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The Proudest Playlist
It's pride month and I couldn't be happier... or prouder. After a year which has on a global level changed our lives and perspectives, it has never been more important to come together as one and celebrate and hug our friends and family, spend time with them, re-connect.
By Callum Wareing-Smith5 years ago in Pride
Songs Of Pride Your Mum Will Love
The time of year to celebrate our inner queens has finally come around again. With lockdown in England coming to an end the same month as pride it is cause for being more than just extra. We can finally see our fellow LGBTQIA+ and it definitely calls for a celebration. I compiled a list of lesbian/queer musicians who I feel are not as recognised as they should be.
By YesItsMocha5 years ago in Pride
Rainbow Connection
Why are there so many songs about rainbows? Why am I so obsessed with this one song about rainbows? Kermit the Frog is not exactly what I would consider a Gay Icon. Yet this song should be considered a Queer anthem. Originally The Rainbow Connection was written for the Muppet movie in 1997 by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher and was inspired by the Disney classic when you wish upon a star. It has a beautifully simple message of reaching for your dreams. The soft banjo takes you away from there and honestly I could write for 100 years and never come up with a better pride song it's beautiful in is subtly and moving in its simplicity.
By Mrs.Cohen5 years ago in Pride
Playing for PRIDE
I always think that playlists are a little lazy, this is because of my age and I remember doing cassettes for friends and girlfriends to share the music that mattered and obviously these had to be put together in real time and could only really be shared with one person , or put on at a party. You could also do a tape for the car , so any passengers would be treated to your musical taste (or lack of).
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 5 years ago in Pride
5 Lessons Everyone Could Learn from RuPaul's Drag Race. Top Story - June 2021.
I still remember the very first time I stumbled onto an episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Right before my eyes, I saw men transform into women, then lip-sync better than Ashley Simpson pre-SNL. The energy, the excitement, the pure passion was indescribable. My jaw hit the floor and this show changed my life forever. As a graduate student studying feminist literature, I wondered, “How can these men perform the female gender so well?” Needless to say, I was hooked—but I had no idea how hooked I would become.
By Jules Fortman5 years ago in Pride