Mark Rivers – Totally Gay Lyrics | Geni Lyrics

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• 20 BT SONGS ABOUT BEG GAY
• GLAD TO BE GAYTOM ROBSON BANDTRACK 13 ON POWER THE DARKNS “(SG IF YOU’RE) GLAD TO BE GAY,” ORIGALLY RELEASED 1978 AS PART OF THE BUT EP OF THE GROUP TOM ROBSON BAND IS NOT ONLY ONE OF THE MOST FG SONGS OF THE BAND… READ MORE 1 VIEWER23.2K VIEWS12 CONTRIBUTORSGLAD TO BE GAY LYRICS[SPOKEN WORD INTRO]THIS SONG IS DITED TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATN, ’S A MEDIL SONG AND NCERNS A DISEASE WHOSE CLASSIFITN ACRDG TO THE INTERNATNAL CLASSIFITN OF DISEAS IS 302.0[VERSE 1]THE BRISH POLICE ARE THE BT THE WORLDI DON'T BELIEVE ONE OF THE STORI I'VE HEARD'BOUT THEM RAIDG OUR PUBS FOR NO REASON AT ALLLG THE CTOMERS UP BY THE WALLPICKG OUT PEOPLE AND KNOCKG THEM DOWNRISTG ARRT AS THEY'RE KICKED ON THE GROUNDSEARCHG THEIR HO AND LLG THEM QUEERI DON'T BELIEVE THAT SORT OF THG HAPPENS HERE[CHOS]SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY[VERSE 2]PICTUR OF NAKED YOUNG WOMEN ARE FUNIN TBS AND PLAYBOY, PAGE THREE OF THE SUNTHERE'S NO NUS GAY NEWS, OUR ONE MAGAZEBUT THEY STILL FD EXC TO LL OBSCENEREAD HOW DISGTG WE ARE THE PRSTHE TELEGRAPH, PEOPLE AND SUNDAY EXPRSMOLTERS OF CHILDREN, RPTORS OF YOUTHIT'S THERE THE PAPER, MT BE THE TTHYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[CHOS](TRY AND) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY[VERSE 3]DON'T TRY TO KID THAT IF YOU'RE DISCREETYOU'RE PERFECTLY SAFE AS YOU WALK DOWN THE STREETYOU DON'T HAVE TO MCE OR MAKE BCHY REMARKSTO GET BEATEN UNNSC AND LEFT THE DARKI HAD A IEND WHO WAS GENTLE AND SHORTHE WAS LONELY ONE EVENG AND WENT FOR A WALKQUEERBASHERS UGHT HIM, KICKED HIS TEETHHE WAS ONLY HOSPALISED FOR A WEEK(AND HE STILL BEARS THE SRS)[CHOS]SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY[VERSE 4]AND S BACK AND WATCH AS THEY CLOSE DOWN OUR CLUBSARRT FOR MEETG AND RAID ALL OUR PUBSMAKE SURE YOUR BOYIEND'S AT LEAST 21SO ONLY YOUR IENDS AND YOUR BROTHERS GET DONELIE TO YOUR WORKMAT, LIE TO YOUR FOLKSPUT DOWN THE QUEENS, TELL ANTI-QUEER JOKGAY LIB'S RIDICULO, JO THEIR LGHTER'THE BUGGERS ARE LEGAL NOW, WHAT MORE ARE THEY AFTER?'(TELL THEM!)[CHOS]SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAYSG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THIS WAY3EMBEDCANCELHOW 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 FOMABOUT
• THE PARA - PROUD TO BE GAY VOL.1 ALBUM
• GAY AND PROUD
• PROUD TO BE GAY
