Eleanor A. Hubbard, Kriste De Wel, "I'm Glad I'm Not Gay!'": Heterosexual Stunts' Emotnal Experience the College Classroom wh a "Comg out" Assignment, Teachg Soclogy, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Jan., 2003), pp. 73-84
Contents:
- HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
- HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU’RE GAY, STRAIGHT, OR SOMETHG BETWEEN?
- HOW TO TELL A FRIEND YOU'RE GAY AND YOU LOVE THEM
- AM I GAY?
- AM I GAY? QUIZ – 100% RELIABLE TT
- 12-YEAR-OLD BOY ON ‘THE CONNERS:’ 'I'M GLAD I'M GAY!'
- GLAD TO BE GAYTOM ROBSON BANDTRACK 13 ON POWER THE DARKNS “(SG IF YOU’RE) GLAD TO BE GAY,” ORIGALLY RELEASED 1978 AS PART OF THE BUT EP OF THE GROUP TOM ROBSON BAND IS NOT ONLY ONE OF THE MOST FG SONGS OF THE BAND… READ MORE 1 VIEWER23.3K VIEWS13 CONTRIBUTORSGLAD TO BE GAY LYRICS[SPOKEN WORD INTRO]THIS SONG IS DITED TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATN, ’S A MEDIL SONG AND NCERNS A DISEASE WHOSE CLASSIFITN ACRDG TO THE INTERNATNAL CLASSIFITN OF DISEAS IS 302.0[VERSE 1]THE BRISH POLICE ARE THE BT THE WORLDI DON'T BELIEVE ONE OF THE STORI I'VE HEARD'BOUT THEM RAIDG OUR PUBS FOR NO REASON AT ALLLG THE CTOMERS UP BY THE WALLPICKG OUT PEOPLE AND KNOCKG THEM DOWNRISTG ARRT AS THEY'RE KICKED ON THE GROUNDSEARCHG THEIR HO AND LLG THEM QUEERI DON'T BELIEVE THAT SORT OF THG HAPPENS HERE[CHOS]SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY[VERSE 2]PICTUR OF NAKED YOUNG WOMEN ARE FUNIN TBS AND PLAYBOY, PAGE THREE OF THE SUNTHERE'S NO NUS GAY NEWS, OUR ONE MAGAZEBUT THEY STILL FD EXC TO LL OBSCENEREAD HOW DISGTG WE ARE THE PRSTHE TELEGRAPH, PEOPLE AND SUNDAY EXPRSMOLTERS OF CHILDREN, RPTORS OF YOUTHIT'S THERE THE PAPER, MT BE THE TTHYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[CHOS](TRY AND) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY[VERSE 3]DON'T TRY TO KID THAT IF YOU'RE DISCREETYOU'RE PERFECTLY SAFE AS YOU WALK DOWN THE STREETYOU DON'T HAVE TO MCE OR MAKE BCHY REMARKSTO GET BEATEN UNNSC AND LEFT THE DARKI HAD A IEND WHO WAS GENTLE AND SHORTHE WAS LONELY ONE EVENG AND WENT FOR A WALKQUEERBASHERS UGHT HIM, KICKED HIS TEETHHE WAS ONLY HOSPALISED FOR A WEEK(AND HE STILL BEARS THE SRS)[CHOS]SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY[VERSE 4]AND S BACK AND WATCH AS THEY CLOSE DOWN OUR CLUBSARRT FOR MEETG AND RAID ALL OUR PUBSMAKE SURE YOUR BOYIEND'S AT LEAST 21SO ONLY YOUR IENDS AND YOUR BROTHERS GET DONELIE TO YOUR WORKMAT, LIE TO YOUR FOLKSPUT DOWN THE QUEENS, TELL ANTI-QUEER JOKGAY LIB'S RIDICULO, JO THEIR LGHTER'THE BUGGERS ARE LEGAL NOW, WHAT MORE ARE THEY AFTER?'(TELL THEM!)[CHOS]SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAYSG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THIS WAY3EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT
- I’M GLAD I’M SGLEORIGAL BROADWAY CAST OF THE GAY LIFETRACK 12 ON THE GAY LIFE 19611 VIEWER1 CONTRIBUTORI’M GLAD I’M SGLE LYRICS[ENSEMBLE]I'M GLAD I'M SGLETHAT'S THE WAY TO BEI'M GLAD I'M SGLEI'M A BIRD THAT'S EEDON'T EVER JGLEWEDDG BELLS AT MEFOR THOSE CHIM WILL NEVER CHIMEI'M HAVG MUCH TOO GOOD A TIMEI FEEL A TGLEEVERY SGLE DAYNO WEDDG RG'LLTAKE THAT TGLE AWAYWHERE'S THE FUNHOOKG ONEWH SO MANY THE SEAI'M GLAD I'M SGLEGLAD THAT I'M EEI FEEL A TGLEEVERY SGLE DAYNO WEDDG RG'LLTAKE THAT TGLE AWAYYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEWHERE'S THE FUNHOOKG ONEWH SO MANY THE SEAI'M GLAD I'M SGLEI'M GLAD I'M SGLеI'M GLAD, SO GLADI'M EE!EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTTHIS SONG B IS UNREVIEWEDGENI ANNOTATN1 NTRIBUTORAT ANATOL’S BACHELOR PARTY, HIS IENDS TEASE HIM ABOUT THE LOSS OF HIS BACHELOR INTY.EXPAND SHAREASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *WHEN DID ORIGAL BROADWAY CAST OF THE GAY LIFE RELEASE “I'M GLAD I'M SGLE”?WHO WROTE “I'M GLAD I'M SGLE” BY