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i'm not gay but if i was i'd want equal rights

The ACLU works to ensure that lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people n live openly whout discrimatn and enjoy equal rights, personal tonomy, and eedom of exprsn and associatn.

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EQUAL RIGHTSTHE LONELY ISLANDTRACK 3 ON POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPG FEATURGP!NKPRODUCED BYNI, SOFLY & 1 MORETHIS IS CONNOR4REAL’S BIG SGLE NOUNCG ALL THE DISCRIMATN THAT MEMBERS OF THE LGBT MUNY RECEIVE. ALL THE WHILE HOWEVER, HE WANTS TO RERCE THAT HE IS NOT… READ MORE JUN. 3, 20161 VIEWER65.3K VIEWS35 CONTRIBUTORSEQUAL RIGHTS LYRICS[INTRO: CONNER4REAL]DISCRIMATNIT A'T RIGHT[VERSE 1: CONNER4REAL]I'M NOT GAY, BUT IF I WAS, I WOULD WANT EQUAL RIGHTSI'M NOT GAY, BUT IF I WERE, I WOULD MARRY WHO I LIKEIT'S NOT FAIR (I'M NOT GAY) THAT THE ERNMENT HAS A SAYIN WHO N LOVE WHO (NOT GAY)OR TO WHICH GOD YOU N PRAY (I'M N'GAY)IT GETS ME SO ANGRY, ON BEHALF OF THEM, I FEEL PASSNATE (NOT GAY)SO I'LL PRAY FOR THEM AND I SAY FOR THEM"WE NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE" (NOT GAY)I SEE CLEAR AS DAYTHIS AREA IS NOT GREY (TTI)WE NEED EQUALY AND FOR ALL TO SEETHAT THIS IS THE NEW WAY (NOT GAY)IT JT SEEMS (NOT GAY) WRONG (NOT GAY)THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO RE (SPORTS)WE N'T NTUE TO PRETENDTHIS (NOT GAY) MADNS HAS TO END (NOT GAY)[CHOS: P!NK & CONNER4REAL]I WAS BORN THIS WAY (STRAIGHT)YOU WERE BORN YOUR WAY (GAY)GAY OR STRAIGHT, STRAIGHT OR GAY, 'S ALL OKAY (SURE)IT'S TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE (Y)IT'S TIME TO STOP THE HATE (UH)'CSE WHO YOU ARE IS BETIFUL (NOT GAY)YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[VERSE 2: CONNER4REAL]WE N'T LIVE THIS WAY (N'GAY)WE N'T TURN AWAY (N'GAY)SO I MAKE THIS VOW (TTI)THE TIME FOR CHANGE IS NOW (SPORTS)LYG BED NEXT TO TEN BETIFUL GIRLS (ALL STRAIGHT)AND WHILE I MA LOVE TO EVERY ONE OF THEMI WAS THKG ABOUT THE WORLD (HOT WGS)HOW IS THAT I N HAVE SO MUCH STRAIGHT SEXWHILE TWO DUS ARE OPPRSED? (NOT GAY)FOR HAVG SEX (NOT GAY)OR PUTTG ON A WEDDG DRS (I ASSUME)I DON'T REALLY KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT (BEEF JERKY TAST GOOD)POLICS ARE IMPORTANTAND IF GIRLS WANNA HAVE SEX WH ME 'E I SAID THIS, SO BE (N'GAY)I'M NOT A HERO, I'M JT SPEAKG THE TTHI'M NOT A HERO, DON'T LL ME A HERO(BEER, HOAGIE, SWEAT PANTS, NOT GAY)YEAH, NOT A HERO (TTI, NOT GAY)WHOO![CHOS: P!NK & CONNER4REAL]I'M NOT A HERO (I'M JT A PERSON)SO DON'T LL ME A HERO (NOT SOME KD OF WORLD LEAR)I JT WANT EQUAL RIGHTS (YEAH)AND TO SLEEP AT NIGHT (YEAH)NEXT TO A GIRL[VERSE 3: CONNER4REAL]TE LOVE TMPS ALL (PREDATOR)(FLYG KICKS, NOT GAY, BIG WATCH)(NOT GAY, MISSNARY) ONE LOVE(GYM SOCKS, NUNCHUCK AND NOT GAY)(LIGHTER FLUID, HD, NJA) WORLD PEACE(4-WHEEL DRIVE) GAY MARRIAGE (LOVE BEAV)FREE LOVE (GOLF CLUBS)TWO GUYS (NOT GAY)RABOW (MUFF DIVE)HARVEY MILK/SEAN PENN (NOT GAY)(DM SOLO, URTSI SEATS) SAFE SEX(ONE-ARMED PH UPS) LYNYRD SKYNYRDI'M NOT GAY, I'M NOT GAYI'M NOT, NOT, NOT, NOT, N-N-N-NOT GAYI'M NOT GAY[CHOS: P!NK & CONNER4REAL]I WAS BORN THIS WAY (I'M STRAIGHT)YOU WERE BORN YOUR WAY (YOU'RE GAY)GAY OR STRAIGHT, STRAIGHT OR GAY, 'S ALL OKAY(AND NOW 'S TIME FOR SEXUAL EEDOM FOR ALL)IT'S TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE (SEXUAL EEDOM FOR ALL)IT'S TIME TO STOP THE HATE (SEXUAL EEDOM FOR ALL)'CSE WHO YOU ARE IS BETIFUL (SEXUAL EEDOM FOR ALL)NOT GAY1EMBEDCANCELHOW 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 FOMABOUTGENI ANNOTATN1 NTRIBUTORTHIS IS CONNOR4REAL’S BIG SGLE NOUNCG ALL THE DISCRIMATN THAT MEMBERS OF THE LGBT MUNY RECEIVE. ALL THE WHILE HOWEVER, HE WANTS TO RERCE THAT HE IS NOT GAY.EXPAND +17SHAREASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO PRODUCED “EQUAL RIGHTS” BY THE LONELY ISLAND?WHEN DID THE LONELY ISLAND RELEASE “EQUAL RIGHTS”?WHO WROTE “EQUAL RIGHTS” BY THE LONELY ISLAND?POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPG (2016)THE LONELY ISLAND1. I’M SO HUMBLE2. HOT NEW SGLE (DIALOGUE)3. EQUAL RIGHTS4. TURN UP THE BEEF5. FT GIRL (B LAN SONG)6. MONA LISA7. ARE OR AREN’T? (DIALOGUE)8. HUNTER THE HUNGRY IS GON’ EAT9. SHOULD I MOVE?10. 2 BANDOS11. THGS MY JEEP12. KILL THIS MIC (DIALOGUE)13. ASHLEY WEDNDAY14. FUCK OFF15. DONKEY ROLL16. TRIP TO SPA (DIALOGUE)17. IBHA18. OWEN’S SONG19. WHAT WAS THAT BEAT? (DIALOGUE)20. SICK GLENDA21. INCREDIBLE THOUGHTS22. ME LIKEY DAT23. LEGALIZE IT24. I’M A WEIRDO25. KARATE GUY26. ROCK ROLL SKATE27. HEY YA HO28. MAXIMCREDSFEATURGP!NKPRODUCED BYNI, SOFLY & YOAN CHIRCUWRTEN BYSOFLY, NI, YOAN CHIRCU, JORMA TACNE, AKIVA SCHAFFER & ANDY SAMBERGVOLSP!NK & ANDY SAMBERGRELEASE DATEJUNE 3, 2016TAGSRAPPOPSOUNDTRACKCOMEDYEXPAND 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

