The Gayt Mic Vios of the '80s | Grdr

Contents:

• THE 13 GAYT MIC VIOS OF THE '80S
• MEET THE GAY MAN BEHD THE BLUE SHIRT GUY VIRAL DANC
• HOW A GROUP OF GAY MALE BALLET DANCERS IS RETHKG MASCULY
• ‘AND THEN WE DANCED’ REVIEW: ONE OF THE BT GAY FILMS IN THIS YEAR’S OSR RACE COM FROM SWEN

THE 13 GAYT MIC VIOS OF THE '80S

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MEET THE GAY MAN BEHD THE BLUE SHIRT GUY VIRAL DANC

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HOW A GROUP OF GAY MALE BALLET DANCERS IS RETHKG MASCULY

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‘AND THEN WE DANCED’ REVIEW: ONE OF THE BT GAY FILMS IN THIS YEAR’S OSR RACE COM FROM SWEN

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.

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.