• TOTALLY GAYMARK RIVERSTRACK 1 ON SUPER SONGS OF BIG MOUTH, VOL. 1 (MIC FROM THE NETFLIX ORIGAL SERI) PRODUCED BYMARK RIVERSOCT. 4, 20191 VIEWER6 CONTRIBUTORSTOTALLY GAY LYRICS[INTRO: ANDREW GLOUBERMAN]WHAT'S LIKE TO BE GAY?[VERSE: FREDDIE MERCURY]WHEN YOU’RE GAYEVERY DAY IS A NONSTOP BARETYOU'VE GOT STYLE AND FLAIR, YOU'RE LOVED EVERYWHEREKEPT FOR NORTH CAROLA!BEARS AND QUEENS, AND CATHOLIC TWEENSTHE WORLD’S YOUR BUFF BUFFETCOME AND JO THE FUN, SAY HELLO TO TIGHT BUTTSAND GOODBYE VAGAS[CHOS: FREDDIE MERCURY & ANDREW GLOUBERMAN]BE GAY, TOTALLY GAY (BE GAY!)BE A BRIGHT AND SHG RABOWY, YOU'LL FD YOUR NEW INTYIN THE LGBT MUNYOH...I'M GAY, TOTALLY GAY! (HE'S GAY!)I'M A FABULO, FLOUNCG LOUD AND PROUD CLICHé (SASHAY!)ON DISPLAY (ALL DAY!)AND I'VE FOUND MY LLG, TODAY (HOORAY!)OH, SHANTé (SO GAY!)[BRIDGE: ANDREW GLOUBERMAN]IT'S A FLAMG HOT PK LETTER DAYI'M NOT THE BOY I ED TO BEI’M HERE, I’M QUEERGET ED TO MEYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[OUTRO: FREDDIE MERCURY]HE'S ABSOLUTELY, UNNIABLY GAYEMBEDCANCELHOW 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 FOMABOUTTHIS SONG B IS UNREVIEWEDGENI ANNOTATN1 NTRIBUTOR“TOTALLY GAY” IS THE FIRST SONG ON THE FIRST VOLUME OF MIC OM THE BIG MOUTH SERI. IN THE EPISO AM I GAY?, THE CHARACTER ANDREW IS QUTNG HIS SEXUALY, AND THE GHOST OF FREDDIE MERCURY SGS THIS SONG. AS SEEN SEASON 4 OF BIG MOUTH, CHARACTERS SG THIS SONG WH FREDDIE MERCURY WHEN THEY ARE QUTNG IF THEY ARE GAY OR NOT.EXPAND SHAREASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO PRODUCED “TOTALLY GAY” BY MARK RIVERS?WHEN DID MARK RIVERS RELEASE “TOTALLY GAY”?WHO WROTE “TOTALLY GAY” BY MARK RIVERS?SUPER SONGS OF BIG MOUTH, VOL. 1 (MIC FROM THE NETFLIX ORIGAL SERI) (2019)BIG MOUTH (TV-SERI)1. TOTALLY GAY2. I LOVE MY BODY3. VALENTE’S DAY4. NEVER LOST NEW YORK CY5. I AM THE HORMONE MONSTRS (UNRELEASED)6. SEXY RED BRA7. SLUT WALK8. GUY TOWN9. WHY DO NOBODY (GET HOW GREAT I AM?)10. YOU LOOK BETIFUL, STEVE (UNRELEASED)11. SEX ON A LADY12. LIFE IS A F****D UP MS13. DISCLOSURE (THE MIL)14. ANYTHG GO FLORIDA15. PERFECTLY GROSS LTLE DIRTBAG16. SHAME17. THE SPECTM OF SEXUALY18. YOU’VE GOT THE POWER NOW19. SLICE O’ YOUR PIE20. I FEEL LIKE SH (THIS MT BE LOVE)21. SEX ON A LADY22. WHO NEEDS A BOY?23. EVERYBODY’S GOG THROUGH CHANGCREDSPRODUCED BYMARK RIVERSWRTEN BYMARK RIVERSRELEASE DATEOCTOBER 4, 2019TAGSPOPTVSOUNDTRACKEXPAND 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
• PROUD TO BE GAY VOL.1

