From Lady Gaga and Christa Aguilera, to Elton John and Gloria Gaynor, we rank the 50 most spiratnal LGBTQ+ songs to uplift the queer muny
Contents:
- THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
- 55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ PRI SONGS)
- 55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ PRI SONGS)
THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
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55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ PRI SONGS)
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” 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. When Lady Gaga penned her bombastic o to self-love, her words cemented a greater shift cultural attus around homosexualy. “I’m Comg Out” didn’t jt allu to the former Supreme’s dis makeover, was a sign of support to her gay fanbase (whether Diana Ross was overtly aware of or not) crafted by funk archects Nile Rodgers and Chic -founr Bernard Edwards.
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Gloria Gaynor’s rilient dis anthem took on a eper meang after the AIDS crisis h. Outlastg the fallout of the famo Dis Demoln Night, Gaynor’s song evolved to a rallyg cry of a muny that was beg cimated by disease.
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