Gay anthem

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A gay anthem is a song that has become widely popular among, or has become identified with, the gay community; usually with gay men. The lyrics of gay anthems are often marked with hope against the odds, pride, unity, or defiance. The most notable English language gay anthems include "Over the Rainbow", performed by Judy Garland; "I'm Coming Out", performed by Diana Ross; "I Will Survive", performed by Gloria Gaynor; "It's Raining Men", performed by The Weather Girls, and "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)", performed by John Lennon.

Many gay anthems are in the dance music genre, though the seminal gay anthem, "Over the Rainbow", gained notoriety because it was sung by early LGBT icon, Judy Garland.

Some Eurovision Song Contest songs become gay anthems such as the Eurovision 1998 winning song "Diva" by transexual Dana International, Croatian 1999 entry "Maria Magdalena" by Doris Dragovic and Danish 2007 entry "Drama Queen" by drag DQ. Eurovision 2006 hopefuls drag Queentastic's "Absolutely Fabulous" is also a case in point.

Less common, but still notable, are gay garage rock, punk and hardcore anthems, including songs by artists such as Jayne County such as "Man Enough To be A Woman", t.A.T.u.'s "All the Things She Said", Buzzcocks' "Orgasm Addict", a number of singles by Pansy Division and songs by Team Dresch and Tribe 8. (See also Queercore). A new gay anthem is Heather Small and her performance of "Proud", released in the Proud album in 2000, and featured in the Showtime original show Queer As Folk. A Latin example is "¿A Quién le Importa?" by Thalía.


Contents

  • Gay Anthems (Book & CD). Music Sales Ltd. ISBN 071199742X
  • Leila J. Rupp, Verta Taylor. Drag Queens at the 801 Cabaret. University Of Chicago Press, May 15, 2003. ISBN 0226731588


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