ORIGAL BROADWAY CAST OF THE GAY LIFE?THE GAY LIFE (1961)ORIGAL BROADWAY CAST OF THE GAY LIFE1. OVERTURE2. WHAT A CHARMG COUPLE3. WHY GO ANYWHERE AT ALL?4. BRG YOUR DARLG DGHTER5. NOW I’M READY FOR A FR6. MAGIC MOMENT7. WHO CAN? YOU CAN!8. OH, ME LIEBCHEN9. THE LABEL ON THE BOTTLE10. THIS KD OF A GIRL11. THE BLOOM IS OFF THE ROSE12. I’M GLAD I’M SGLE13. SOMETHG YOU NEVER HAD BEFORE14. YOU WILL NEVER BE LONELY15. YOU’RE NOT THE TYPE16. COME A-WANRG WH ME17. I NEVER HAD A CHANCE18. I WOULDN’T MARRY YOU19. FOR THE FIRST TIME20. FALECREDSWRTEN BYARTHUR SCHWARTZ & HOWARD DIETZRELEASE DATE1961TAGSPOPEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE
- I'M AAID THAT I'M GAY
- HOW TO SAY I'M GAY DIFFERENT LANGUAG
- I'M GAY
- LETTERS TO THE EDOR: I’M GAY AND DON’T WANT TO PATRONIZE BIGOTS. THANKS, SUPREME COURT
HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
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HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU’RE GAY, STRAIGHT, OR SOMETHG BETWEEN?
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You do not need to f to the gay muny jt as much as you don't need to f to the straight muny. There are many, many gay people all sorts of muni, and there are many people there for you when you need support.
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HOW TO TELL A FRIEND YOU'RE GAY AND YOU LOVE THEM
Are you qutng your sexualy? Fd out if you’re gay, straight, bisexual, or asexual. Learn what the terms mean and if they apply to you. * i glad im gay *
Like everyone else, gay people have dreams and goals and want pannship and love jt like anyone else you know. It is important to note that the Amerin Psychologil Associatn has clared that groups claimg to cure homosexualy are dangero and unhealthy.
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AM I GAY?
Men beg attracted to another man emotnally, physilly, and mentally are known as gays. Fd out if you're gay wh our quiz. * i glad im gay *
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” Plenty of people thought they were one thg for the first half of their life, only to fd that wasn’t ’s also possible to thk you’re gay when you’re actually bi, or thk you’re bi when you’re actually gay, for example.
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AM I GAY? QUIZ – 100% RELIABLE TT
Sexualy is plex and ever-evolvg, so how do you know if you're straight, gay, or somethg between? Answer the qutns about your csh and fantasi to fd out. * i glad im gay *
Closet Queen – Harrison Kennedy – This Canadian-born member of Detro R&B/Soul group Chairmen of the Board wrote this acceptg song about gay people.
Freak’ At the Freakers’ Ball – Dr Hook – The Givg Tree thor Shel Silverste wrote this song about a club where misfs go and all the different subcultur the LGBT muny like BDSM (not a strictly gay thg, jt that there are gay/bi people who are to that mentned this song) and Leather. John, I’m Only Dancg – David Bowie – Sung om the pot of view of a bisexual man datg a gay man.
12-YEAR-OLD BOY ON ‘THE CONNERS:’ 'I'M GLAD I'M GAY!'
ABC’s The Conners has left hts here and there that Darlene’s (Sara Gilbert) 12-year-old son Mark (Am McNamara) might be gay and om the start of Tuday night’s episo, “A Kiss is Jt a Kiss,” Mark is seen wearg a skirt over legggs. But ’s when the prcipal lls to rm Darlene that Mark is trouble for kissg a boy at school that we fd out there is no longer any doubt that the young boy is gay. * i glad im gay *
You’ll know this is an unapologetilly gay album wh the openg lyric: “Wak’ up to say hip hip hooray. “Waltzg Will Trilogy” is a sad song that talks about the reali of beg gay the mid-20th century. They lock him up at night so he don’t pe and if they hear any gay talk, a sizzle of electro-shock keeps his fantasi fascist shape.