20 BT SONGS ABOUT BEG GAY

But beg gay has been a part of human existence sce the begng of time, and whether ’s been seen as a bad thg or not, there have always been songs about the experience.

By the way, if you’re terted songs about beg gay, you may also be terted songs about beg bold, songs about disciple, and songs about endurance. This movg and emotnal ballad tells the story of g to terms wh one’s own inty, both as a gay man and as a talented artist who is stgglg to fd acceptance a world that often treats mori unfairly.

GLAD TO BE GAYTOM ROBSON BANDTRACK 13 ON POWER THE DARKNS “(SG IF YOU’RE) GLAD TO BE GAY,” ORIGALLY RELEASED 1978 AS PART OF THE BUT EP OF THE GROUP TOM ROBSON BAND IS NOT ONLY ONE OF THE MOST FG SONGS OF THE BAND… READ MORE 1 VIEWER23.2K VIEWS12 CONTRIBUTORSGLAD TO BE GAY LYRICS[SPOKEN WORD INTRO]THIS SONG IS DITED TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATN, ’S A MEDIL SONG AND NCERNS A DISEASE WHOSE CLASSIFITN ACRDG TO THE INTERNATNAL CLASSIFITN OF DISEAS IS 302.0[VERSE 1]THE BRISH POLICE ARE THE BT THE WORLDI DON'T BELIEVE ONE OF THE STORI I'VE HEARD'BOUT THEM RAIDG OUR PUBS FOR NO REASON AT ALLLG THE CTOMERS UP BY THE WALLPICKG OUT PEOPLE AND KNOCKG THEM DOWNRISTG ARRT AS THEY'RE KICKED ON THE GROUNDSEARCHG THEIR HO AND LLG THEM QUEERI DON'T BELIEVE THAT SORT OF THG HAPPENS HERE[CHOS]SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY[VERSE 2]PICTUR OF NAKED YOUNG WOMEN ARE FUNIN TBS AND PLAYBOY, PAGE THREE OF THE SUNTHERE'S NO NUS GAY NEWS, OUR ONE MAGAZEBUT THEY STILL FD EXC TO LL OBSCENEREAD HOW DISGTG WE ARE THE PRSTHE TELEGRAPH, PEOPLE AND SUNDAY EXPRSMOLTERS OF CHILDREN, RPTORS OF YOUTHIT'S THERE THE PAPER, MT BE THE TTHYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[CHOS](TRY AND) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY[VERSE 3]DON'T TRY TO KID THAT IF YOU'RE DISCREETYOU'RE PERFECTLY SAFE AS YOU WALK DOWN THE STREETYOU DON'T HAVE TO MCE OR MAKE BCHY REMARKSTO GET BEATEN UNNSC AND LEFT THE DARKI HAD A IEND WHO WAS GENTLE AND SHORTHE WAS LONELY ONE EVENG AND WENT FOR A WALKQUEERBASHERS UGHT HIM, KICKED HIS TEETHHE WAS ONLY HOSPALISED FOR A WEEK(AND HE STILL BEARS THE SRS)[CHOS]SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY[VERSE 4]AND S BACK AND WATCH AS THEY CLOSE DOWN OUR CLUBSARRT FOR MEETG AND RAID ALL OUR PUBSMAKE SURE YOUR BOYIEND'S AT LEAST 21SO ONLY YOUR IENDS AND YOUR BROTHERS GET DONELIE TO YOUR WORKMAT, LIE TO YOUR FOLKSPUT DOWN THE QUEENS, TELL ANTI-QUEER JOKGAY LIB'S RIDICULO, JO THEIR LGHTER'THE BUGGERS ARE LEGAL NOW, WHAT MORE ARE THEY AFTER?'(TELL THEM!)[CHOS]SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAYSG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THIS WAY3EMBEDCANCELHOW 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 FOMABOUT

Betiful is one of Christa Aguilera’s most popular songs, and tells the story of beg gay a world that n be harsh and unwelg for people who don’t nform to society’s norms. Though the track was spired by Aguilera’s close iend Stt, who is openly gay, many other listeners have been able to draw spiratn om as well. This was a highly important piece of mic the LGBT+ muny, as s msage of pri and fiance helped to challenge long-held societal taboos around homosexualy.

The track opens wh a powerful bass le that quickly gets the listener’s attentn, followed by Ross’s melodic vols and emotive lyrics about beg gay.

“I Am What I Am” has bee a staple of gay pri events, and is wily nsired to be one of the most important songs the LGBT rights movement. “Smalltown Boy” was one of the first mastream pop songs to al wh the subject of beg gay, and helped to raise awarens of the challeng that LGBT people face.

THE PARA - PROUD TO BE GAY VOL.1 ALBUM

Glad to Be Gay Lyrics[Spoken Word Intro]This song is dited to the World Health Organizatn, ’s a medil song and ncerns a disease whose classifitn acrdg to the Internatnal Classifitn of Diseas is 302.

