Attemptg to wre a gay anthem 2019 reeks of sweat and substandard self-awarens. Here's why artists like Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, and others need some lsons on the right way to wre a song celebratg the LGBTQ muny.
Contents:
- KATY PERRY SAYS SHE TRIED TO 'PRAY THE GAY AWAY' AS AN ADOLCENT
- NO SHA, BUT THERE’S A WRONG WAY TO MAKE A GAY ANTHEM
KATY PERRY SAYS SHE TRIED TO 'PRAY THE GAY AWAY' AS AN ADOLCENT
A few early reer moments put her ally-ship to qutn for crics who thk her 2008 breakout h “I Kissed A Girl” fetishized lbians or who assert her 2007 “Ur So Gay” had homophobic unrton.
“When I was growg up, homosexualy was synonymo wh the word abomatn and hell … so most of my unnsc adolcence I prayed the gay away at my J mps, ” said Perry, scribg her past while acceptg the Human Rights Campaign’s Natnal Equaly Award March 2017. Viewed more than 1 billn tim on YouTube sce 2010, the Dave Meyers-directed vio featur a storyle about a gay teen boy who embrac his sexualy. She Surprised This Man Who Survived the Orlando Gay Nightclub Massacre.
NO SHA, BUT THERE’S A WRONG WAY TO MAKE A GAY ANTHEM
After a gunman fatally shot 49 people si Orlando’s gay nightclub Pulse on June 12, 2016, the adlit shootg U. Her folks may not have been 100% homophobic.