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Gay singers 70s
In the ’s LGBTQ performers "came out” to express their unique take on music, theater and sexual (transgender) identity. Here are 10 of them.
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We see it in the 70s with Sylvester and RuPaul takes over for him in the 80s and 90s as the genre changes. Over in the UK, Labi Siffre was playing with reggae sounds.
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The music bed was built around a sample from Labi Siffre’s “I Got The.” Pity Eminem didn’t know beforehand that Siffre is an openly gay man who refused to approve the sample use until Eminem changed the lyrics for the album version. Said Siffre “Dissing the victims of bigotry – women as bitches, homosexuals as faggots – is lazy.
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In these instances, music was a voice of power against an authority. It was significant as a cultural unifier, a social glue for the movements of the marginalised.
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A playlist of top LGBT s songs celebrating gay pride.
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There have been many musicians over the years who have openly identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender in classic rock. The first bisexual rock star was Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a rock and roll pioneer.
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Gay Hits of the 70s | Pride Party · items · saves.
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The s saw the birth of the modern Pride movement, which evolved out of an annual commemoration of the Stonewall riots in New York City to become a worldwide celebration of individual freedom. And the music of the era saw a similar progression, as sounds pioneered in underground scenes became popular sensations around the world.
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In this article, we celebrate some of the best gay singers of all time who are not only ridiculously talented but are also proudly flying the flag for our LGBTQ community. Today we live in a world where being openly gay is no longer the big taboo it was in the late 20th century.
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