I Kissed a Girl: The Messy Legacy of a Queerbait Hit

The year was 2008. I still thought I was heterosexual and was going to marry Alan Rickman and that I wanted to be “best friends” with Emma Watson. On the horizon, a very problematic awakening was about to begin.

Thank You ‪@FoldingIdeas‬ for the audio help.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 Intro
2:14 Part One: "The Song"
2:55 TW "Ur So Gay"
3:30 End of "Ur So Gay"
8:53 TW Kesha/Dr Luke Lawsuit
11:36 End Kesha
12:05 Part Two: "Bisexuality in Pop Music"
25:38 Part Three: "Biphobia and Friends"
39:54 Conclusion

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Links & Sources

David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music by Darryl W Bullock
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen
Life Isn't Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between by Alex Iantaffi, Meg-John Barker
Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution by Shiri Eisner

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