Ariana Grande Saved the Gays
4/20 is regarded as a national holiday for those that participate in the counterculture of marijuana. This beacon of light brings joy to a population of people. But, 4/20 was forever re-imagined when the Heiress of Pop Ariana Grande came for blood when she released her newest song "No Tears Left to Cry". On this day, in 2018, Ariana Grande became the next patron saint of homosexuality.
Ariana Grande has always been an out-and-proud Queer activist. I remember when I was a younger gay, I sat close to the stage for Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour and during the final performance of "Dangerous Woman", dazzling flames shot up from the back of the stage and Ariana in her pint-sized glory, pulled out a rainbow flag and catwalked down the stage, hitting every note like a knock-out punch.
I was shaken. I could only imagine that this was the gays felt when the first rock at Stonewall was thrown. You could say I was floored.
With the release of this single, dozens of people began claiming their sexual identities. One in particular being Kevin McHale, a former actor on the television show Glee. McHale said "Ariana's new song is gay than me. And I accept." This kind of reaction to such a young artist is the turning point for us gay men. First there was Cher, then Madonna, then Lady Gaga- who suddenly forgot how to act like a pop star- and now, our next LGBTQ+ advocate is the 5'0" vocal powerhouse Miss Ariana Grande. From now on we, as queer men, must stand in solidarity with our fearless leader and support her in whatever she does.
With this new song, Ariana has demonstrated a level of clearance and agency that no other artist has seen at her age. Being the brother of a gay man and outspoken member of the queer community has only made Ariana Grande's agenda that much stronger.
You can criticize me all you want, but to see such a young and influential artist with as big of a reach as Grande support the queer agenda is an amazing thing to see.
Ariana Grande has always been an out-and-proud Queer activist. I remember when I was a younger gay, I sat close to the stage for Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour and during the final performance of "Dangerous Woman", dazzling flames shot up from the back of the stage and Ariana in her pint-sized glory, pulled out a rainbow flag and catwalked down the stage, hitting every note like a knock-out punch.
I was shaken. I could only imagine that this was the gays felt when the first rock at Stonewall was thrown. You could say I was floored.
With the release of this single, dozens of people began claiming their sexual identities. One in particular being Kevin McHale, a former actor on the television show Glee. McHale said "Ariana's new song is gay than me. And I accept." This kind of reaction to such a young artist is the turning point for us gay men. First there was Cher, then Madonna, then Lady Gaga- who suddenly forgot how to act like a pop star- and now, our next LGBTQ+ advocate is the 5'0" vocal powerhouse Miss Ariana Grande. From now on we, as queer men, must stand in solidarity with our fearless leader and support her in whatever she does.
With this new song, Ariana has demonstrated a level of clearance and agency that no other artist has seen at her age. Being the brother of a gay man and outspoken member of the queer community has only made Ariana Grande's agenda that much stronger.
You can criticize me all you want, but to see such a young and influential artist with as big of a reach as Grande support the queer agenda is an amazing thing to see.
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