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Because June is designated as Gay Pride Month, Hypeful received the suggestion to commemorate the occasion by showcasing some tunes from our favorite gay musicians. Always up for doing a themed post, Hypeful accepted the challenge and passes the songs on to you. Yes - bisexual David Bowie is married to a woman, Mika is mum about his sexuality, and there’s still some contentions about who makes Morrissey so bloody miserable. However, we’ve gone ahead and included them in our musical parade.

While you’re enjoying the tunes, you might want to brush up on how gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons have influenced music beyond this list.

MP3s:
Antony & The Johnsons - “The Lake”
Bloc Party - “I Still Remember”
David Bowie - “Let’s Dance”
Final Fantasy - “Adventure.exe”
Chris Garneau - “We Don’t Try”
Grizzly Bear - “Knife”
The Hidden Cameras - “Awoo”
Elton John - “Rocket Man”
Junior Senior - “Move Your Feet”
Le Tigre - “Punker Plus”
The Magnetic Fields - “I Don’t Believe You”
Mika - “Grace Kelly”
Morrissey - “In The Future When All’s Well”
Pansy Division - “Manada”
Queen - “Killer Queen”
R.E.M. - “Electrolite”
Scissor Sisters - “Don’t Feel Like Dancing”
Sigur Rós - “Untitled #4 / Njósnavélin”
Sleater-Kinney - “Oh!”
Tegan & Sara - “Walking With a Ghost”
Rufus Wainwright - “Slideshow”
Patrick Wolf - “The Magic Position”
Xiu Xiu - “I Luv the Valley OH!”

Still not feeling more pride than a bucket of rainbows? How about some bonus gay-themed tracks?

BONUS MP3s:
The Chalets - “Gay Holiday”
Electric Six - “Gay Bar”
Menomena - “Gay A”
The Passionistas - “Going Gay”

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