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Contents:
- THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
- STRONG LOVE - SONGS OF GAY LIBERATN 1972-81
- STRONG LOVE - SONGS OF GAY LIBERATN 1972-81
THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
Pri serv more than a month. The gay songs – om dis hs to club classics – are perfect for Pri year-round. * songs of gay liberation *
After police nverged on the bar to arrt and harass the LGBTQ atten, as was ctomary, the patrons fought back, sparkg what would spire the gay liberatn movement. The rult was Gossip’s “Standg the Way of Control, ” an angry kiss-off to policians, homophob and anyone else who wanted to keep queer people down. Tom Robson Band, “Glad to be Gay”.
STRONG LOVE - SONGS OF GAY LIBERATN 1972-81
Long nsired to be the “gay natnal anthem” of Bra, Tom Robson Band don’t hold back on the 1978 track. While the song may not have the fiery energy of other prott songs, the lyrics directly ll out police btaly, homophobic vlence and the sistence that queer people are ls than human.
The group then sps the face of all that vlence, directg their dience to “sg if you’re glad to be gay.
STRONG LOVE - SONGS OF GAY LIBERATN 1972-81
Dis has always been a mil movement embraced by the gay muny. The lyrics proclaim the story of a man proud to be gay, set to an upbeat, shimmerg dis beat. Instead of wrg a song wh thly veiled metaphors about relign, queerre ins Team Drch stead cid to opt for “Hate the Christian Right!, ” a fiery, scream-rock track lettg relig homophob know exactly where they uld stick their prayers.
There are a plethora of songs om the Pet Shop Boys’ stunng disgraphy that tackle homophobia head-on.