The Gays That I Know

This is from Mary E. Banghart who writes for a lesbian/gay paper in Michigan. She prefaced it with some tongue-in-cheek remarks about how every great social revolution has had a great theme song. So THIS one is ours, sung to the tune of "My Favorite Things."

Big dykes with small dogs and butches with kittens;
Diesels in tall boots with chains on their mittens;
Femmes in their lipstick with rings in their nose;
These are a few of the gays that I know.

Men who can cook and make great apple strudels;
Women who think and can sure use their noodles;
Some who like dressing in black leather clothes;
These are a few of the gays that I know.

Men in tight dresses with gold lame sashes;
Makeup and high heels and long false eyelashes;
Men who have muscles and men who wear hose;
These are a few of the gays that I know.

REFRAIN:

When the right wing spews its hatred
And it makes me sad,
I simply remember the gays that I know
And then I don't feel so bad.

Doctors and nurses and students and teachers,
Soldiers and singers and actors and preachers;
Lawyers who fight in the courts with our foes;
These are a few of the gays that I know.

Nieces and uncles and sisters and brothers;
Parents who live with significant others;
Brave sons and daughters who let their love show;
These are a few of the gays that I know.

Young politicians with courage and vision;
Leaders with guts who can make a decision;
Those in the closets and those on the go;
These are a few of the gays that I know.

REFRAIN:

First Anita, now it's Limbaugh,
It just makes you mad,
But always remember the gays that you know
And then you won't feel so bad.

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