It gave a powerful platform to artists of lour who were often female or gay – perhaps that’s why attracted such hostily, wr Arwa Hair.
Contents:
- THE IMPACT OF DIS ON THE GAY SUBCULTURE THE 1970S
- DANCE PRI: THE GAY ORIGS OF DANCE MIC
- THE SURPRISG STORY OF HOW ABBA BEME BELOVED GAY INS
THE IMPACT OF DIS ON THE GAY SUBCULTURE THE 1970S
* disco and gay culture *
Behd velvet rop, blacks, Latos, and wh, women and men, rich and poor, gays and straights were enuraged to wear whatever they wanted, kiss whoever they wanted and — of urse — dance however they wanted.
The movement really began wh the Stonewall Rts of 1969, the first major cint which gay men took a llective and forceful stand agast police btaly.
DANCE PRI: THE GAY ORIGS OF DANCE MIC
Anyone uld tell you the “typil” dis tras: the synthizer, the twirlg ball, and the funky pants—but fewer know the te origs of dis, which emerged om the gay unrground of New York. * disco and gay culture *
Donna Summer simulated asms songs and the Village People would flg off police uniforms, nstctn hats, and wboy outfs a celebratn of gay culture.
THE SURPRISG STORY OF HOW ABBA BEME BELOVED GAY INS
Durg the early to mid-70s, gay rights advanced more quickly than had durg the prr two s bed; many stat, sodomy laws were repealed, and * disco and gay culture *
The dis movement, as origally was, end the ’80s, as the AIDS epimic stormed through the gay muny and fear settled over the formerly jubilant clubs. But vtig rema: Velvet rop still part for the chict outf, style mavens still fill gay clubs and paras, and mic trends ntue to transcend race and sexualy.