Got Any Gay Mic? London’s “Anti-Gay” Queer Clubs 1995–2000 | SprgerLk

Contents:

• THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
• 60 SONGS THAT WILL CLEAR OUT THE BATHROOM AT ANY GAY BAR
• ULTIMATE PRI PLAYLIST: THE 50 BT GAY SONGS
• GOT ANY GAY MIC? LONDON’S “ANTI-GAY” QUEER CLUBS 1995–2000
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
• GAY MIC: HOE PARTY MIC (BT HOE GAY SONGS)
• THE WAREHOE: THE GAY CLUB WHERE HOE MIC GOT S NAME
• DANCE PRI: THE GAY ORIGS OF DANCE MIC
• A BLACK GAY MIC CRIC ON: HOW CULTURE CLUB SAVED MY LIFE
• HOW TO BEE POPULAR AT A GAY BAR
• THE 10 BEST NEW YORK CY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS NEW YORK CY
• 55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ PRI SONGS)
• SCHOOL BOARD TERMAT TEACHER OVER DOLLY PARTON, MILEY CYS 'RABOWLAND' SONG, FOLKS STILL GAY
• SEATTLE'S PREMIER MEN'S JACK-OFF CLUB ISN'T JT FOR GAY GUYS
• THE 10 BEST PARIS GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS PARIS
• THE 10 MOST FAB GAY DANCE PARTI (WH ACTUAL GOOD MIC) NORTH AMERI

THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG

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60 SONGS THAT WILL CLEAR OUT THE BATHROOM AT ANY GAY BAR

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ULTIMATE PRI PLAYLIST: THE 50 BT GAY SONGS

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GOT ANY GAY MIC? LONDON’S “ANTI-GAY” QUEER CLUBS 1995–2000

Then ask, "Alexa, what's my Flash Briefg?" or "Alexa, what's the news?"Google HomeSend Post Reports to your Google Assistant vice or say, "Okay Google, play the news om Post Reports."Deep Reads: A gay uple ran a rtrant peace. While some classics do appear on our list, others do not – sorry, Gloria Gaynor, Kylie Mogue, RuPl, Brney and Cher, we still adore you — here are 25 sential pri songs om the 1970s to today.

LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE

Somewhat rctively lled the “Queen of Dis, ” the virtuosic, openly gay sger approached genr ( his performative and private liv) as a fluid, non-bary ncept a pre–Judh Butler era. Although seems most of Queen’s fans were cluels as to how openly gay and subversive ontman Freddie Mercury was – spe the unabashed swank of his stage prence – he also never really tried to hi .

Much of Erasure’s disgraphy embodi not precisely celebratory gay pri but gay romantic realy – a ankns about the emotnal, if not overtly sexual, liv of gay men toward the end of the 20th century. The Bay Area gay punk pneers found a ht of mastream fame when they toured wh Green Day on their Dookie n 1994, but was their sexy lyrics and who-giv-a-fuck attu that enared them to a generatn of queer kids – before that term was even fashnable. It’s difficult to pick one song that f them – wh songs like “Dick of Death, ” “Groovy Unrwear” or their classic ver of Prce’s “Jack You Off” – but we went wh one that seems to fy the ia of a gay “anthem” no matter how you thk of .

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GAY MIC: HOE PARTY MIC (BT HOE GAY SONGS)

As both voutly straight edge and proudly homosexual, their substance-ee stance ma them stand out a time when bars, clubs and other toxitg spac prised the few safe havens for LGBTQ people.

” Sgg “No fay is safe when I sashay, ” he slks to a nference room and gyrat his hips for a room full of sus – a sly riposte to the legns of homophob who weaponize their fears agast LGBTQ people, om wh board rooms, Congrs, or out on the streets. Valento, ‘I Was Born This Way’ (1975)The first rerd to feature lyrics about beg an out-and-proud gay man me om the mil performer Charl “Valento” Harris, who released “I Was Born This Way” as an apparently one-off release on Gaiee. ” “The lyrics were perfect, ” she told me Summer, ‘I Feel Love’ (1977)Gay male dance crowds were drawn to rerdgs that featured Black female volists, often intifyg wh their emotnal exprsivens and strength the face of adversy, often to the surprise of the artists, who were ually gospel-traed.

THE WAREHOE: THE GAY CLUB WHERE HOE MIC GOT S NAME

Patrick Cowley, ‘Mutant Man’ (1982)Patrick Cowley fed his reputatn as one of the world’s most progrsive synthizer players durg rerdgs wh the dis pneer Sylvter, cludg “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real), ” perhaps the ultimate gay male anthem.

Fans may openly embrace a gay Elton John, Melissa Etheridge or Ricky Mart now, but over the past 50 years or more ’s been a stggle for most queer artists to live their liv openly and whout shame and persecutn. His theatril scream-sgg, macho stage prence, and all-around badassery (bt showsed on inic rerds like 1980’s Brish Steel and 1982’s Screamg for Vengeance) prompted many fans to ll him “Metal God:” a tradnally mascule trope Halford boldly upend Febary 1998, when he me out as gay an MTV News terview.

