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

Social:

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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

- https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-opens-up-on-childhood-abuse-sexuality-251003/
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/jessie-j-labels-her-bisexuality-phase-i-want-stop-talking-about-it-completely-now-and-find-myself-husband-9245924.html
- https://www.vox.com/2018/6/25/17476850/pride-month-lgbtq-corporate-explained
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Luke_production_discography
- https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dr-luke-scores-big-win-kesha-defamation-dispute-949226/
- https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kesha-and-dr-luke-everything-you-need-to-know-to-understand-the-case-106731/

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