Nevertheless, this song is sure to be heard across the world every June, all month long, for many years to come. With many already proclaiming it the Pride anthem of the generation, I’ll hold off that particular accolade, for now. And yet somehow it feels just like all good Pride songs do, as if it has been playing in our heads for the past 20 years.
‘Rain On Me’ – Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande: At the time of writing this song has not been out a full 48 hours. So, to remedy that… here are six songs that I was personally looking forward to celebrating pride with. Whether it be with Instagram live streams of our unabashed dancing or wearing our best Pride fits in lockdown, we can still show the world who we are and just what it means to be LGBT+.Ī personal tragedy of the effective cancellation of Pride 2020 is the lack of a month-long party, bopping to some of the best hits known to humankind. Does that mean we as queer people should roll over and dampen our pride? No: now more than ever we need to let the world know we are still here, we are still queer. Pride 2020, which was supposed to be a celebration of our place in the world looking forward to liberation for even more LGBT+ people around the world, will instead pass by, largely unnoticed by the masses.
