Junho é considerado o mês internacional do orgulho LGBT e, para comemorar, a revista Billboard montou uma lista dos 50 maiores hinos gay. “Born This Way” (2011), da Lady Gaga, ficou na vice-liderança, atrás apenas de “I’m Coming Out” (1980), da Diana Ross. Sobre a canção, a publicação escreveu:
“Inspirada pela música empoderadora dos anos 1990, Gaga contou à Billboard que queria criar uma música pela liberdade, sem rodeios: ‘Queria escrever uma composição que fosse meu hino de dane-se-essa-sou-eu, mas sem ocultamento pela magia poética e por metáforas’. Ela seguiu em frente, com versos como ‘No matter gay, straight or bi / Lesbian, transgendered life / I’m on the right track, baby / I was born to survive’. Os fãs responderam positivamente, já que a música estreou em nº1 na Billboard Hot 100”.
Confira a lista dos 50 maiores hinos gay de todos os tempos:
1. “I’m Coming Out,” Diana Ross, 1980
2. “Born This Way,” Lady Gaga, 2011
3. “I Will Survive,” Gloria Gaynor, 1978
4. “True Colors,” Cyndi Lauper, 1986
5. “Beautiful,” Christina Aguilera, 2002
6. “Constant Craving,” k.d. lang, 1992
7. “Let’s Have a Kiki,” The Scissor Sisters, 2012
8. “Don’t Leave Me This Way,” Thelma Houston, 1976
9. “True Trans Soul Rebel,” Against Me!, 2014
10. “Vogue,” Madonna, 1990
11. “Closer to Fine,” Indigo Girls, 1989
12. “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real),” Sylvester, 1978
13. “Relax,” Frankie Goes To Hollywood, 1983
14. “Over The Rainbow,” Judy Garland, 1939
15. “Take Me Or Leave Me,” ‘Rent,’ 1996
16. “Keep On Livin,” Le Tigre, 2001
17. “If I Could Turn Back Time,” Cher, 1989
18. “Raise Your Glass,” P!nk, 2010
19. “Supermodel (You Better Work),” RuPaul, 1993
20. “Y.M.C.A.,” Village People, 1978
21. “Freedom! ‘90,” George Michael, 1990
22. “Brave,” Sara Bareilles, 2013
23. “A Little Respect,” Erasure, 1988
24. “Got To Be Real,” Cheryl Lynn, 1978
25. “Fuck You,” Lily Allen, 2009
26. “Smalltown Boy,” Bronski Beat, 1984
27. “Take Me I’m Yours,” Jobriath, 1973
28. “Grace Kelly,” Mika, 2007
29. “Ima Read,” Zebra Katz (feat. Njena Reddd Foxxx), 2012
30. “Raise You Up/Just Be,” ‘Kinky Boots,’ 2012
31. “Wild,” Troye Sivan, 2015
32. “Rebel Girl,” Bikini Kill, 1993
33. “The Origin of Love,” ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch,’ 1998
34. “All The Lovers,” Kylie Minogue, 2010
35. “We Are Family,” Sister Sledge, 1979
36. “Finally,” CeCe Peniston, 1992
37. “Come To My Window,” Melissa Etheridge, 1993
38. “Firework,” Katy Perry, 2010
39. “I Want to Break Free,” Queen, 1984
40. “People Like Us,” Kelly Clarkson, 2012
41. “Dancing Queen,” ABBA, 1976
42. “Bowlegged & Starving,” Jay Brannan, 2008
43. “Same Love,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Mary Lambert), 2012
44. “Boys Keep Swinging,” David Bowie, 1979
45. “Dancing On My Own,” Robyn, 2010
46. “Follow Your Arrow,” Kacey Musgraves, 2013
47. “It’s Raining Men,” The Weather Girls, 1982
48. “Go West,” Pet Shop Boys, 1993
49. “Heavy Cross,” Gossip, 2009
50. “We R Who We R,” Kesha, 2010
