Dis and Gay Culture the 1970s

Contents:

• THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
• THE 1975 NCEL SHOWS INDONIA AND TAIWAN AFTER MALAYSIA GAY KISS UPROAR
• MALAYSIA CUTS SHORT MIC FT AFTER BRISH BAND SLAMS ANTI-GAY LAWS, SGER KISS MALE BANDMATE
• JAMAI'S ANTI-GAY 'MURR MIC' CARRI VLENT MSAGE
• 30 GAY LOVE SONGS: MEN SGG ABOUT MEN
• GAY

THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG

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.

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THE 1975 NCEL SHOWS INDONIA AND TAIWAN AFTER MALAYSIA GAY KISS UPROAR

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. 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. Ontman had long been a whe-hot sex symbol, role mol and trendsetter for gay men and other LGBTQ dividuals across the world.

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MALAYSIA CUTS SHORT MIC FT AFTER BRISH BAND SLAMS ANTI-GAY LAWS, SGER KISS MALE BANDMATE

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JAMAI'S ANTI-GAY 'MURR MIC' CARRI VLENT MSAGE

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Commonly labelled the ‘first gay K-pop idol’, Holland has been powerfully outspoken when to LGBTQ+ reprentatn South Korea.

30 GAY LOVE SONGS: MEN SGG ABOUT MEN

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The basels claim that chemils – particularly tap water – uld turn people gay has gaed populary wh nspiracy theorists over the years, most memorably wh nservative rad host Alex Jon, who said chemils the water were “turng the igg’ ogs gay. Supporters of the micians “say we’re attackg the artists bee they’re homophobic, ” said Brish human rights activist Peter Tatchell, ternatnal ordator of Stop Murr Mic. Acrdg to the Jamai Fom of Lbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG), Jamai’s only anizatn promotg LGBT rights, mobs asslted at least 98 gay men and lbians between Febary and July 2007 alone.