The month of June is often regarded as Pride Month, a 30 day celebration for everyone a part of the LGBTQ+ community to come together and celebrate themselves, and welcoming even those who might not be a part of the community, but supporters celebrate too. In honour of that, we decided to go over some unofficial Pride Anthems that you might hear throughout the month with the festivities.
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“I’m Coming Out” – Diana Ross (1980)
The song was originally written as a personal anthem for Diana, turned into something more when in 1980 the song was created with heavy influences from New York City’s gay club scene and quickly became a theme for the LGBTQ+ for when they officially identify themselves under a new sexual orientation, hence the name of the song. While not LGBTQ+ herself, Diana is a longtime supporter and ally of the community, and the song is often referred to with her intentions of its curation being to celebrate the vast community and her LGBTQ+ fans who have supported her.
“Dancing On My Own” – Robyn (2010)
A 2010 electropop gem, which captures independent, bittersweet and undeniably LGBTQ+ elements, of feeling free while observing a former love from a far. It touches well on the outside experience, and was shaped around some of Robyn’s favourite gay disco anthems. The LGBTQ+ has long embodied “outsidership” and Robyn knows that the song’s exploration of loneliness resonates deeply in the culture and community.
“I Will Survive” – Gloria Gaynor (1978)
This legendary 1978 disco track became a universal anthem of resilience and moving on, which heavily resonated with LGBTQ+ listeners navigating their own personal struggles. Of course, everybody embodies their own struggles, so what makes this one an anthem? It became a massive hit in the underground LGBTQ+ disco scene, with the lyrics not identifying the gender of the song being sung to, it became incredibly easy for anyone to relate to, whether you were LGBTQ+ or not.
“It’s Raining Men” – The Weather Girls (1982)
An undeniably camp, high energy 1982 disco staple, has been a joyous Pride Parade and drag performance song for decades. Hearing this song in gay bars has also become a regular, as the song’s unapologetic celebration of abundance, danceability and theatrical camp resonated with them. With modern years the song has received new renditions from LGBTQ+ artists such as Mila Jam and G Flip, like “It’s Raining Them” swapping out lyrics to include all inclusive pronouns so all members of the LGTBQ+ can feel inclusive.
“Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan (2024)
Quickly cemented as a modern classic, the 2024 hit has become a widespread sapphic and Pride favourite anthem. The song delves into the exploration of compulsory heterosexuality, the story of a woman trying to suppress her true feelings for another woman and forcing herself into a heterosexual relationship with a man, to Roan’s frustration. This gives the community a song they can deeply resonate with, as with many LGBTQ+ members, giving them one big message on how to handle situations similar to these: Be true to yourself and your feelings!
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