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2025-01-06 07:18:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 141260980216523E4215F1E962D20FB895CD75F674E3B9867893626359B130F5
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The YMCA is not the "gay anthem" as noted by the Village People lead singer and lyric. To quote Victor Willis, "when I say, ‘hang out with all the boys’ that is simply 1970s black slang for black guys hanging-out together...There’s nothing gay about that." Sources: 1. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/06/entertainment/ymca-not-gay-anthem-scli-intl/index.html 2. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/dec/05/ymca-has-never-been-gay-says-the-songs-lyricist-and-singer
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