Equal Rights Lyrics: Discrimatn / It a't right / I'm not gay, but if I was, I would want equal rights / I'm not gay, but if I were, I would marry who I like / It's not fair (I'm not gay) that the * i'm not gay but if i was i'd want equal rights *

[Verse 3: Conner4Real]Te love tmps all (Predator)(Flyg kicks, not gay, big watch)(Not gay, missnary) One Love(Gym socks, nunchuck and not gay)(Lighter fluid, HD, Nja) World peace(4-wheel drive) Gay marriage (Love beav)Free love (Golf clubs)Two guys (Not gay)Rabow (Muff dive)Harvey Milk/Sean Penn (Not gay)(Dm solo, urtsi seats) Safe sex(One-armed ph ups) Lynyrd SkynyrdI'm not gay, I'm not gayI'm not, not, not, not, n-n-n-not gayI'm not gay[Chos: P!

Nk & Conner4Real]I was born this way (I'm straight)You were born your way (You're gay)Gay or straight, straight or gay, 's all okay(And now 's time for sexual eedom for all)It's time to make a change (Sexual eedom for all)It's time to stop the hate (Sexual eedom for all)'Cse who you are is betiful (Sexual eedom for all)Not gay. The Stggle for Gay Rights Is OverFor those born to a form of adversy, sometim the harst thg to do is admtg that they’ve Tsironis / RtersEdor’s Note: This article is part of a seri about the gay-rights movement and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprisg. Acrdg to the Pew Rearch Center, 70 percent of Amerins say homosexualy should be accepted, an all-time televisn, one nnot change the channel whout g across proment lbian and gay characters.

For this childhood fan, was a marvel: A sport wh heavily oiled men nng around spanx tights that was neverthels notor for crassly homophobic stereotyp now celebrat gay day seems to brg wele exampl of how Amerins are beg more relaxed about sexual orientatn. Homosexuals ntue to face higher rat of prsn than heterosexuals, and gay teenagers attempt suici more equently than their straight trends are unniably movg the right directn.

THE STGGLE FOR GAY RIGHTS IS OVER

* i'm not gay but if i was i'd want equal rights *

Sce gays began anizg polilly the 1950s—meetg secret, g psdonyms, and unr nstant surveillance by the FBI—their movement for legal equaly and societal acceptance has arguably advanced faster than any other Amerin history. By the time Print Tmp took office, the sodomy laws that effectively ma gay people crimals had been repealed, the right for gays to serve openly the ary was won, and marriage equaly was achieved natnwi.

After the ary’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy was repealed, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, a group that reprented gay soldiers discharged unr the directive, merged wh OutServe, an advocy group for gay ary personnel. Aga, ” clared the headle of a characteristilly psimistic Tim op-ed by the legendary gay activist and playwright Larry this glooms li the 2016 electn, which many gay activists believe threatened to halt, if not reverse, all of the progrs they have ma. At a time when Amerins are riven by tribal differenc related to polics, race, genr, geography, relign, and other factors, is hard to fd another issue around which there is so much nsens as basic fairns for gay people.

” As an example of the print’s “vile rhetoric, ” the anizatn ced a private ment he reportedly ma about his vice print, Mike Pence, wantg to “hang” gays (which the Whe Hoe summarily nied). It was an obv joke about Pence’s religsy and social nservatism, an example not of Tmp’s purported homophobia but the lack of rpect he has for even his most loyal followers, up to and cludg his own vice print, whom he is apparently willg to mock before a group of Whe Hoe visors. ”Perhaps fearg that few beyond their perpetually furiated base of die-hard supporters will listen, some gay groups have reached for dub statistil evince to back their claims of a Tmp-duced homophobic backlash.

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