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This is an adapted versn of a talk I origally gave as part of LGBT History Month at the Universy of Hull Febary 2014. This post starts wh thkg about a phrase that gay journalists Bra have started to e to refer to the Eurovisn Song Contt: the 'Gay World Cup'. The parison…

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GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER

Mexi will play s next two home gam behd closed doors due to a recurrence of an anti-gay chant durg pre-Olympic qualifyg. * cup song gay *

How do a song bee a gay anthem?

While ’s impossible to fe exactly what mak a song “gay, ” this list fely isn’t straight.

Wh two gay ins on one song, “No More Tears” opens wh Streisand croong “It’s rag, ’s pourg/ My love life is borg me to tears.

GIANT MURAL ON NORWICH PUB HONOURS JT FASHANU, ENGLAND'S FIRST OPENLY GAY FOOTBALLER

This song, wh lyrics like “this is the life that we choose” and “e out, e out if you dare, ” add sparks to mors that Clarkson uld be gay. Bh, the song took on a bigger meang after Prop 8 — an anti-gay marriage state nstutnal amendment — was passed California.

MEXI SANCTNED BY FIFA FOR RECURRENCE OF FANS' ANTI-GAY CHANT

For her sophomore album, Mariah Carey enlisted the help of Robert Clivill and David Cole (the lears of C+C Mic Factory) who -wrote and -produced the gospel fluenced dance track “Make It Happen. While the four members of Sister Sledge are actual sisters, the song took on a eper meang wh the gay muny beg one big fay.

The gayt song om Queen’s talogue was surprisgly not wrten by Freddie Mercury, but rather bassist John Dean.

While her one-two punch of her femme-bashg “Ur So Gay” and her exhibnist fx-lbian “I Kissed A Girl” haven’t aged well, Perry has bee more progrsive and would be hard to fd a Pri para not playg this boomg (pun tend) anthem.

‘THE GAY WORLD CUP’?: THE EUROVISN SONG CONTT, LGBT EQUALY AND HUMAN RIGHTS AFTER THE COLD WAR

The phoric gay staple — which reached No. Mogue rerd this jovial anthem specifilly as an homage to her large gay fan base. The drag-centric mil took home six Tonys, cludg bt mil; bt sre (wh mic and lyrics by gay in Cyndi Lper); and outstandg actor a mil, for out-and-proud Billy Porter’s eback performance as Lola, a drag queen.

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‘The Gay World Cup’?: the Eurovisn Song Contt, LGBT equaly and human rights after the Cold War – Cathere Baker.

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