GLAD TO BE GAYTOM ROBSON BANDTRACK 13 ON POWER THE DARKNS “(SG IF YOU’RE) GLAD TO BE GAY,” ORIGALLY RELEASED 1978 AS PART OF THE BUT EP OF THE GROUP TOM ROBSON BAND IS NOT ONLY ONE OF THE MOST FG SONGS OF THE BAND… READ MORE 1 VIEWER23.3K VIEWS13 CONTRIBUTORSGLAD TO BE GAY LYRICS[SPOKEN WORD INTRO]THIS SONG IS DITED TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATN, ’S A MEDIL SONG AND NCERNS A DISEASE WHOSE CLASSIFITN ACRDG TO THE INTERNATNAL CLASSIFITN OF DISEAS IS 302.0[VERSE 1]THE BRISH POLICE ARE THE BT THE WORLDI DON'T BELIEVE ONE OF THE STORI I'VE HEARD'BOUT THEM RAIDG OUR PUBS FOR NO REASON AT ALLLG THE CTOMERS UP BY THE WALLPICKG OUT PEOPLE AND KNOCKG THEM DOWNRISTG ARRT AS THEY'RE KICKED ON THE GROUNDSEARCHG THEIR HO AND LLG THEM QUEERI DON'T BELIEVE THAT SORT OF THG HAPPENS HERE[CHOS]SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY[VERSE 2]PICTUR OF NAKED YOUNG WOMEN ARE FUNIN TBS AND PLAYBOY, PAGE THREE OF THE SUNTHERE'S NO NUS GAY NEWS, OUR ONE MAGAZEBUT THEY STILL FD EXC TO LL OBSCENEREAD HOW DISGTG WE ARE THE PRSTHE TELEGRAPH, PEOPLE AND SUNDAY EXPRSMOLTERS OF CHILDREN, RPTORS OF YOUTHIT'S THERE THE PAPER, MT BE THE TTHYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[CHOS](TRY AND) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY[VERSE 3]DON'T TRY TO KID THAT IF YOU'RE DISCREETYOU'RE PERFECTLY SAFE AS YOU WALK DOWN THE STREETYOU DON'T HAVE TO MCE OR MAKE BCHY REMARKSTO GET BEATEN UNNSC AND LEFT THE DARKI HAD A IEND WHO WAS GENTLE AND SHORTHE WAS LONELY ONE EVENG AND WENT FOR A WALKQUEERBASHERS UGHT HIM, KICKED HIS TEETHHE WAS ONLY HOSPALISED FOR A WEEK(AND HE STILL BEARS THE SRS)[CHOS]SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY[VERSE 4]AND S BACK AND WATCH AS THEY CLOSE DOWN OUR CLUBSARRT FOR MEETG AND RAID ALL OUR PUBSMAKE SURE YOUR BOYIEND'S AT LEAST 21SO ONLY YOUR IENDS AND YOUR BROTHERS GET DONELIE TO YOUR WORKMAT, LIE TO YOUR FOLKSPUT DOWN THE QUEENS, TELL ANTI-QUEER JOKGAY LIB'S RIDICULO, JO THEIR LGHTER'THE BUGGERS ARE LEGAL NOW, WHAT MORE ARE THEY AFTER?'(TELL THEM!)[CHOS]SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAYSG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THAT WAY(HEY!) SG IF YOU'RE GLAD TO BE GAYSG IF YOU'RE HAPPY THIS WAY3EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT
* i glad im gay *
Lbian DJ Shan Ottley played the song at the Seattle rad statn she worked at to raise awarens of the gay liberatn movement, but she got fired for . The slurs weren’t ed to put anyone down, was talkg about beg gay at that time and the micians are gay. Not a gay anthem (more of a teen angst song), but cross drsg is referenced the lyric “He-man drag a glterg ballroom.
Imaman – Jobriath – Jobriath was one of the first gay rock stars to be signed to a major rerd label. Some lyrics that I terpret as beg particularly gay themed are “you know I uld love you, but if I should love you, then I would love you the way a man lov a woman.
