In the early hours of the morng of June 28, 1969, the queer patrons at The Stonewall Inn New York Cy had enough. After police nverged on the bar to arrt and harass the LGBTQ atten, as was ctomary, the patrons fought back, sparkg what would spire the gay liberatn years later, Pri month
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The morn gay rights movement began as a rt at Stonewall -- celebrate Pri wh the LGBTQ prott songs. * gay protest songs *
After police nverged on the bar to arrt and harass the LGBTQ atten, as was ctomary, the patrons fought back, sparkg what would spire the gay liberatn movement.
The rult was Gossip’s “Standg the Way of Control, ” an angry kiss-off to policians, homophob and anyone else who wanted to keep queer people down. Long nsired to be the “gay natnal anthem” of Bra, Tom Robson Band don’t hold back on the 1978 track. While the song may not have the fiery energy of other prott songs, the lyrics directly ll out police btaly, homophobic vlence and the sistence that queer people are ls than human.
* gay protest songs *
The group then sps the face of all that vlence, directg their dience to “sg if you’re glad to be gay.
Instead of wrg a song wh thly veiled metaphors about relign, queerre ins Team Drch stead cid to opt for “Hate the Christian Right!, ” a fiery, scream-rock track lettg relig homophob know exactly where they uld stick their prayers.
From the glam-punk of Handbag to the ultra-mp Steve Elg, award-wng gay mic historian Darryl W Bullock picks out ep cuts to play at this year’s Pri celebratns * gay protest songs *
There are a plethora of songs om the Pet Shop Boys’ stunng disgraphy that tackle homophobia head-on. The song was practilly ma to piss off every bigot who has ever said “Don’t shove your gayns my face.