Ladies, Gentlemen, and Whoever you choose to be: Cher.Īnother day. [Cher also set the record for the longest gap between number-one singles on the Hot 100 there was a gap of 33 years and 7 months between her singles “ I Got You Babe” and “Believe” reaching number one. [On January 23, 1999, it reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one on the chart on March 13, making Cher the oldest female artist (at the age of 52) to perform this feat.
TRIVIA: The song, recorded and released in 1998, peaked at number one in 21 countries worldwide. Harkening back to an earlier PRIDE Anthem, by Gloria Gaynor: “I Will Survive.” 20 years earlier. The lyrics describe empowerment and self-sufficiency after a painful breakup. It featured a pioneering use of the audio processing software Auto-Tune to distort Cher’s vocals, which was widely imitated and became known as the “Cher effect”. “Believe” departed from Cher’s pop rock style of the time, adopting an upbeat dance-pop style. “Believe” was written by Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennen, Paul Barry, Steven Torch, Matthew Gray, Timothy Powell and Cher, and was produced by Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling. “Believe” debuted as the lead single on October 19, 1998. Lets show that bastard DeSantis and the rest of the world that we have had enough and we will not allow them to put us back and lose all we have fought for.Īnd as for Chelsea Piers you will never see one #LGBTQ cent again unless you cancel. and 12th Aveīring: Protest signs, water, face masks, and of course FRUIT PIES! PLEASE, IF YOU CAN: Join the protest against Ron DeSantis Piers – June 12 1:30PM-2:30PM. The conference will also feature a number of conservative heavy-hitters, including Mark Meadows, Mike Pompeo, Trump’s former secretary of state and former New York Times editor Bari Weiss, a vocal critic of “cancel culture.” They will have to deal with any further ramifications. Protests, Boycotts it sis the ONLY way to show them that will are done being stepped upon and businesses like the Chelsea Piers need to pick a side., And if they pick the wrong side. The job is ours.īUT WE NEED TO GET ANGRY, WE NEED TO STEP UP. There is just so much wrong about this on so many levels (Including the fact that not one of our orgs HRC, GLAAD, Task Force can’t even be bother to set up a protest in a major city.) And since they won’t. PRIDE Month in the heart of Chelsea what a wonderful for time for the extremely homophonic Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to have the nerve to come to NYC and speak at a Jewish Leadership Conference at Chelsea Piers * GAY VOTE EXPECTED TO DETERMINE OUTCOME OF SF MAYORAL RUNOFF * GAY RIGHTS SUPPORTERS RALLY IN NATIONS CAPITOL * INCREASE IN SIZE OF GAY COMMUNITY CONCERNS MANY KEY WEST RESIDENTS * WIDESPREAD VIOLENCE REPORTED FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT OF WHITE VERDICT * MEMORIAL HELD FOR SLAIN CITY ADMINISTRATOR HARVEY MILK * MAYOR GEORGE MOSCONE AND SUPERVISOR HARVEY MILK ARE FATALLY SHOT FORMER SUPERVISOR DAN WHITE * CALIFORNIA VOTERS REJECT ANTI-GAY MEASURE * CUT STORY ON CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 6 / DADE COUNTY VOTE * GAY RIGHTS ORDINANCE DEFEATED BY 2-1 MARGIN IN EUGENE * CONTROVERSY RAGES OVER PROPOSED REPEAL OF A GAY RIGHTS ORDINANCE
* GAY COMM FIGHTS TO RETAIN RIGHTS AS CITIES REPEAL ANTI-DISCRIMATION LAWS * ANTI-GAY FORCES SCORE A VICTORY IN WICHITA PAUL RESIDENTS VOTE TO REPEAL GAY RIGHTS BILL * GAY RIGHTS REFERENDUM DEFEATED BRYANT ANNOUNCES ANTI-GAY CAMPAIGN * ANITA BRYANT & HOMOSEXUALS CLASH OVER EQUAL RIGHTS FOR GAYS * NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED: HOMOSEXUALS – OUT OF THE CLOSET * FIRST PRIDE PARADE IN CENTRAL PARK NYC This is a MUST SEE! Not only will you see how much we have achieved but also how much has not changed. This mesmerizing hour long video includes some rather rare footage from the first Gay Pride March in 1970 to the Gay Rights Rally on Capitol Hill in 1979. The great Dave Evans aka SuchIsLife has posted a veritable treasure trove of Gay Rights news clips from the 1970’s.