Looking back on the popular music of the 1950s to the 1970s, it’s almost unbelievable how performers from Liberace to the Village People were embraced by clueless (and often homophobic) heterosexual audiences. Didn’t the rhinestones and leather chaps set off any alarm bells? Then again, with Donald Trump dancing at a pre-inauguration party with the Village People to “Y.M.C.A.,” audiences in 2025 are no less baffled. You can’t tell the closet cases from the flaming queens without some expert guidance.
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