The Gay Neti is a sporadic, all-vyl tribute to 1990s hoe mic created by The Prey.
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SONGS OF THE GAY NETI
The Gay Neti is a sporadic, all-vyl tribute to 1990s hoe mic created by The Prey (NoFOMO / Circu Breaker PDX) is not your typil pop throwback party. )Probably 90% of the mic that I play for all the Gay Neti events was created by, or featur, Black artists. As a whe gay DJ wh a ep passn for creatg and participatg LGBTQ nightlife, I ntue the personal and llaborative work of beg a better anti-racist ally and dismantlg all aspects of whe/cis/hetero/patriarchal love, The Prey.
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” Other songs receive queer anthem stat for tongue--cheek nods to g out (Diana Ross’s “I’m Comg Out”) or more straightforward referenc to gay cisg (Village People’s “YMCA”). And let’s not fet about songs like ABBA’s “Dancg Queen” and Madonna’s “Exprs Yourself, ” which are beloved by the LGBTQ+ muny for promotg unabashed happs and celebratn — feelgs that many dividuals strive for suatns where their sexuali aren’t before Lil Nas X slid down a pole and gave Satan a lap dance one of the gayt mic vios of all time for “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name), ” artists like Crystal Waters and Ja Jackson released tracks the ’90s that reflected LGBTQ+ issu like homelsns and the AIDS crisis.