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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.

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While new gay artists and empowerg anthems pop up daily, ’s important to honor the tried-and-te classics. Fun fact: this track was penned wh Miss Ross’ gay fans md. While high-energy classics like Whney’s “I Wanna Dance Wh Someone” and CeCe Peniston’s “Fally” see heavy rotatn among gay clubs, Grace Jon’ laid back staple out-queers them all, wh eyebrow-raisg lyrics: “Pull up to my bumper baby / In your long black limoe / Pull up to my bumper baby / And drive between.

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Its ntroversial mic vio follows a young man kicked out of his hoe for beg gay and ultimately takg his life. The Brish synth-pop tr regularly explored their sexualy throughout their talog (all three members were openly gay). As if this song wasn’t gay enough, the Glee rendn was a duet between the show’s rint lbian, Santana (Naya Rivera), and gut star Ida Menzel.

Gloria Gaynor – “I Am What I Am”.

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While “I Will Survive” seems like the obv choice for a Gaynor classic, “I Am What I Am” has gayer origs: the song, penned by out poser Jerry Herman, was wrten as the fale performance to close out the uber-gay Broadway mil La Cage x Foll. This track may be ls than ten years old, but beme a gay classic upon arrival.

Debutg at the top of charts across the world, the song is straightforward s tentn to empower the LGBTQ muny: “No matter gay, straight, or bi / Lbian, transgenred life / I’m on the right track, baby / I was born to survive, ” the superstar mands.

And like her smash rerd, Bean’s 1977 track (which was prevly rerd by fellow Motown rerdg artist Valento) was forthright s gay lyricism: “I’m happy / I’m reful / I’m gay, ” the cheery-voiced sger proclaims over a dis beat. 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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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. Among their untls hs, their ver of Village People’s “Go Wt” stands as their most endurg gay anthem. Emergg om London’s gay-bar circu, Culture Club and their ontman, Boy Gee, brought both genre and genr fluidy to the MTV generatn.

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.

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