Why Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” is the gayt No. 1 song Hot 100 history.

Contents:

• NO K TODAY, I WAS SEVOTHE PANY WAS GAY, RETURN HER TODAY
• 55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ PRI SONGS)
• HAPPY PRIDE! HOW “Y.M.C.A.” BEME A GAY ANTHEM!
• 55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ PRI SONGS)
• THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
• ULTIMATE PRI PLAYLIST: THE 50 BT GAY SONGS
• “MONTERO” IS THE GAYT NO. 1 SGLE BILLBOARD HISTORY

NO K TODAY, I WAS SEVOTHE PANY WAS GAY, RETURN HER TODAY

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

So when out Brish duo Andy Bell and Vce Clarke’s plative yet buoyant sgle beme a worldwi h gay-uniendly 1988, felt quietly revolutnary to anyone the know.

HAPPY PRIDE! HOW “Y.M.C.A.” BEME A GAY ANTHEM!

Ontman had long been a whe-hot sex symbol, role mol and trendsetter for gay men and other LGBTQ dividuals across the world. 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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55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ PRI SONGS)

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” Although only a actn of the band’s succs Europe translated to the Uned Stat, “Take Your Mama” remas a staple gay bars across the untry. Butler later told The New York Tim that “Bld” relled “growg up a gay kid, my immediate fay and social group rejectg me, and askg why I was born to this suatn. The tr would later make headl after the 2014 Grammy Awards, where their landmark performance of the song would soundtrack a mass weddg between 33 gay and straight upl.

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THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG

Her song “People Like Us” is a popular gay anthem wh l that seem to enurage g out and beg te to yourself. It probably has somethg to do wh the e of the word “queen, ” which many gay men unapologetilly adopted for themselv.

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ULTIMATE PRI PLAYLIST: THE 50 BT GAY SONGS

Gloria Gaynor’s 1978 h is about a woman clarg her rilience after the breakup of a heterosexual relatnship.

“Everyone Is Gay” is an ultra-upbeat powerhoe song that enurag everyone to be their te self, wh no apologi offered. While many gay anthems are open songs of self-acceptance or fiance, this quieter song is a simple requt for all that the queer muny has ever wanted om the wir world.

“MONTERO” IS THE GAYT NO. 1 SGLE BILLBOARD HISTORY

Instead, beme one of her most famo sgl—and gaed particular populary among her gay fanbase. Gee Michael has been a gay in for many years, but one of his most famo queer anthems me out long before he did.

Kylie Mogue has bee a gay in thanks to her open allyship and longtime advocy for the LGBTQ muny. The lyrics are directed at homophob an energetic, upbeat dance tune that asks people to jt live and let live.