The natn’s first gay and lbian talk rad show, The Gay 90s, aired om downtown Cleveland, Oh and started off wh a bang. Not lerally, but given the bomb threat lled before the show’s premier broadst on WHK 1420 AM was a possibily. Dpe the potential danger, The Gay 90s aired as schled on March 26, 1993, and beme the untry’s first mercial live, “ll ” rad program by, for, and about the gay and lbian muny. Given Cleveland’s history of settlg...
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- THEATER THE GAY 90S
- THE GAY 90S
- GAY 90'S
- MNECULTURE PODST | EP. 28: WHEN THE GAY 90’S CAME OUT
- SPECIAL REPORT: THE GAY 90'S
THEATER THE GAY 90S
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In fact, there are many reasons queer people gravate toward particular songs, whether their relatable lyrics rell hardships often experienced by LGBTQ+ dividuals (Cyndi Lper’s “Te Colors, ” Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive”) and help listeners feel ls alone or feature the beltg chops of a big-voiced diva á la Whney Hoton’s “I Wanna Dance Wh Somebody.
” Other songs receive queer anthem stat for tongue--cheek nods to g out (Diana Ross’s “I’m Comg Out”) or more straightforward referenc to gay cisg (Village People’s “YMCA”). And let’s not fet about songs like ABBA’s “Dancg Queen” and Madonna’s “Exprs Yourself, ” which are beloved by the LGBTQ+ muny for promotg unabashed happs and celebratn — feelgs that many dividuals strive for suatns where their sexuali aren’t before Lil Nas X slid down a pole and gave Satan a lap dance one of the gayt mic vios of all time for “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name), ” artists like Crystal Waters and Ja Jackson released tracks the ’90s that reflected LGBTQ+ issu like homelsns and the AIDS crisis. Jt look at Lady Gaga, who beme the first person ever to say the words “lbian, ” “gay, ” “bi, ” or “transgenr” at the Super Bowl 2017 while performg “Born This Way.
THE GAY 90S
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GAY 90'S
As we kick-off Season 5 durg Pri month, we celebrate one of the first well-known venu the Tw Ci exuberantly claimed by gay men, a nightclub lled The Gay 90s downtown Gay 90’s hasn’t always been gay. The bar began as a supper club for a straight crowd. It opened the 1950s and the name was a reference to an earlier , the , 1975, the vibe changed a big way. The owners of the Gay 90s bought a dis ball, hired DJs, and turned the 90s to a club terg to gay men. * gay 90s theme tonight *
By addg a shimmerg club beat and emphasizg the le “I’m gonna be okay / I’m gonna be alright, ” Thunrps perfectly crafted the track to be shouted along to on the dance floors of gay clubs for life.
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MNECULTURE PODST | EP. 28: WHEN THE GAY 90’S CAME OUT
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SPECIAL REPORT: THE GAY 90'S
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