As the earlit show of queer solidary om a proment metal mician, Halford’s admissn proved val rhapg the public perceptn of heavy metal, repostg an earspltg, heteronormative boys’ club as a safe space where headbangers of all typ uld be themselv, sheltered the flailg arms of not jt a benevolent (and openly gay) God, but the scene wr large. ” The fact that he did all while beg pletely open about his sexualy – llg himself “rock’s tt fairy” – is astoundg and, for a brief, shg moment 1974, Jobriath beme the most visible gay man popular mic.

DANCE PRI: THE GAY ORIGS OF DANCE MIC

While the “Queen of Dis” is a tle most monly btowed upon Donna Summer, also appli to Sylvter, who was a fixture of the dis scene and an in of the gay liberatn movement that spawned out of San Francis.

It wasn’t until after hostg var episos of the show for a uple years – which all centered on LGBT issu – that she spoke openly about her partner of over two s and the stggl of beg gay the mic dtry. Brish punk rocker Tom Robson achieved chart succs wh h songs “2-4-6-8 Motorway”, “Up Agast the Wall” and “Don’t Take No for an Answer, ” but he’ll always be immortalized for his sgalong prott anthem, “Glad to be Gay.

The entrance is through an unmarked shed behd a Chipotle, and featur a blend but unexpected gay/not crowd which same-sex grdg is rigur.—B.B.CourtyAt: RAINLet’s go dancg, bee RAIN has all the bops, y’all. When staff her everyone si to keep the neighbors happy, h the prosec-ated dancefloor and plan to stay until late.—Diana HubbellBoston: Club CafeHow is Boston’s stalwart gay bar/rtrant/performance space inic?

A BLACK GAY MIC CRIC ON: HOW CULTURE CLUB SAVED MY LIFE

It began s life as a beer-and-we offshoot of the Metropolan Health Club, a gym that opened 1983 to serve the gay ctomers who’d been bullied out of other lol clubs at the height of AIDS hysteria. The legendary hoeband, Diamondback, has a 25,000-song repertoire and a boot llectn that uld make a gay wboy cry.—A.C.CourtyChigo: Farragut'sFarragut’s is a lbian bar, but I’m pretty sure only half of the patrons who are there on any given night know . Thanks to Perez-Gallardo and their team, gay people who love the outdoors (most lbians) now have a iendly place to unwd after a hike.—A.C.CourtyHuntgton, Wt Virgia: The StonewallStonewall?

HOW TO BEE POPULAR AT A GAY BAR

The lol gay dart league meets here, people gather to watch sports (!), and drag queens perform throughout the night.—B.B.CourtyKey Wt: 801 BourbonFar om the parrot-hatted buffoonery of the northern end of Duval Street, this multivalent dive, found 1997, is open om noon until 4:00 am every day and featur a ltle somethg for everyone. A gay gatherg spot sce 1939, and gay bar sce 1963, and the Bar Complex sce the 80s, s unassumg exterr beli a triple-threat treat of lounge, performance space, and a mirrored dance club reportedly moled after Stud 54.

And an official state historil marker out ont, regnizg s venerable background—and s suatnal relevance the se that overturned Kentucky’s anti-sodomy laws—means that our history (for now) will not be erased.—B.B.CourtyLos Angel: Casa Del CampoFound 1962 by Rudy Del Campo—an actor and dancer famed for havg been one of the Sharks the origal Wt Si Story film—Casa has always been a haven for Silverlake’s queer muny (the hilly neighborhood has been lled “The Swish Alps.) The glorly lively bar and rtrant scene is enhanced by a black box theater downstairs, where farcil plays, lbian standup, and gay dance troup reign.—B.B.Los Angel: Honey’s Wh the ever-expandg queer muny, there are three distct typ of people: bar people, club people, and blub people. In an era of queer bar fame, ’s a feast.—B.B.CourtyIndianapolis: English IvyEnglish Ivy advertis self as an “LGBTQ+-enthed” “gay-therg place” and that is not an overstatement.

THE 10 BEST NEW YORK CY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS NEW YORK CY

If you want to get away om the typil scene at fellow gay bars Olly’s and Gregs Our Place, English Ivy is an ial place to meet iends: mature enough for a proper Ladi Lunch (or bnch or dner.) And for those of visg om the asts, the portns and pric on the lolly-sourced food and beverage offergs are stunng.—B.B.CourtyNashville: Lipstick LoungeYou n’t miss Lipstick Lounge. They are stars the makg and their rendn of Cele Dn’s “It’s All Comg Back to Me Now” will shatter your pt glass and break your ltle, gay heart.—A.C.CourtyNYC: CubbyholeGo to Cubbyhole on a Tuday night?

It’s not a gay bar the tradnal sense, but a place where traed pianists play selectns om Broadway shows and all of the drama teachers and mil theater majors of the tri-state area nverge to sg along. Now that we mentn , perhaps Marie’s Crisis is a gay bar the most tradnal sense.—Dave HolmCourtyNYC: Oddly Enough Oddly Enough is a swanky new spot Brooklyn’s BedSty neighborhood that ters to every member of the LGBTQ+ muny equally.

