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Contents:
- THE 13 GAYT MIC VIOS OF THE '80S
- 55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ PRI SONGS)
- THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
- 30 SONGS FROM THE EARLY 2000S THAT ONLY GAY PEOPLE AND WOKE STRAIGHTS WILL REMEMBER
- 60 SONGS THAT WILL CLEAR OUT THE BATHROOM AT ANY GAY BAR
THE 13 GAYT MIC VIOS OF THE '80S
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55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ PRI SONGS)
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THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
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30 SONGS FROM THE EARLY 2000S THAT ONLY GAY PEOPLE AND WOKE STRAIGHTS WILL REMEMBER
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The ‘80s had all, and today we celebrate the moments where the gay really jumped OUT the ’s foremost art form: the mic vio. Ins like Whney and Madonna turned out plenty of hs durg the ‘80s that are today nsired gay anthems, but the classic vios—eher by LGBTQ+ artists or featurg queer subject matter—are gay a more leral sense. BRONSKI BEAT - “SMALLTOWN BOY” (1984)This ‘80s dance h and s explicly queer vio about a smalltown gay boy the big cy broke new ground for LGBTQ+ visibily—and reached the top of the charts the procs.
60 SONGS THAT WILL CLEAR OUT THE BATHROOM AT ANY GAY BAR
MARC ALMOND - “RUBY RED” (1987)Few ‘80s pop stars were more -your-face about their sexualy than Soft Cell ontman Marc Almond, and this kky Kenh Anger-spired visual is as gay as B-52s - “LOVE SHACK” (1989)As if The B-52’s John Waters-spired athetic and out-and-proud ontman Fred Schneir weren’t gay enough for you, this mpy vid for their late-’80s h featur a pre-fame meo by the one and only RuPl. - “CLUB TROPICANA” (1983)It would be another 15 years before he formally me out, but if Gee Michael a whe speedo vampg to this breezy 1983 bop don’t set off your gaydar…nothg will. ERASURE - “CHAINS OF LOVE” (1988)If seeg Andy Bell spend om chas jt BASKING his gayns don’t make you feel like you’re an episo of Queer as Folk, you’ve got some homework to do.