Punk rock. Dis. Folk. Jt as the muny is all-clive, the songs that shaped span across several genr. While new gay artists and empowerg anthems pop up daily, ’s important to honor the tried-and-te classics.
Contents:
- HAPPY PRIDE! HOW “Y.M.C.A.” BEME A GAY ANTHEM!
- THE ARE THE 20 MOST IMPORTANT GAY ANTHEMS OF ALL TIME
- THE TOP 75 MOST INIC GAY ANTHEMS DERVG OF THE TLE OF BEG CALLED THE "GAY NATNAL ANTHEM"
- BT GAY ANTHEMS 2023: LGBTQ PRI SONGS PLAYLIST
HAPPY PRIDE! HOW “Y.M.C.A.” BEME A GAY ANTHEM!
Billboard Explas div to what mak a gay pri anthem, and discsed the hs that has ntribut to the LGBTQ+ muny. * the gay anthem *
Among her imprsive talogue of dance-pop gems, “All The Lovers” marked the first time the sger seemed to directly addrs her gay fanbase, along wh the acpanyg vio that featur a mass of upl of all strip makg out around her. 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.
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THE ARE THE 20 MOST IMPORTANT GAY ANTHEMS OF ALL TIME
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While many pot to the ballroom culture-spired “Vogue” as her pivotal LGBTQ anthem, “Exprs Yourself” and s homoerotic visual was a siren ll to fans, enuragg them to have tonomy over their needs and sir. One of mic’s greatt stigators, Grace Jon was always a beloved gay in. 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. Defg gay anthem of the dis era or wholome celebratn of young male-oriented muny centers? Before was blasted at every bat mzvah, this 70s h, wh s fect chos and simple choreography, was a fixture at New York Cy’s gay clubs.
THE TOP 75 MOST INIC GAY ANTHEMS DERVG OF THE TLE OF BEG CALLED THE "GAY NATNAL ANTHEM"
Des before Gaga’s gay anthem and pre-datg The Village People, Carl Bean brought gay pri to the clubs (and charts) on the 1977 Motown smash “I Was Born This Way. ” Origally released as a dis sgle by Valento, Bean brought his gospel-powered vols to the track, as he proclaims, “I’m happy, I’m reee and I’m gay/I was born this way.
When Lady Gaga penned her bombastic o to self-love, her words cemented a greater shift cultural attus around homosexualy.
BT GAY ANTHEMS 2023: LGBTQ PRI SONGS PLAYLIST
“I’m Comg Out” didn’t jt allu to the former Supreme’s dis makeover, was a sign of support to her gay fanbase (whether Diana Ross was overtly aware of or not) crafted by funk archects Nile Rodgers and Chic -founr Bernard Edwards. Gloria Gaynor’s rilient dis anthem took on a eper meang after the AIDS crisis h.