Dis Demoln Night is nsired the "Death of Dis." But many great thgs rived om dis—like post-dis, hip-hop, hoe mic and the honorific tle "Queen of Dis." Donna Summer ntued to thrive as a pop diva long past dis's backlash on July 12, 1979, and many fans regard her as the queen. But many argue "I Will Survive" alone mak Gloria Gaynor the queen bee remas an inic empowerment anthem for women, LGBTQ people, and survivors! Who's the real Queen of Dis? ?<p>Donna is lerally *the* queen! </p><p>"Love to Love You Baby," "I Feel Love," "Last Dance," "MacArthur Park," "Heaven Knows," "Hot Stuff," "Bad Girls," "Dim All the Nights," "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" wh Barbra Streisand, "On the Rad," "The Wanrer," "<span style="letter-spacg: 0.1px;">Love Is Control (Fger on the Trigger)" and "</span><span style="letter-spacg: 0.1px;">She Works Hard for the Money" were all Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hs, four of which topped the pop chart. </span></p><p><span style="letter-spacg: 0.1px;">Even after the ath of dis, Donna's new wave, post-dis sound and powerhoe vols ntued to the slay the mic game throughout the '80s. Beg one of the bt-sellg artists not only of the '70s but of all time, along wh her many inic hs, make Donna Summer servg of her honorific tle—Queen of Dis. </span></p><p>Watch a betiful live performance below of "I Feel Love."</p><p>Gloria's name will forever be synonymo wh "I Will Survive." And although she is regard as a one-h wonr by some, she also had other morately succsful hs and another top 10 pop ver of Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye." Regardls of only havg one mega #1 pop h, she has also been lled the Queen of Dis bee of the power and magic behd "I Will Survive." </p><p>Almost 40 years after the release of "I Will Survive," 's nsired one of the greatt anthems ever. It's now regard as a gay anthem, a girl power anthem, a survivor's anthem, and a self-empowerment anthem. The <a href="; target="_blank">Library of Congrs even selected the inic smash</a> for prervatn the Natnal Rerdg Registry for beg "culturally, historilly, or artistilly signifint." How n any other queen really top that?</p><p>Watch the legendary mic vio for "I Will Survive" below.</p><p>Donna is lerally *the* queen! </p><p>"Love to Love You Baby," "I Feel Love," "Last Dance," "MacArthur Park," "Heaven Knows," "Hot Stuff," "Bad Girls," "Dim All the Nights," "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" wh Barbra Streisand, "On the Rad," "The Wanrer," "<span style="letter-spacg: 0.1px;">Love Is Control (Fger on the Trigger)" and "</span><span style="letter-spacg: 0.1px;">She Works Hard for the Money" were all Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hs, four of which topped the pop chart. </span></p><p><span style="letter-spacg: 0.1px;">Even after the ath of dis, Donna's new wave, post-dis sound and powerhoe vols ntued to the slay the mic game throughout the '80s. Beg one of the bt-sellg artists not only of the '70s but of all time, along wh her many inic hs, make Donna Summer servg of her honorific tle—Queen of Dis. </span></p><p>Watch a betiful live performance below of "I Feel Love."</p><p>Gloria's name will forever be synonymo wh "I Will Survive." And although she is regard as a one-h wonr by some, she also had other morately succsful hs and another top 10 pop ver of Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye." Regardls of only havg one mega #1 pop h, she has also been lled the Queen of Dis bee of the power and magic behd "I Will Survive." </p><p>Almost 40 years after the release of "I Will Survive," 's nsired one of the greatt anthems ever. It's now regard as a gay anthem, a girl power anthem, a survivor's anthem, and a self-empowerment anthem. The <a href="; target="_blank">Library of Congrs even selected the inic smash</a> for prervatn the Natnal Rerdg Registry for beg "culturally, historilly, or artistilly signifint." How n any other queen really top that?</p><p>Watch the legendary mic vio for "I Will Survive" below.</p>" name="scriptn
Contents:
- GRACE JON-QUEEN OF THE GAY DISS
- WHO'S THE REAL QUEEN OF DIS: DONNA SUMMER OR GLORIA GAYNOR? | THE TYLT
- MY CARTYOUR RT IS CURRENTLY EMPTY.WHY GLORIA GAYNOR, THE GRAMMY AWARD-WNG QUEEN OF DIS, LOV CROSSF
GRACE JON-QUEEN OF THE GAY DISS
A new anthology tracks the gay pneer's n at Fantasy Rerds while a Lln Center tribute ncert fet him on June 15.
Unapologetilly gay dis pneer Sylvter was one of the many LGBTQ artists whose liv were cut short by the AIDS epimic the ’80s while the Republin-led ernment willfully ignored the crisis or actively blamed s victims.
WHO'S THE REAL QUEEN OF DIS: DONNA SUMMER OR GLORIA GAYNOR? | THE TYLT
“The thg was, my brief for promotg Sylvter was to tell him to downplay his gayns, ” Sharon Davis, who worked as a publicist for Fantasy Rerds the U. And was felt that his reer uld be ad the water if he promoted his gayns, spe havg an ternatnal dance h unr his belt. “In leisure time, if he was gay pany, he would e the term ‘she’ but public always referred to himself as ‘he.
MY CARTYOUR RT IS CURRENTLY EMPTY.WHY GLORIA GAYNOR, THE GRAMMY AWARD-WNG QUEEN OF DIS, LOV CROSSF
Mic bs, ” people weren’t fully ready to embrace a gay-gay dis star. “Straight people were clumsy and had no rhythm, whereas gay men were right on.
Manco’s crowd, which clud many gay men of lor, bellowed out the chos, refigurg the song’s addrsee as a new kd of Shore Commissn, ‘Free Man’ (1975)D. -led dance spac that were exclive to gay men — ually whe, middle-class gay men — started to open Manhattan late 1972. Valento, ‘I Was Born This Way’ (1975)The first rerd to feature lyrics about beg an out-and-proud gay man me om the mil performer Charl “Valento” Harris, who released “I Was Born This Way” as an apparently one-off release on Gaiee.