Special Report: The Gay 90's |

Contents:

• 27 THGS YOU'LL ONLY KNOW IF YOU GREW UP GAY IN THE '90S
• 'THAT '90S SHOW' VIEWERS TORN OVER GAY REPRENTATN NETFLIX SPOFF
• SPECIAL REPORT: THE GAY 90'S

27 THGS YOU'LL ONLY KNOW IF YOU GREW UP GAY IN THE '90S

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.

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. ” 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. Black Monday (Showtime)Inially about the events leadg up to the worst stock market crash history, the seri has expand beyond that, cludg more time spent the world of Andrew Rannells’ closeted gay character, Blair, who is a sham marriage wh Casey Wilson and havg a secret affair wh a polician played by Tuc Watks. Dear Whe People (Netflix)The seri created by Jt Simien pulls the veil back on what many believed was a post-racial world followg the electn of Print Barack Obama, offerg sight to the Black experience as seen through the terlockg stori of several stunts, cludg buddg gay journalist Lnel (DeRon Horton), attendg the fict, predomantly whe Ivy League school Wchter Universy.

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

Heartstopper (Netflix)The Brish g-of-age seri adapted om the graphic novel of the same name by Alice Oseman tells the story of Charlie Sprg (Joe Locke), a gay schoolboy who falls love wh his classmate, Nick Nelson (K Connor).

SPECIAL REPORT: THE GAY 90'S

It's a S (Max)Spanng a startg 1981, the five-part seri created by Davi follows a group of gay iends -- Rchie (Olly Alexanr), Rose (Omari Douglas) and Col (Callum Stt Howells) -- and their straight girliend, Jill (Lydia Wt), as they go om chasg their dreams to fightg for survival a prejudiced society.

Special (Netflix)Created by and starrg Ryan O’Connell, Special tells the story of Ryan, a gay man wh cerebral palsy steppg out om the protectn of his helipter mom to create a world of his own, which means movg out, makg new iends and fdg romance. Lookg to revent herself, Leia starts to realize that through new iendships and adventur she may be able to do jt that Pot Place, jt like her parents did all those years before viewers appeared divid by LGBTQ reprentatn the show, cludg character Ozzie (Reyn Doi) who out as gay durg the first season. In That '90s Show, Ozzie is out and proud wh his clost iends, namely Leia, her neighbor Gwen (Ashley Aufrhei), Gwen's brother Nate (Maxwell Acee Donovan), and his girliend Nikki (Sam Morelos) is also another sweet moment the first season, where Ozzie tells Kty about his sexualy and asks her if she was "okay" wh the fact that he is gay, to which she rponds that of urse she is okay wh , and giv him a storyle and the cln of a gay character has been hailed as groundbreakg, wh Canadian LGBTQ publitn In Magaze sayg Ozzie "leads the charge for a wele change reprentatn" ss.

Reflectg on the show as a whole, one viewer said they "love the cln of a gay character, " while another hailed the scene which Kty reacted to Ozzie tellg her that he is viewer wrote: "THE SCENE WHEN OZZIE ASKED KITTY IF SHES OK WITH HIM BEING GAY & KITTY BEING SO ACCEPTING OF IT IS MAKING ME HAPPY CRY [sic]"THE SCENE WHEN OZZIE ASKED KITTY IF SHES OK WITH HIM BEING GAY & KITTY BEING SO ACCEPTING OF IT IS MAKING ME HAPPY CRY????? #That90sShow— ✨?✨ (@toriimariaa) January 19, 2023.