The 100 Greatest LGBTQ+ Anthems of All Time

"Born This Way" is a ripoff of "Express Yourself" and a desperate attempt by The Ga to pander to gays. "Look at me! I'm signing a song about you gays! Don't you love me for it? Make lots of sales for me, okay?"

It doesn't deserve to be on the list at all.

"Firework?"

Barf-O-Rama

"Singing," that is. I'll "Oh, dear" myself.

Of course a straight woman would top the list.

I don’t love born this way but I would t call it pandering. More than any artist except maybe Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga writes for a gay audience first.

I agree with R5.

Born This Way is probably my least favorite of Gaga's big hits, but I think she genuinely meant every lyric in that song. And the fact she put it out at the peak of her fame? It was ballsy as fuck.

Love Cher, love her. And Cher loves the gays. And I love If I Could Turn Back Time, but it's no more a gay anthem than Tina Turner's The Best.

R7 the video was hella hella hella hella gay

[quote]28 George Michael, “Freedom! ’90” (1990) While it was widely speculated that this was his version of coming out (“I think it’s time I told you so / there’s something deep inside of me / there’s someone else I’ve got to be”), Michael explained that the song was actually about liberating himself from his former image with the band Wham!. Nearly a decade later, Michael came out publicly. “Freedom” reached No. 8 on the Hot 100 in December 1990.

What absolutely shite journalism! NO ONE EVER speculated that line was about him being gay - everyone knew it was about his transition from boy band pop star to serious musician!

And of course Outside is far more appropriate "LGBTQ" anthem, an amazing pop song, a defiant and funny fuck you to the attempted public shaming of him after the cottaging incident.

And Shania Twain isn't there with her tranny anthem Man! (I Feel Like A Woman)

Did " Pop You in the Pooper" make the cut?

Random opinion here: One song that, according to me, should be some sort of gay anthem is "Nobody Wants to be Lonely" by Ricky Martin featuring Christina Aguilera.

That song is definitely a love statement from one man to another. Of course, back in 2001 there was no way Ricky would've made it into a duet with another dude.

Fuck Gaga. No way any straight person should be listed as the top gay pride song ever.

Unless she is Madonna

I am sure Madonna takes exception with "Vogue" being all the way down at No. 8.

CUNNNNNT

#7!!!’

[quote] And Cher loves the gays.

Not really.

Nonsensical list.

quite laughable, prissy, woke, ridiculous list.

A mostly arcane and irrelevant list seemingly compiled by heterosexual academics. “Nonbinary” songs? Ridiculous.

Where are the asexual songs? There’s always room for Lawrence Welk.

Was the white professor who coined “Latinx” involved in this? It has the same forced “authenticity” and air of bullshit.

Here's my top 10 list of LGBTQ+ Anthems I made up on the spot.

1. Memory by Elaine Paige

2. Downtown by Petula Clark

3. Theme from Sex And The City by the person who wrote the theme to Sex And The City

4. Defying Gravity by Cynthia Erivo

5. Vibeology by Paula Abdul

6. Jesus Take The Wheel by Carrie Underwood

7. Heartbreaker by Dionne Warwick

8. Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) by Spiller & Sophie Ellis Bextor

9. Unbreak My Heart (Frankie Knuckles remix) by Toni Braxton

10. Deeper And Deeper by Madonna

girls, I just wanna dance

Cue that queue

[quote] 5. Vibeology by Paula Abdul

🙄

Lists are the lowest form of journalism.

Strangers in the night…Frank Sinatra

Gay anthem when I was shagging bello ragazzi.

R6 There was nothing ballsy about Gaga recording "Born This Way."

From the start, her fan base was largely gay, so it was a given her "I love the gays!" song would be a monster hit.

R13 But remember when I told you I was bisexual so I could sell more records? It worked! And now I'm with a guy. Convenient, huh?

I'd have included "Young Guns" by Wham. Even when it came out back in '83, I thought it was a helluva gay song and video.

"I remember when we had such fun and everything was fine

I remember when we used to have a good time, partners in crime

Tell me that's all in the past and I will gladly walk away

Tell me that you're happy now, turning my back, nothing to say."

Well, [bold]THAT[/bold] was a whole lot of bullshit.

A little heavy on the TQIA+. More erasure of the L&G.

Any Liza tunes on that list ?

Nothing geigh or lesbetarian. Certainly no anthems.

[quote] Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” TOPS them all

Bullshit.

Never put Britney above Kate Ryan, she actually performs at pride festivals.