Queer As Art issue 2 April-May-June 2017 | Page 36

Five pop songs of the 60s/70s
which dealt with LGBT
The sixties and seventies were two
decades where pop music was a
major tool of expression. A brand
new generation of singer-songwriters
came into the scene and protest
songs became much more present in
the music industry thanks to figures
such as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez or Neil
Young. However, LGBT representation
also became more important thanks
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to events such as the first Pride
Parades, decriminalization of same-
sex intercourse and Transgenderism
in certain countries, and the Stonewall
riot taking place in New York. It first
started with a lot of novelty songs
ridiculising the community, but here
are five songs depicting different
aspects of the LGBT thanks to popular
bands or artists.