Never said I was speaking for all gay guys. I was defending the generally observed and well commented upon disproportionate taste of gay men, normalizing for race and class, for poppier music than their heterosexual corollaries.

Freddie Mercury didn't write angsty ruminations. He wrote with anger, passion and lust. And yes, the melodies being less mopey does transform the content to something other than indefinite whining.

My voice *IS* bitchy.

So… what are they?

"As a gay guy who doesn’t have culture for me most of the time, that stuff has always spoken to me. Especially those empowerment songs. It’s why angst bothers me so much… For gay guys, reminding yourself why you’re on this planet and why you need to keep putting one foot in front of the other is important. "