Unknown to many, this hilar slice of high mp 60s psychelia is a sought-after cult classic, ma when beg gay was still taboo. Its secret creators speak for the very first time
Contents:
- ‘NUNS QUIVERED AT THE NGHTY BS!’ THE STORY OF TRAILBLAZG GAY POP SONG KAY, WHY?
- THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
- THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
‘NUNS QUIVERED AT THE NGHTY BS!’ THE STORY OF TRAILBLAZG GAY POP SONG KAY, WHY?
* kai is gay song *
For LGBTQ+ people, and pecially for gay men, the summer of 1967 offered much promise. The Sexual Offenc Act had jt been passed, meang that homosexualy – at least, homosexual acts private between two nsentg adult mal aged over 21 – was no longer a crimal offence, and the atmosphere was filled wh a palpable sense of change. – vioDpe turng up on var llectns over the years, cludg the Jon Savage-piled Queer Nois 1961-1978: From the Closet to the Charts, no one has been able to unver any of the people volved; sce was issued at a time when an admissn of homosexualy would badly damage a reer, ’s hardly surprisg that they chose to rema anonymo – until, Why?
Arrts for importung, or “ttagg” public toilets creased, and pla-cloth police officers took to hangg around gay-iendly pubs, procurg arrts through entrapment. But such an obvly gay song as Kay, Why? “Our dienc were by no means only gay; wherever we went, we played to people of all backgrounds.
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THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
Pri serv more than a month. The gay songs – om dis hs to club classics – are perfect for Pri year-round. * kai is gay song *
By that time the Gay Liberatn Front had been tablished for two years, Bra’s first Pri march had taken place, and pop stars cludg David Bowie had helped make androgyny big bs. Over the ensug years began to pick up notoriety among llectors, helped along by a digal reissue 2007, wh pi changg hands for hundreds of tim more than the “60p for one py or £1 for two” advertised Gay News. What mak this song’s mic vio even more impactful was that was released on May 17th which is the ternatnal day agast homophobia, bi-phobia, and transphobia.
His mic vio featur an amazg reprentatn of a gay uple, ternatnal upl, and racial diversy. While Disney is still laggg behd qualy when to explic, meangful queer reprentatn, pecially s movi, thematilly, Disney mils are gay as hell. Perhaps 's bee of that lack of actual gay and trans characters that Disney fans have latched so strongly onto the songs as g out anthems.
THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
No matter the reason, the are 11 of the gayt, transt, and queert Disney g out anthems, ranked! It's one of the least gay and least trans songs on this list, but still serv a spot.
Trapped the Notre Dame thedral by his abive and homophobic dad, Frollo, Quasimodo yearns for a chance to be like "the regular people" he se om his tower. " Nothg's wrong wh you Moana, you're jt gay.