGENT'S HOLD YOUR HEAD UP TO A POWERFUL GAY RIGHTS ANTHEM

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HAPPY PRIDE! HOW “Y.M.C.A.” BEME A GAY ANTHEM!

From the song’s openg synths and Jimmy Somerville’s unmistakable falsetto, “Smalltown Boy” marked a historic moment pop mic, pecially g om an openly gay group durg the peak of the AIDS crisis. While many pot to the ballroom culture-spired “Vogue” as her pivotal LGBTQ anthem, “Exprs Yourself” and s homoerotic visual was a siren ll to fans, enuragg them to have tonomy over their needs and sir. Des before Gaga’s gay anthem and pre-datg The Village People, Carl Bean brought gay pri to the clubs (and charts) on the 1977 Motown smash “I Was Born This Way.” Origally released as a dis sgle by Valento, Bean brought his gospel-powered vols to the track, as he proclaims, “I’m happy, I’m reee and I’m gay/I was born this way.” The song has outlived dis through var remix over the years and still sounds triumphant today.

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GAY RIGHTS

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MACKLEMORE AND RYAN LEWIS' GAY RIGHTS ANTHEM 'SAME LOVE' WS AT MTV VMAS

An energetic chant song whose lyrics extoled the male form, exercise and gym culture, “Macho Man” was heard by straight dienc as ls gay and more sports/athletics/ol-du fun mic. Addnally, lyrics like “lger on the siwalk where the neon signs are pretty” and “someone who is jt like you and needs a gentle hand to gui them along” were tac vatns for a gay listeng dience.

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GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT

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