It was the se of an early gay-liberatn “sip ” 1966, years before Stonewall, and has been a low-key haven ever sce, wh a diverse clientele, a small menu, classic cktails, and an extensive (and packed) 4:00-7:00 happy hour.—B.B.CourtyPalm Sprgs: Pl BarIn an nocuo airport-adjacent strip mall, between a dispensary and a vape shop, the sign for this tablishment reads simply BAR/FOOD.

55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ PRI SONGS)

It’s like one of those dreams where you fd a new room your hoe, but ’s filled wh a random assortment of lightful weirdos.—B.B.Province R.I.: The Stable Gay nightlife the Ocean State’s pal is cltered the joyoly (though creasgly) seedy downtown. The origal was burned down an anti-gay hate-crime a few years back, but the revival has jt opened across the street and is bigger and better, wh a new performance space.—B.B.CourtySalt Lake Cy: Club Try-AnglUtah is is not the easit place the untry to be gay.

SCHOOL BOARD TERMAT TEACHER OVER DOLLY PARTON, MILEY CYS 'RABOWLAND' SONG, FOLKS STILL GAY

Oh to be a young gay aga!—A.C.CourtyWashgton DC: TraIn a town where n feel like every other bar is crawlg wh Capol Hill staffers lookg to talk shop, Tra is the rare, glorly gay dive where absolutely everyone is wele to jt kick back. ” and Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” the ’70s to Christa Aguilera’s “Betiful, ” Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” and Scissor Sisters’ “Let’s Have a Kiki” the 21st century, mic has helped LGBTQ people to both survive and thrive.

Rumors had been swirlg for years around Michael’s sexualy but nothg was ever nfirmed by him prr to this song’s release (shortly thereafter he me out as bisexual, before g out as gay further down the le).

SEATTLE'S PREMIER MEN'S JACK-OFF CLUB ISN'T JT FOR GAY GUYS

While there’s nothg explicly homosexual the play, many believe that the ma characters Vladimir and Estragon are an ageg homosexual uple, who are worn out and not engagg sexually any longer. Nile Rodgers (om the band Chic), who was workg wh Ross on material for her album Diana, got the spiratn for the song after seeg multiple drag queens drsed as Ross at a gay-iendly New York Cy club. Sure, RuPl had already broken before this song and movie (see our number one song) and the mid-’90s were surprisgly gay-iendly — To Wong Foo was sandwiched between the release of two other celebrated and succsful mastream LGBTQ films, The Adventur of Priscilla, Queen of the Dert 1994 and The Birdge 1996.

Although only reached number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, was a number one h on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play, large part bee so many gay men loved the song — after all, was fun, sexy, danceable and mpy. 1990 was the year that the unrground gay ball scene sort of went mastream, thanks large part to this Billboard Hot 100 number one h om one of the most famo artists the world at the time.

For those unfaiar, the New York Cy ball scene was an LGBTQ subculture where different ho — mostly Black and Lat gay, bi, lbian and trans people — walked (or peted) for trophi tegori such as Face, Body, Butch Queen Realns, Femme Queen Realns, miscellaneo drag and Vogueg. But I’m sure Ru uldn’t have imaged that 27 years later, not only would his song still be played gay bars, but people all over the world, both LGBTQ and our alli, would still be sayg l om this song, thanks to their cln a realy show lled RuPl’s Drag Race.

THE 10 BEST PARIS GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS PARIS

I’d yet to disver the gay si of Jam Baldw (even though the paperback of Jt Above My Head was stg right there on the fay bookshelf) this was before Joseph Beam, Marlon Riggs, Essex Hemphill, Isaac Julien, and Assotto Sat, among others, jacked mastream whe gay reprentatns to create space for Black gay men.

For her sophomore album, Mariah Carey enlisted the help of Robert Clivill and David Cole (the lears of C+C Mic Factory) who -wrote and -produced the gospel fluenced dance track “Make It Happen. While her one-two punch of her femme-bashg “Ur So Gay” and her exhibnist fx-lbian “I Kissed A Girl” haven’t aged well, Perry has bee more progrsive and would be hard to fd a Pri para not playg this boomg (pun tend) anthem.

THE 10 MOST FAB GAY DANCE PARTI (WH ACTUAL GOOD MIC) NORTH AMERI

The drag-centric mil took home six Tonys, cludg bt mil; bt sre (wh mic and lyrics by gay in Cyndi Lper); and outstandg actor a mil, for out-and-proud Billy Porter’s eback performance as Lola, a drag queen. In what appeared to be a rponse to the Brish ernment’s damng Sectn 28 act (which crimalized the promotn of homosexualy, rultg the closg of lbian, gay and bisexual support groups across Brish schools and lleg), the song qutns “What relign or reason uld drive a man to forsake his lover?

Not only is Frozen’s Elsa the first Disney prcs whout a love tert, which has ved terpretatns of her beg gay or ace/aro, Elsa’s experience of isolatn and rejectn and her inty stggl are all too relatable to the movie’s queer dienc.