Hoe mic is gay mic. The sound emerged om the queer black and latx club cultur of New York and Chigo the ’80s. Strangely, the roots of the…
Contents:
- SPECIAL FEATURE: THE GAY DNA OF HOUSE MUSIC
- THE BETIFUL BLACK GAY HISTORY OF CHIGO HOE’S BIRTH
- WHEN HOUSE MUSIC WAS BLACK & GAY
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE GAY DNA OF HOUSE MUSIC
It ially operated as a members-only club almost exclively equented by black and Lato gay men.
At the time, gay bars and clubs were the only safe spac for queer folk, pecially nsirg the nstant barrage of police raids, often whout warrants, that terrorized Chigo’s gay muny.
Hoe mic is gay mic.
THE BETIFUL BLACK GAY HISTORY OF CHIGO HOE’S BIRTH
Then, a strange move, which the future will be seen as a se study for reer sabotage, he wrote a homophobic rant on his Facebook page. The post pared homosexuals to paedophil and referred to the LGBT muny as “another breed”. There might be gay characters Hollyoaks, but ’s not all rabows out there.
WHEN HOUSE MUSIC WAS BLACK & GAY
Electronic mic emerged om a scene that was alternative, diverse and mostly, very, very gay. The unsung fluence of gay culture may not stem om nsc discrimatn, but when a major ntributn isn’t celebrated, that oversight n allow homophobia to flourish. In 1973 Vce Aletti wrote a piece for Rollg Stone documentg the vert scene of, “After-hours clubs and private lofts open on weekends to members only — a hard-re dance crowd — blacks, Lats, gays.