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Or, much more simply: Which songs best evoke the sex, drama, heartache, struggle, liberation and mindfucks of queer lives then and now? What follows is not a comprehensive or ranked list, but one that bridges the gap between post-Stonewall disco parties and gender-queer millennial rock of today.

While some classics do appear on our list, others do not — sorry, Gloria Gaynor, Kylie Minogue, RuPaul, Britney and Cher, we still adore you — here are 25 essential pride songs from the s to today. Disco goddess Summer initially needed some convincing. The Village People were never a mere novelty act or one-hit wonder.

The song which definitively placed them in the pantheon sold a staggering 10 million-plus copies worldwide and remains a wedding and bar mitzvah mainstay, even as it alludes to man-on-man action in public gyms. In that same Rolling Stone story, some members of the band were coy about their sexuality and their following it wasafter all.

With all due respect to Prince, Sylvester may have had the most pristine, expressive falsetto in modern popular music. The outspoken AIDS advocate and fundraiser died from complications of the disease at age 41 in Nearly 30 years later, his most-remembered track still makes us dance a lot — through a few tears. It was, however, a Top 10 hit in England.

Two amazing facts about this wet, frothy, muscle-bound dream of a dance jam: David Letterman sidekick Paul Shaffer co-wrote it with Paul Jabaraand none other than Donna Summer passed on recording it. The gay teens and tweens, most of them closeted, definitely did. Plus, that video! Those men! The dancing! Soul is in the musical.

It would be eight more years until George Michael would come out to the general public, but the gifted, soulful and charismatic former Wham! Expertly layering one funky sample after another, the psychedelic, pansexual trio of Deee-Lite — fronted by a drag-inspired Lady Miss Kier — introduced a vibrant queer club-kid energy and aesthetic to the masses with this orgiastic track and accompanying video.

It remains a magnetic gateway for anyone itching to let their freak flag fly.

St. Vincent Dances in Sweat-Drenched Gay Club in ‘Fast Slow Disco’ Video: Watch

These Bay Area gay punk pioneers found a hint of mainstream fame when they toured with Green Day on their Dookie run inbut it was their sexy lyrics and who-gives-a-fuck attitude that endeared them to a generation of queer kids — before that term was even fashionable. I think, over time, some of them are less specifically gay than they were at first because it seemed like, when we had the chance that was really what we wanted to sing about and that was really unique.

Etheridge was feeling lonesome on tour, longing for a lover who was slipping away, when she penned this hit that ended up on her brazenly titled breakthrough album, Yes I Am. Little did she know that her cowgirl blues would not only win her the Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance but would also yield an empowering theme for the gay community.

That bridge in the song was taken to an anthem level. It is still a huge moment when I perform it live. With the help of a Roland MC, the bisexual drama teacher—turned-rapper sparked a titillating new wave of sleazebag disco with her LP, Teaches of Peaches. In a interview with The GuardianPeaches divulges that she sent Madonna and Guy Ritchie some autographed panties as thanks.

Centering on a transgender rock singer from Berlin, the iconic Broadway musical and film took shape in New York City drag club SqueezeBox!