How Ariana Gran Is the Gay In of the Generatn | Billboard News – Billboard

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• ARIANA GRAN IS THE GAY IN NO ONE ASKED FOR
• PEOPLE HAVE MIXED FEELGS ABOUT ARIANA GRAN BEG NAMED THE GAY IN OF HER GENERATN
• HOW DID PEOPLE REACT TO ARIANA GRAN BEG NAMED THE ‘GAY IN OF THE GENERATN’?
• ARIANA GRAN: A DEMARTN OF THE NEW ERA OF GAY

ARIANA GRAN IS THE GAY IN NO ONE ASKED FOR

While her talog is filled wh gay stapl -- try to spend a night out Hell's Kchen or WeHo whout hearg "Into You" -- her support for the LGBTQ muny extends beyond the dancefloor. From Judy Garland to Brney Spears, pop artists have often been herald as gay ins. They have provid wh hs for the club and many, like Lady Gaga and Madonna, have ed their platform to fight for gay rights.

While her talog is filled wh gay stapl — try to spend a night out Hell’s Kchen or WeHo whout hearg “Into You” — her support for the LGBTQ muny extends beyond the dance floor. Here are eight reasons why the ponytailed prcs is the poised to be the gay in of her generatn.

“Break Free” is arguably the song that ma Ariana break to the hearts and playlists of gays everywhere. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and cemented her place on rotatn at gay bars forevermore. However, was the mic vio that tablished her as the gay in of a generatn.

PEOPLE HAVE MIXED FEELGS ABOUT ARIANA GRAN BEG NAMED THE GAY IN OF HER GENERATN

From the pk-hued alien pla to her now signature knee-high platform boots, the “Break Free” vio is a mpy gay fantasy. Ariana went even further, featurg a gay alien uple kissg — bee why not? ” While the sample of Diana Ross’ gay anthem “I’m Comg Out” is enough to perk up any gay’s ears, the subject matter will have them screamg: Based on an experience she’s “99.

In a 2014 terview wh The Riff, Ariana was asked about her thoughts on beg nsired a gay in. ” While some gay ins seem to take their LGBTQ dience for granted, ’s nice to know Ariana appreciat jt how vorac the love om her gay fans is. Two years before that, however, the then-17-year-old actrs was already remdg gay kids that, y, would get better.

“A ltle boy jt told me he’s bullied and that people ll him ‘gay.

HOW DID PEOPLE REACT TO ARIANA GRAN BEG NAMED THE ‘GAY IN OF THE GENERATN’?

Ariana grew up surround by gay and trans iends whom she had met through brother Frankie Gran, who “is like my other half, ” she said a year later. “I don’t know what is, but seems like gay people are a lot more pleasant and more dividual than most people. S., and foc on rcg and preventg digal abe by tg young mds agast, among other thgs, homophobia.

When she performed double-duty as a risg chart-topper and as a backstage host for the 2013 MTV EMA Amsterdam, Gran explaed why she’d left the Catholic Church: “[They] said SpongeBob SquarePants is gay and he’s a sner and he should burn hell. First the gays, then SpongeBob and now Harry Potter? ” She went further wh her explanatn a year later, mentng her love for her gay brother: “When my brother was told that God didn’t love him, I was like, ‘OK, that’s not ol, ’” she said an terview.

She sang about a gay love affair. ’” The song, which sampl Diana Ross’ classic gay staple “I’m Comg Out, ” is proof that she totally got over the heartbreak.

ARIANA GRAN: A DEMARTN OF THE NEW ERA OF GAY

Right after the Supreme Court announced s landmark cisn on gay marriage, Ariana took to Twter to celebrate the victory, wrg a msage filled wh purple hearts and celebratory ke emojis. ” Two days later, after openg her Dance on the Pier set wh a sickeng medley of Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman” and Madonna’s “Vogue, ” she threw some mega sha at some of the untry’s hight legal thori: “Make some noise if you thk the Supreme Court jtic who voted agast gay marriage should get their heads out of their fuckg ass and jo the goddamn celebratn, ” she told the roarg crowd.

” Fun fact: her backup dancers’ body pat was an homage to gay art legend Keh Harg. “To my gay fans, I love you so much.