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:
- TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE SETS SOCIAL MEDIA ALIGHT AFTER THE ACTOR SAID PLAYG THE ROLE ‘BROKE HIM’
- WATCH VIRAL FOOTAGE OF KG VON ADMTG TO BEG GAY TO THE POLICE
- LAKERS AMONG TEAMS LKED TO RUDY GAY
- JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE SETS SOCIAL MEDIA ALIGHT AFTER THE ACTOR SAID PLAYG THE ROLE ‘BROKE HIM’
While there have been many inic anthems to soundtrack Pri parti and gay gathergs alike, there are equally as many songs to turn to the more trospective moments of life.
TJ Osborne wrote “Younger Me” wh his bandmate brother, John, and Kenll Marvel about his own experience as a closeted gay teenager. Not long after s 2012 release, Gouldg’s upliftg electro-pop anthem “Anythg Could Happen” beme a gay club anthem.
Released 1984, Bronski Beat’s breakout sgle, “Smalltown Boy, ” was the bold, semi-tobgraphil story of s openly gay lead volist Jimmy Somerville — a tale of homophobia, a hate crime, and eventual liberatn. Long before the “Padam”-ic took over gay bars and Pri celebratns everywhere, Mogue offered this phoric o to dancg your fears away. In fact, Mogue closed her set at WorldPri 2023 wh the song, turng to a surprise duet wh her sister — and fellow gay in — Danni.
WATCH VIRAL FOOTAGE OF KG VON ADMTG TO BEG GAY TO THE POLICE
From “Soulmate” to “Everybody’s Gay, ” Lizzo is no stranger to wrg songs that are about unapologetilly embracg who you are. Released the midst of Pri month 2019, “You Need to Calm Down” tak aim at anti-gay protters s lyrics and s vio, which featur a lorful st of LGBTQ celebri cludg the st of Queer Eye and Hayley Kiyoko.
As the lead sgle om Renaissance — the 2022 album dited to Beyoncé’s gay uncle Jonny — “Break My Soul” is nately a self-empowerment hoe anthem and o to the Black, queer muny. Inspired by safe havens like Stud 54, Diana Ross’ “I’m Comg Out” is the greatt pro-gay anthem of the dis era, and a turng pot the history of cln pop mic.
LAKERS AMONG TEAMS LKED TO RUDY GAY
Songwrers Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic have always been somewhat gey about the song’s origs gay culture. Gloria Gaynor. In a sea of nned cktails, Gay Water wants to stand out.
JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
In other words, where Bud Light has buckled unr prsure as bigotry grows agast the LGBTQ+ muny, Gay Water’s creator Spencer Hodson wants his new boozy brand to be the anthis of that. “The key issue that Bud Light tapped to was the fact that they didn’t unrstand their re dience and know enough about them, ” Hodson, a gay man, told CNN about the ntroversy that began when the Anhser-Bch beer brand sent fluencer Dylan Mulvaney a n of beer. Gay Water, however, is out and proud.
The nned cktail is named after a lloquialism given to the popular mixed drk (vodka and soda) orred at bars by the gay muny.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
“Puttg a product wh the word gay the tle is reprentatn self, ” which he hop reclaims the word om the negativy ’s sometim associated wh. He thought of creatg Gay Water about a year ago while on a vatn wh his iend that had got a job wh the beverage dtry.
The two chatted about the limed amount of gay people wh , and wh Hodson burnt out om his tradnal day job tech, started the nned cktail.
Hodson built up a strong social media followg on TikTok and Instagram durg Covid-19 and is g some of the money om that (as well as om iends and fay) to help fund Gay Water.