List of historically significant gay anthems
Songs from famous soundtracks as " I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston from The Bodyguard, " There You'll Be" by Faith Hill from Pearl Harbor, " Can't Fight the Moonlight" by LeAnn Rimes from Coyote Ugly, " Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Lil' Kim and Pink from Moulin Rouge! and " We Can" by LeAnn Rimes from Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde are beloved by the gay community and are considered gay anthems. Many chart-topping popular songs, such as " I Think I'm in Love with You" by Jessica Simpson, " True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper, " Take Me to Church" by Hozier, " Same Love" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert, " Born This Way" by Lady Gaga, " Raise Your Glass" by Pink, "Cherry" by Rina Sawayama, and " Curiosity" by Loona, have become a "refuge of unambiguous support for gay rights". Madonna's " Vogue", Mariah Carey's " Hero", Ultra Naté's " Free", Janet Jackson's " Together Again", Cher's " Believe", Jessica Simpson's " I Think I'm in Love with You" and " A Public Affair", Kylie Minogue's " Spinning Around" and " Can't Get You Out of My Head", Geri Halliwell's " Mi Chico Latino" and " Bag It Up" and " It's Raining Men" and " Ride It", Dannii Minogue's " I Begin to Wonder", Melanie C's " Never Be the Same Again" and " Think About It", Tamar Braxton's " If I Don't Have You", Lady Gaga's " Born This Way", and Ariana Grande's " Break Free" are considered as gay anthems for the new generation. UK LGBT rights charity Stonewall named Christina Aguilera's " Beautiful" the most empowering song of the 2000s decade for LGBT people, and Elton John predicted it would replace "I Will Survive" as the pre-eminent gay anthem.
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