Category Archives: GLBT

Not Just About Bathrooms

Tune (roughly): The Man on the Flying Trapeze

By Vicky Ryder and Jo-Hanna Read

They lie through their teeth with the greatest of ease, Those bigots who’d bring us all down to our knees; We’ve got to say no to their crap, don’t you see. It’s not just about bathrooms, we know!

They keep coming back with these onerous laws, We won’t let their hatefulness stick in our craws: Making up stories ‘bout rape in the john… It’s not just about bathrooms, we know!

They always keep pushing, they always ban more. Trans athletes, drag shows, and books by the score. They keep coming back with their hate we deplore. It’s not just about bathrooms, we know!

We’re raising our voices, hear what we say: All gender identities are more than OK.  We support and protect in all possible ways. It’s not just about bathrooms we know!

Can you tell me why people can’t see Everyone has a right to their own private pee Without having to prove their “legitimacy.” It’s not just about bathrooms, we know!

When He Was a Lad

  • by Monica Zucker
  • tune: from Pinafore, Gilbert & Sullivan

(Solo) When he was a lad of twenty-three
He said Ma, I’m gay, and I gotta be me.
She said, son, you’re the apple of my eye—
Gay or straight, you’re my kind of guy.

  • He conquered life’s hurdles, and now you see
    He’s a VIP in the community.
  • (All) He conquered life’s hurdles so perfectly
    That he’s taught us all a lesson in liberty!

(Solo) He was first in his troop to be Eagle Scout—
Now the BSA says “Sorry, you’re out!”
The Army beckoned. “Don’t ask, don’t tell.”
That wasn’t his dish—and that’s just as well.

  • He conquered life’s hurdles, and now you see
    He’s a VIP in the community.
  • (All) He conquered life’s hurdles so perfectly
    That he’s taught us all a lesson in liberty!

(Solo) When you judge a person on the basis of sex
You use a very narrow and warped index.
Lesbians and gays are in every field
And their human rights can never be repealed.

  • (All) And they are your children and your uncles and your friends,
    (Left) And your pastors and your bankers—
    (Right) And the captains of oil tankers—
    (Left) And your lawyers and your doctors—
    (Right) And your tight ends and your blockers—
    (All) And your sisters and your cousins—
    Whom you number by the dozens—
    And your aunts!

The Bells Are Ringing

  • Tune: For Me and My Gal

The BELLS are RINGing for LESbian gals
It’s time to FESS up
They’re MORE than just PALS.
World oPINion is SHOWing,
It’s a MOVEment that’s GROWing,
PolliTIcians are KNOWing
It’s a LAW they can’t BUCK!

The BELLS are RINGing for GUYS & their PALS
It’s time to FESS up
They’re MORE than just PALS.
World oPINion is SHOWing,
It’s a MOVEment that’s GROWing,
PolliTIcians are KNOWing
It’s a LAW they can’t BUCK!

Gay Pride Comes to Town

  • tune: When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Let’s sing out for our citizens.
Hip, hip, hurray!
For every sexuality
Both straight and gay.
It is just fine for us to see
And celebrate diversity. (pause)
And we’ll all feel gay when
Gay pride comes to town.

Get ready for a big parade.
We’ll sing and shout.
Because gays and lesbians are
Coming out! (We’re out!)
The closet’s not a friendly place.
We all deserve a lot of space. (pause)
And we’ll all feel gay when
Gay pride comes to town.

This is a cause to celebrate,
A time to cheer.
So please we should stop thinking straight
For once, my dear.
’Cause sex-u-al-ity isn’t straight,
There’s some things you can’t legislate. (pause)
And we’ll all feel gay when
Gay pride comes to town.

 

 

Gaggle Against Hate

  • tune: Side by Side

Oh, we’re a gaggle of Grannies
Urging you off of your fannies.
We’re raising our voice–
We want a new choice–
NO MORE HATE!

Discrimination unending,
Promises that’re still pending.
To each a fair share–
We want a world where
there’s NO MORE HATE!

Whether it’s employment
Or marriage, kids, or school,
Equality’s the answer–
Justice now must rule!

So, join this gaggle of Grannies–
Get up off of your fannies.
We’re telling you now,
We’re angry and how!
NO MORE HATE!
We really mean it: NO MORE HATE!
We mean precisely: NO MORE HATE!
We will say it very nicely: NO MORE HATE!
Read our lips (mouth): NO MORE HATE!