According to Pink News, the colors of the traditional flag each had a meaning.
The classic Pride flag was a rainbow and was designed by Gilbert Baker in 1977.
Feel free to create your own playlist from the suggestions listed under A Musical Journey of Pride Playlist, or take a listen to DJ Lee Birmingham Public Library 2020 Gay Pride Power Mix on Freegal. A yellow triangle with a purple circle in it has been added to the new pride flag to represent intersex people, their community, and their rights. Launched on August 3rd, 2013, as Canadas first indie music station, Indie88 provides a platform for emerging. If you have an active library card, you have access to music databases such as Freegal and Hoopla. Indie88 (CIND-FM) is Torontos New Alternative. The Birmingham Public Library offers a collection of various genres of music for checkout and download. Just enjoy good music that empowers and speaks truth without judgment. We pay tribute in the month of June to the LGBT community during Gay Pride Month by featuring some great suggestions of timeless gay anthems and music, some old and new. The song is described as a classic emblem of gay culture in the post- Stonewall and AIDS eras and arguably disco’s greatest anthem. 'RuPaul has many songs that are gay anthems, but this track is a true Pride anthem. The 2002 book Queer describes themes common to many gay anthems: "big voiced divas" themes of overcoming hardship in love "you are not alone" themes of throwing your cares away (to party) hard won self-esteem unashamed sexuality the search for acceptance torch songs for the world-weary the theme of love conquers all and of making no apologies for who you are.Īccording to the journal Popular Music, the song most commonly identified as a gay anthem is “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor. The lyrics of gay anthems contain themes of perseverance, inner strength, acceptance, pride, and unity. A lot of the songs labeled as “gay anthems” were not written for that purpose, but due to popularity in the gay community they evolved for that purpose. While it's impossible to pinpoint exactly what makes a song 'gay,' this playlist definitely isn’t straight. There are the obvious dance classics with big-voiced divas.
Multiple chart-topping songs have become a rallying cry for gay rights. Like the LGBTQ community, our soundtrack is vast and diverse. Gay anthems are popular songs that have become identified with the gay community-particularly gay, although many of these songs became anthems for the rest of the LGBT community. By Russell Lee | Arts, Music and Recreation Department, Central Library