The 50 Gayt Songs of the 1990s: Part 1

Contents:

• THE BT GAY AND LBIAN FILMS OF THE 1990S
• SWEET ROMANCE: TODD ALMOND ON TURNG ’90S ALT-ROCK TO A GAY LOVE STORY
• 'THAT '90S SHOW' VIEWERS TORN OVER GAY REPRENTATN NETFLIX SPOFF

THE BT GAY AND LBIAN FILMS OF THE 1990S

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A homosexual Catholic prit fds out durg nfsnal that a young girl is beg sexually abed by her father, and has to ci how to al wh both that secret and his own. A story of a thirtyish gay actor/waer who cis to bee risk of AIDS has taken all the joy om sex. Some topics discsed were Greg's childhood problems, his homosexualy, and him ntractg the HIV vis.

ALL THE RAGE tak a satiril and poignant look at one gay man's obssive pursu of physil, sexual, and romantic perfectn. When a man wh HIV is fired by his law firm bee of his ndn, he hir a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willg advote for a wrongful dismissal su. A gay baret owner and his drag queen pann agree to put up a false straight ont so that their son n troduce them to his fiancée's right-wg moralistic parents.

SWEET ROMANCE: TODD ALMOND ON TURNG ’90S ALT-ROCK TO A GAY LOVE STORY

The te story of gay lovers, Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. 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.

'THAT '90S SHOW' VIEWERS TORN OVER GAY REPRENTATN NETFLIX SPOFF

” She also featured the Hoe of Xtravaganza her Blond Ambn world tour and later on the big screen Madonna: Tth Or Dare and has been creded wh troducg the world to a subculture now reprented TV seri like Pose and S, “Show Me Love”Not to be nfed wh gay in Robyn’s 1997 h of the same name, Rob S’s “Show Me Love” is a feel-good hoe track about searchg for te love after a seri of hardships, a ncept all-too-relatable to many LGBTQ+ Peniston, “Fally”Siarly, this 1991 dance h is another posive, upbeat song about “meetg Mr. 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.

” Christa Aguilera, “Betiful”The empowerg lyrics of Christa Aguilera’s “Betiful” are pretty universal, but s mic vio featur a gay uple kissg ont of a judgg crowd and a drag queen nfintly embracg their inty, which wasn’t an everyday sight on TRL.