How Pansy Divisn blazed a trail as one of rock's first openly gay bands: 'It seemed like there were a lot of people wag for somethg like to happen'

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• THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYROSENDALETRACK 5 ON THE STAG OF GRIEF PRODUCED BYROSENDALEJUN. 5, 20201 VIEWER1 CONTRIBUTORTHIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAY LYRICSWHEN I WAS YOUNG I FELT LONELYI THOUGHT I’D NEVER FD SOMEBODY ELSE LIKE MEIN A PLAYGROUND FULL OF BIG BULLI“YOU SHOULD GO AND HANG OUT WH THE GIRLS” THEY TEASEDLTLE JOK AND SILLY NAMIT’S ALL FUN AND GAMBUT NOW I’M AT THE BAR WH ALL OF MY GOOD MATAND ONE OF THEM ASKS WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYSO I SAYPEOPLE STARE WHEN YOU’RE HOLDG HANDSAND MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE ONLY HALF A MANSTRANGERS FLASH YOU CROOKED STHAT’S WHY I DON’T GET OUT FOR MORE THAN JT A WHILEPEOPLE MOCK AND PEOPLE SHAME’CSE THEY THK I’M STRANGEBUT I PICK THE PIEC UP AND JT MOVE ONSOMEHOW I FD THE PATIENCE TO KEEP ME STRONGNOW WHEN I TURN ON THE TVIT’S RABOW CLOUDS AND AND RABOW CROWDS ACROSS THE SCREENBUT I HAVE NEVER FOUND MY PEACEMY HIDN SRS AND TROUBLED HEART TOOK OVER MEYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEYOU DON’T KNOW WHAT FEELS LIKETO CRY OUT YOUR EYAT 4 THE MORNG WHEN NOBODY’S AROUNDAND YOU N FALLY SCREAM OUT LOUD AND PROUD‘CSE PEOPLE STARE WHEN YOU’RE HOLDG HANDSAND MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE ONLY HALF A MANSTRANGERS FLASH YOU JUDGY EYTHAT’S WHY I DON’T GET OUT FOR MORE THAN JT A WHILEWHEN YOU WERE YOUNG YOU MA BIG PLANSBUT THEY THK YOU’RE DAMNEDSO YOU LET THE TOUGH GUYS TROLL, THE HATERS HATE‘CSE THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKEWHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYWHAT ’S LIKETHIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE‘CSE THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKEWHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYWHAT ’S LIKETHIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE‘CSE THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKEWHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYYOU MIGHT HAVE CLICKED THIS SONG‘CSE YOU THOUGHT ’D BE HAPPYTHOUGHT YOU’D GET A LGHTHOUGHT ’D BE AMGWELL I’M HERE TO TELL LIKE ISBUT I STILL HOPE AND I STILL PRAYSOMEDAY THGS WILL CHANGETHAT LTLE BOY ALL ALONE ON THE PLAYGROUNDCOULD REALLY CHEER UP IF HE HEARD THIS SONG‘CSE ONE DAYPEOPLE WON’T STARE WHEN YOU’RE HOLDG HANDSTHEY’LL LOVE YOU EVEN IF YOU LOVE ANOTHER MANYOU’LL PUT ON YOUR OWN BIG SEAND SPREAD ACROSS THE WORLD FOR A LN YOU’LL HOLD ON TO YOUR BIG PLANSAND YOU’LL UNRSTANDYOU HAVE ALL THE POWER YOU NEEDTO MAKE A CHANGEAND SHOW THE WHOLE WORLD WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYTHIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE‘CSE THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKEWHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYOH OH‘CSE THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKEWHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYWHAT ’S LIKETHIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE‘CSE THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKEWHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYWHAT ’S LIKETHIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE‘CSE THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKEWHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTHAVE THE SI SOP ON THIS SONG?SIGN UP AND DROP SOME KNOWLEDGESTART THE SONG BASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO PRODUCED “THIS IS WHAT 'S LIKE TO BE GAY” BY ROSENDALE?WHEN DID ROSENDALE RELEASE “THIS IS WHAT 'S LIKE TO BE GAY”?WHO WROTE “THIS IS WHAT 'S LIKE TO BE GAY” BY ROSENDALE?THE STAG OF GRIEF (2021)ROSENDALE1. I GUS ’S NOT YOU2. DID I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH3. BOYS FEEL SAD TOO4. TEARS DON’T LIE5. THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAY6. WEIRD KID7. TWO HEARTS8. GOODBYE, SAN ANCIS9. LAST SONG10. THE NEIGHBORS11. PAPA12. TWO FACED13. OPPOSE SIS14. SHAMPOO15. TELL MYSELF16. NEW NORMAL17. HAPPYCREDSPRODUCED BYROSENDALEWRTEN BYROSENDALERELEASE DATEJUNE 5, 2020TAGSPOPEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE
• SMELLS LIKE QUEER SPIR: HOW '90S PUNKS PANSY DIVISN BLAZED A TRAIL AS ONE OF ROCK'S FIRST OPENLY GAY BANDS
• THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG

THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYROSENDALETRACK 5 ON THE STAG OF GRIEF PRODUCED BYROSENDALEJUN. 5, 20201 VIEWER1 CONTRIBUTORTHIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAY LYRICSWHEN I WAS YOUNG I FELT LONELYI THOUGHT I’D NEVER FD SOMEBODY ELSE LIKE MEIN A PLAYGROUND FULL OF BIG BULLI“YOU SHOULD GO AND HANG OUT WH THE GIRLS” THEY TEASEDLTLE JOK AND SILLY NAMIT’S ALL FUN AND GAMBUT NOW I’M AT THE BAR WH ALL OF MY GOOD MATAND ONE OF THEM ASKS WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYSO I SAYPEOPLE STARE WHEN YOU’RE HOLDG HANDSAND MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE ONLY HALF A MANSTRANGERS FLASH YOU CROOKED STHAT’S WHY I DON’T GET OUT FOR MORE THAN JT A WHILEPEOPLE MOCK AND PEOPLE SHAME’CSE THEY THK I’M STRANGEBUT I PICK THE PIEC UP AND JT MOVE ONSOMEHOW I FD THE PATIENCE TO KEEP ME STRONGNOW WHEN I TURN ON THE TVIT’S RABOW CLOUDS AND AND RABOW CROWDS ACROSS THE SCREENBUT I HAVE NEVER FOUND MY PEACEMY HIDN SRS AND TROUBLED HEART TOOK OVER MEYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEYOU DON’T KNOW WHAT FEELS LIKETO CRY OUT YOUR EYAT 4 THE MORNG WHEN NOBODY’S AROUNDAND YOU N FALLY SCREAM OUT LOUD AND PROUD‘CSE PEOPLE STARE WHEN YOU’RE HOLDG HANDSAND MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE ONLY HALF A MANSTRANGERS FLASH YOU JUDGY EYTHAT’S WHY I DON’T GET OUT FOR MORE THAN JT A WHILEWHEN YOU WERE YOUNG YOU MA BIG PLANSBUT THEY THK YOU’RE DAMNEDSO YOU LET THE TOUGH GUYS TROLL, THE HATERS HATE‘CSE THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKEWHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYWHAT ’S LIKETHIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE‘CSE THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKEWHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYWHAT ’S LIKETHIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE‘CSE THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKEWHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYYOU MIGHT HAVE CLICKED THIS SONG‘CSE YOU THOUGHT ’D BE HAPPYTHOUGHT YOU’D GET A LGHTHOUGHT ’D BE AMGWELL I’M HERE TO TELL LIKE ISBUT I STILL HOPE AND I STILL PRAYSOMEDAY THGS WILL CHANGETHAT LTLE BOY ALL ALONE ON THE PLAYGROUNDCOULD REALLY CHEER UP IF HE HEARD THIS SONG‘CSE ONE DAYPEOPLE WON’T STARE WHEN YOU’RE HOLDG HANDSTHEY’LL LOVE YOU EVEN IF YOU LOVE ANOTHER MANYOU’LL PUT ON YOUR OWN BIG SEAND SPREAD ACROSS THE WORLD FOR A LN YOU’LL HOLD ON TO YOUR BIG PLANSAND YOU’LL UNRSTANDYOU HAVE ALL THE POWER YOU NEEDTO MAKE A CHANGEAND SHOW THE WHOLE WORLD WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYTHIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE‘CSE THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKEWHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYOH OH‘CSE THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKEWHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYWHAT ’S LIKETHIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE‘CSE THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKEWHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYWHAT ’S LIKETHIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE‘CSE THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKEWHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAYEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTHAVE THE SI SOP ON THIS SONG?SIGN UP AND DROP SOME KNOWLEDGESTART THE SONG BASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO PRODUCED “THIS IS WHAT 'S LIKE TO BE GAY” BY ROSENDALE?WHEN DID ROSENDALE RELEASE “THIS IS WHAT 'S LIKE TO BE GAY”?WHO WROTE “THIS IS WHAT 'S LIKE TO BE GAY” BY ROSENDALE?THE STAG OF GRIEF (2021)ROSENDALE1. I GUS ’S NOT YOU2. DID I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH3. BOYS FEEL SAD TOO4. TEARS DON’T LIE5. THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAY6. WEIRD KID7. TWO HEARTS8. GOODBYE, SAN ANCIS9. LAST SONG10. THE NEIGHBORS11. PAPA12. TWO FACED13. OPPOSE SIS14. SHAMPOO15. TELL MYSELF16. NEW NORMAL17. HAPPYCREDSPRODUCED BYROSENDALEWRTEN BYROSENDALERELEASE DATEJUNE 5, 2020TAGSPOPEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE

When I was young I felt lonelyI thought I’d never fd somebody else like meIn a playground full of big bulli“You should go and hang out wh the girls” they teasedLtle jok and silly namIt’s all fun and gamBut now I’m at the bar wh all of my good matAnd one of them asks what ’s like to be gaySo I sayPeople stare when you’re holdg handsAnd make you feel like you’re only half a manStrangers flash you crooked sThat’s why I don’t get out for more than jt a whilePeople mock and people shame’Cse they thk I’m strangeBut I pick the piec up and jt move onSomehow I fd the patience to keep me strongNow when I turn on the TVIt’s rabow clouds and and rabow crowds across the screenBut I have never found my peaceMy hidn srs and troubled heart took over meYou don’t know what feels likeTo cry out your eyAt 4 the morng when nobody’s aroundAnd you n fally scream out loud and proud‘Cse people stare when you’re holdg handsAnd make you feel like you’re only half a manStrangers flash you judgy eyThat’s why I don’t get out for more than jt a whileWhen you were young you ma big plansBut they thk you’re damnedSo you let the tough guys troll, the haters hate‘Cse this is what ’s likeWhat ’s like to be gayWhat ’s likeThis is what ’s like‘Cse this is what ’s likeWhat ’s like to be gayWhat ’s likeThis is what ’s like‘Cse this is what ’s likeWhat ’s like to be gayYou might have clicked this song‘Cse you thought ’d be happyThought you’d get a lghThought ’d be amgWell I’m here to tell like isBut I still hope and I still praySomeday thgs will changeThat ltle boy all alone on the playgroundCould really cheer up if he heard this song‘Cse one dayPeople won’t stare when you’re holdg handsThey’ll love you even if you love another manYou’ll put on your own big seAnd spread across the world for a ln You’ll hold on to your big plansAnd you’ll unrstandYou have all the power you needTo make a changeAnd show the whole world what ’s like to be gayThis is what ’s like‘Cse this is what ’s likeWhat ’s like to be gayOh oh‘Cse this is what ’s likeWhat ’s like to be gayWhat ’s likeThis is what ’s like‘Cse this is what ’s likeWhat ’s like to be gayWhat ’s likeThis is what ’s like‘Cse this is what ’s likeWhat ’s like to be gayHow to Format Lyrics:Type out all lyrics, even repeatg song parts like the chosLyrics should be broken down to dividual lUse sectn hears above different song parts like [Verse], [Chos], alics (<i>lyric</i>) and bold (<b>lyric</b>) to distguish between different volists the same song partIf you don’t unrstand a lyric, e [?

SMELLS LIKE QUEER SPIR: HOW '90S PUNKS PANSY DIVISN BLAZED A TRAIL AS ONE OF ROCK'S FIRST OPENLY GAY BANDS

One of the very first openly gay rock bands, they formed 1991 right the middle of the AIDS crisis, and almost lerally lghed the face of tragedy wh their sophomoric but ultimately unifyg and healg humor.

Their NSFW songs — image, say, a gay Blk-182 —over the years have clud “Bill & Ted's Homosexual Adventure, ” “Touch My Joe Camel, ” “The C***sucker Club, ” “That’s So Gay” “Dick of Death, ” “Blame the Bible, ” and a rto ver of Prce’s “Jack U Off” and Weird Al-style Nirvana spoof brilliantly tled “Smells Like Queer Spir.

THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG

”And while Pansy Divisn didn’t exactly w over the mass, the unpromisg pop-punk band quickly veloped a cult followg among queer rockers seekg an alternative to the Hi-NRG dance mic pumpg through SF’s gay clubs. ”Much has changed over the past three s, but the dark and creasgly homophobic tim, Pansy Divisn’s si-spltg lyrics and balls-to-the-wall powerpop jams are clearly still as need as ever.