I’M GLAD I’M SGLEORIGAL BROADWAY CAST OF THE GAY LIFETRACK 12 ON THE GAY LIFE 19611 VIEWER1 CONTRIBUTORI’M GLAD I’M SGLE LYRICS[ENSEMBLE]I'M GLAD I'M SGLETHAT'S THE WAY TO BEI'M GLAD I'M SGLEI'M A BIRD THAT'S EEDON'T EVER JGLEWEDDG BELLS AT MEFOR THOSE CHIM WILL NEVER CHIMEI'M HAVG MUCH TOO GOOD A TIMEI FEEL A TGLEEVERY SGLE DAYNO WEDDG RG'LLTAKE THAT TGLE AWAYWHERE'S THE FUNHOOKG ONEWH SO MANY THE SEAI'M GLAD I'M SGLEGLAD THAT I'M EEI FEEL A TGLEEVERY SGLE DAYNO WEDDG RG'LLTAKE THAT TGLE AWAYYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEWHERE'S THE FUNHOOKG ONEWH SO MANY THE SEAI'M GLAD I'M SGLEI'M GLAD I'M SGLеI'M GLAD, SO GLADI'M EE!EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTTHIS SONG B IS UNREVIEWEDGENI ANNOTATN1 NTRIBUTORAT ANATOL’S BACHELOR PARTY, HIS IENDS TEASE HIM ABOUT THE LOSS OF HIS BACHELOR INTY.EXPAND SHAREASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *WHEN DID ORIGAL BROADWAY CAST OF THE GAY LIFE RELEASE “I'M GLAD I'M SGLE”?WHO WROTE “I'M GLAD I'M SGLE” BY ORIGAL BROADWAY CAST OF THE GAY LIFE?THE GAY LIFE (1961)ORIGAL BROADWAY CAST OF THE GAY LIFE1. OVERTURE2. WHAT A CHARMG COUPLE3. WHY GO ANYWHERE AT ALL?4. BRG YOUR DARLG DGHTER5. NOW I’M READY FOR A FR6. MAGIC MOMENT7. WHO CAN? YOU CAN!8. OH, ME LIEBCHEN9. THE LABEL ON THE BOTTLE10. THIS KD OF A GIRL11. THE BLOOM IS OFF THE ROSE12. I’M GLAD I’M SGLE13. SOMETHG YOU NEVER HAD BEFORE14. YOU WILL NEVER BE LONELY15. YOU’RE NOT THE TYPE16. COME A-WANRG WH ME17. I NEVER HAD A CHANCE18. I WOULDN’T MARRY YOU19. FOR THE FIRST TIME20. FALECREDSWRTEN BYARTHUR SCHWARTZ & HOWARD DIETZRELEASE DATE1961TAGSPOPEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE
Glad to Be Gay Lyrics: This song is dited to the World Health Organizatn, ’s a medil song and ncerns a disease whose classifitn acrdg to the Internatnal Classifitn of * i glad im gay *
Toorak Cowboy – Skyhooks – This Atralian band were ahead of their time, talkg posively about homosexualy their songs s before the majory of people started to accept . Straight a Gay, Gay World – Skyhooks – An unrstandg song wrten om a straight person’s pot of view. The narrator is an ally to the gay muny and regnis that we are all human at the end of the day.
I'M AAID THAT I'M GAY
The song talks about the homophobia he faced om his own fay: “Pa said there mt be a mistake. 10/10 Rod Stewart wrote a very nice tribute to his iend at a time when the world was way more homophobic than is today. This song isn’t all about beg gay, but rather about beg a tourg rock mician and referenc a lot of plac around London.
HOW TO SAY I'M GAY DIFFERENT LANGUAG
One lyric referenc gay men: “I was standg wh the punks Praed Street, when a mcle man me my way.
Two lyrics refer to Robson’s sexualy: “He tried to be gay, but didn’t pay, so he bought a motorbike stead.
I'M GAY
8/10 Some might see as homophobic, but I don’t thk ’s so much about Tom Robson’s sexualy and what’s often left out is Ray is bisexual (or at least bicur, and don’t explicly say he’s straight) as well (addnal source here). Here are the lyrics that dite this song is about beg gay: “the spiky leather guys were fool’ wh the nim dus”.
Cherry Popp’ – Mch Ryr – A dis/rock song that is about beg gay and dog wh someone you like. Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen – Not explicly about beg gay, but a very empowerg song about how nothg n stop you. Glad To Be Gay – Tom Robson Band – Gay rocker Tom Robson origally wrote this song for London Gay Pri March 1976.
LETTERS TO THE EDOR: I’M GAY AND DON’T WANT TO PATRONIZE BIGOTS. THANKS, SUPREME COURT
0”, refers to the fact that homosexualy was classified unr this number among mental and behavural disorrs. The song talks about what gay people went through the 60s and 70s, beg arrted for no good reason, bars beg raid, police btaly, Gay News beg lled obscene even though there was no nudy , and stereotyp. Kashka From Baghdad – Kate Bh – This song on Kate Bh’s album, Lnheart, is about a gay uple who are happy together, but bee of the homophobic attus society, they hi.