GAY AND PROUD

0[Verse 1]The Brish Police are the bt the worldI don't believe one of the stori I've heard'Bout them raidg our pubs for no reason at allLg the ctomers up by the wallPickg out people and knockg them downRistg arrt as they're kicked on the groundSearchg their ho and llg them queerI don't believe that sort of thg happens here[Chos]Sg if you're glad to be gaySg if you're happy that way(Hey! ) Sg if you're glad to be gaySg if you're happy that way[Verse 2]Pictur of naked young women are funIn Tbs and Playboy, page three of The SunThere's no nus Gay News, our one magazeBut they still fd exc to ll obsceneRead how disgtg we are the prsThe Telegraph, People and Sunday ExprsMolters of children, rptors of youthIt's there the paper, mt be the tth[Chos](Try and) Sg if you're glad to be gaySg if you're happy that way(Hey!

) Sg if you're glad to be gaySg if you're happy that way[Verse 3]Don't try to kid that if you're discreetYou're perfectly safe as you walk down the streetYou don't have to mce or make bchy remarksTo get beaten unnsc and left the darkI had a iend who was gentle and shortHe was lonely one eveng and went for a walkQueerbashers ught him, kicked his teethHe was only hospalised for a week(And he still bears the srs)[Chos]Sg if you're glad to be gaySg if you're happy that way(Hey! ) Sg if you're glad to be gaySg if you're happy that way[Verse 4]And s back and watch as they close down our clubsArrt for meetg and raid all our pubsMake sure your boyiend's at least 21So only your iends and your brothers get doneLie to your workmat, lie to your folksPut down the queens, tell anti-queer jokGay Lib's ridiculo, jo their lghter'The buggers are legal now, what more are they after? Songfacts®:"(Sg If You're) Glad To Be Gay" by the Tom Robson Band (TRB) was rerd as part of a live EP November 1977 and appears on Robson's crilly acclaimed but album Power In The Darkns.

PROUD TO BE GAY

"A lot of heterosexuals don't unrstand that you grow up beg tght to hate and fear homosexuals before you're of an age to know you are one, " Robson told Q magaze.

