Content Note: This episode includes discussion of LGBTQ+ history and contains reclaimed or historically used slurs.

Join me as I create a themed musical playlist of songs from artists that captured and chronicled the experience of growing up gay during the 1980s!

Now, let's remember the accomplishments of our courageous LGBTQ+ ancestors, recognize the allies who fearlessly fought for and alongside the gay community, and remind ourselves that we're here, we're queer, and history proves we've always been here...as we make a mixtape!

Side A: I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross, True Colors by Cyndi Lauper, Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat, Do You Really Want to Hurt Me by Culture Club, and Everybody by Madonna

Side B: Digging Your Scene by The Blow Monkeys, So Many Men, So Little Time by Miquel Brown, It's a Sin by Pet Shop Boys, Closer to Fine by Indigo Girls, and I'm Still Standing by Elton John

Join me as I create a themed musical playlist of songs from artists that not only made it to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 but also managed to claim the top spot as the top single for each year during the decade!

Now, let's remember the sensory thrill of flipping through the record racks, recall the scratch of a needle hitting the vinyl, and rewind to a time when synthesizers and saxophones filled the air...as we make a mixtape!

Side A: Call Me by Blondie, Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes, Physical by Olivia Newton-John, Every Breath You Take by The Police, and When Doves Cry by Prince and the Revolution

Side B: Careless Whisper by Wham! featuring George Michael, That's What Friends Are For by Dionne & Friends, Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles, Faith by George Michael, and Look Away by Chicago.