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- 30 GAY LOVE SONGS: MEN SGG ABOUT MEN
- 55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ PRI SONGS)
- MAY 2023 CHARTS - EXTRA GAY EDN - SONGS AND ALBUMS REVEALED!
- THE ULTIMATE GAY LOVE SONGS PLAYLIST FOR YOUR LGBTQ WEDDG
- GAY ANTHEMS FOR A NEW GENERATN 2022 VOLUME 1
- 10 GREAT GAY SONGS OM SLEATER-KNEY, THE SMHS, GEE MICHAEL AND MORE
30 GAY LOVE SONGS: MEN SGG ABOUT MEN
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55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ PRI SONGS)
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BROCKHAMPTON ontman Kev Abstract, born Clifford Ian Simpson, is known for dissectg tolerance and homophobia his mic, particularly his solo "Somethg About Him" b Abstract's knack for disarmg, open-hearted lyricism wh BROCKHAMPTON's bright, othy productn.
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From the song’s openg synths and Jimmy Somerville’s unmistakable falsetto, “Smalltown Boy” marked a historic moment pop mic, pecially g om an openly gay group durg the peak of the AIDS crisis. Co-wrten by Tom Robson (who gave “Glad To Be Gay”), ’s one of the rare LGBTQ songs that chews the dancefloor for a more tenr moment.
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From her strikg androgyno style to dis cred, she knew how to navigate gay club culture and brg to the mastream. Inspired by “sad, gay dis anthems by Sylvter and Donna Summer,” Swedish pop in Robyn turned an observatn on club culture to somethg much larger.