TOTALLY GAYMARK RIVERSTRACK 1 ON SUPER SONGS OF BIG MOUTH, VOL. 1 (MIC FROM THE NETFLIX ORIGAL SERI) PRODUCED BYMARK RIVERSOCT. 4, 20191 VIEWER6 CONTRIBUTORSTOTALLY GAY LYRICS[INTRO: ANDREW GLOUBERMAN]WHAT'S LIKE TO BE GAY?[VERSE: FREDDIE MERCURY]WHEN YOU’RE GAYEVERY DAY IS A NONSTOP BARETYOU'VE GOT STYLE AND FLAIR, YOU'RE LOVED EVERYWHEREKEPT FOR NORTH CAROLA!BEARS AND QUEENS, AND CATHOLIC TWEENSTHE WORLD’S YOUR BUFF BUFFETCOME AND JO THE FUN, SAY HELLO TO TIGHT BUTTSAND GOODBYE VAGAS[CHOS: FREDDIE MERCURY & ANDREW GLOUBERMAN]BE GAY, TOTALLY GAY (BE GAY!)BE A BRIGHT AND SHG RABOWY, YOU'LL FD YOUR NEW INTYIN THE LGBT MUNYOH...I'M GAY, TOTALLY GAY! (HE'S GAY!)I'M A FABULO, FLOUNCG LOUD AND PROUD CLICHé (SASHAY!)ON DISPLAY (ALL DAY!)AND I'VE FOUND MY LLG, TODAY (HOORAY!)OH, SHANTé (SO GAY!)[BRIDGE: ANDREW GLOUBERMAN]IT'S A FLAMG HOT PK LETTER DAYI'M NOT THE BOY I ED TO BEI’M HERE, I’M QUEERGET ED TO MEYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[OUTRO: FREDDIE MERCURY]HE'S ABSOLUTELY, UNNIABLY GAYEMBEDCANCELHOW 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 FOMABOUTTHIS SONG B IS UNREVIEWEDGENI ANNOTATN1 NTRIBUTOR“TOTALLY GAY” IS THE FIRST SONG ON THE FIRST VOLUME OF MIC OM THE BIG MOUTH SERI. IN THE EPISO AM I GAY?, THE CHARACTER ANDREW IS QUTNG HIS SEXUALY, AND THE GHOST OF FREDDIE MERCURY SGS THIS SONG. AS SEEN SEASON 4 OF BIG MOUTH, CHARACTERS SG THIS SONG WH FREDDIE MERCURY WHEN THEY ARE QUTNG IF THEY ARE GAY OR NOT.EXPAND SHAREASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO PRODUCED “TOTALLY GAY” BY MARK RIVERS?WHEN DID MARK RIVERS RELEASE “TOTALLY GAY”?WHO WROTE “TOTALLY GAY” BY MARK RIVERS?SUPER SONGS OF BIG MOUTH, VOL. 1 (MIC FROM THE NETFLIX ORIGAL SERI) (2019)BIG MOUTH (TV-SERI)1. TOTALLY GAY2. I LOVE MY BODY3. VALENTE’S DAY4. NEVER LOST NEW YORK CY5. I AM THE HORMONE MONSTRS (UNRELEASED)6. SEXY RED BRA7. SLUT WALK8. GUY TOWN9. WHY DO NOBODY (GET HOW GREAT I AM?)10. YOU LOOK BETIFUL, STEVE (UNRELEASED)11. SEX ON A LADY12. LIFE IS A F****D UP MS13. DISCLOSURE (THE MIL)14. ANYTHG GO FLORIDA15. PERFECTLY GROSS LTLE DIRTBAG16. SHAME17. THE SPECTM OF SEXUALY18. YOU’VE GOT THE POWER NOW19. SLICE O’ YOUR PIE20. I FEEL LIKE SH (THIS MT BE LOVE)21. SEX ON A LADY22. WHO NEEDS A BOY?23. EVERYBODY’S GOG THROUGH CHANGCREDSPRODUCED BYMARK RIVERSWRTEN BYMARK RIVERSRELEASE DATEOCTOBER 4, 2019TAGSPOPTVSOUNDTRACKEXPAND 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

This was a watershed moment for many gay youth the UK who found the strength to e out, Holly Johnson of Frankie Go to Hollywood and Boy Gee of Culture Club among them. "The song ntas the tertg uplet:There's no nus Gay News, our one magazeBut they still found exc to ll obsceneIn June 1976, Gay News published a poem by the amic Jam Kirkup, The Love That Dar To Speak Its Name (a pun on Osr Wil). “Gay and Proud” was featured on the Olivia Rerds pilatn album Lbian Concentrate, which was released rponse to Ana Bryant’s ‘Save Our Children’ mpaign.

The Gay Liberatn Front had been anisg diss and danc for 18 months prr to the march, and 1, 200 people scend on Kensgton town hall shortly before Christmas 1970 for Bra’s first publicly advertised gay dis, fillg the place to pacy, wh 500 revellers turned away at the door. There were no LGBTQ+ bands, and no artists makg rerds for LGBTQ+ people; at least most of the acts playg those early danc – cludg David Bowie, Hawkwd and Pk Fairi – were sympathetic to the e of gay liberatn, but the discs beg spun were the same on you would hear the ntemporary sgl would soon change, and as annual Pri events began to spread across the untry, artists and songwrers spired by the gay liberatn movement began to make mic specifilly for LGBTQ+ dienc.

Everyone Involved – A Gay Song (1972)It’s a toss-up as to what would be the world’s first gay liberatn rerd: many would argue that Stone Wall Natn by Male Davis, wrten March 1971, predat the UK release A Gay Song, first performed that year.

PROUD TO BE GAY VOL.1

But wh lyrics by Gay Liberatn Front activist Alan Wakeman, A Gay Song is the first rerdg by a Brish act to explicly addrs the LGBTQ+ muny a posive appeared on the album Eher/Or by a llective known as Everyone Involved, and featured volunteers om the GLF on vols.

Coverg them such as elogy, world peace and ee love a rog folk-rock arrangement, Eher/Or also clud a send gay-themed song, A Sad Song, sung by Gillian Dickson of folk quartet the Solid Brish Hat Band.