We have finally reached the end of the 2022 Gay Anthems For A New Generation series and this last set doesn't hold back. Once again, in an effort to contemporize this batch — I went back the past 10 years and mixed in some newer gay anthems that when mixed in with older classics that have been re-worked for today's dancefloors make the effort feel fresh and contemporary.
I even took the opportunity to throw in a couple of recent tech-house tracks that sample the gay anthems 'The Underground' by Celeda and 'Work' by Masters At Work' breathing new life into these near 20 yeard old floor-scorchers. No stone was left unturned in this series and pouring through decades of modernized classics (some outstanding while others not so much) was a daunting task that occupied the majority of the work involved in creating these sets. I dare you to find any compilation as comprehensive anywhere on Spotify or Apple Music because you won't. In short, bitches can't touch this but plenty will be none too happy to pass it off as their own. I digress.
What's weighing heavily on my mind these days is the move towards an authoritarian state. Our system of government is dysfunctional. The electoral college, which gives outsized weight to the minority allows them to dictate against the wishes of the majority. The great American experiment is coming to a decisive end unless we turn this ship around in November. Even when we have the numbers to get significant legislation passed like gun control, universal healthcare, lower prescription drug costs, affordable housing, mental health resources, food assistance, and free local college tuition or trade schools — Democrats are continually stymied by an ancient artifact called the filibuster in the evenly divided Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris providing the tie-breaking vote.
Originally, the filibuster was implemented to allow the Senate to be a more deliberative body of the two branches of government. You had to stand and talk for hours on end to slow down a piece of legislation. Now, you can phone your objection in from your office without even walking your lazy ass to the well of the Senate. The filibuster has been wielded as a sword against progress and prevents passing laws that benefit society as a whole. It was never intended to be used as a way to stop progress. In the case of Democrats, we have a one-seat advantage in the Senate and because of two Senators with a (D) in front of them — they refuse to suspend the filibuster to get the people's agenda enacted. Mind you, the filibuster is nowhere in the Constitution and was implemented after the Civil War to ensure that the minority was trampled over in legislation. Now, it's having the opposite effect of its original intent.
Most recently, simple gun control measures can only be passed with a 60 vote threshold in the Senate because two Democratic Senators are attempting to uphold the traditions of the Senate. Meanwhile. seriously mentally defective people continue to legally purchase weapons of war and use them against innocent citizens including children. As long as members of Congress are beholden to special interests (think NRA) and unfettered money pours into campaigns and PACS with virtually zero accountability — our government will remain broken and beyond repair.
The filibuster was suspended twice by Republicans to shove through two Supreme Court Justice nominations giving conservatives a majority on the court. One of these nominees was only after Mitch McConnell (the Senate Leader) upheld Obama's nomination for 9 months to replace Justice Scalito after his untimely death under the guise that no Justice should be nominated in an election year. His gamble paid off and Trump won the election that year and was able to get Justice Gorsuch confirmed to SCOTUS with a simple majority. At the end of Trump's term, Justice Ginsberg passed away and Mitch McConnell rammed through Justice (handmaiden) Amy Coney Barrett right when votes were being counted that ultimately Trump lost.
This maneuvering by Mitch McConnell is about to pay off in a big way after SCOTUS agreed to take the case out of Mississippi (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization) that limited abortion to 15 weeks (the current standard is viability, which is 24 weeks). The original case that legalized abortion is Roe v. Wade in 1973.
If you're wondering how that affects you...please let me explain.
Roe v. Wade was decided based on the 'due process clause' of the 14th amendment of the Constitution i.e. the right to privacy. It was the same basis that previous Supreme Court rulings Griswold v. Connecticut (the right of married couples to use contraception without government restriction), Loving v. Virginia (the right for people to enter into interracial marriages), Lawrence v. Texas (which made state laws banning sodomy unconstitutional which specifically targeted the LGBT community) and most recently Obergefell v. Hodges (which opened the door for same-sex marriage across the country).
A month ago, the newly minted conservative Supreme Court drafted an opinion that was leaked to the public. In the opinion, Justice Alito asserts that no privacy rights are guaranteed for abortion and the issue is a state's rights issue and should be struck down as unconstitutional despite having been the law of the land for nearly 50 years. He goes on to clarify that in no way does this decision assert that this decision relects that the court's opinion about Griswold v. Connecticut, Loving v. Virginia, Lawrence v. Texas nor Obergefell v. Hodges when we all know he's lying. In fact, should that asterisk remain in the final opinion expected sometime this month — I would suggest he's telegraphing which laws he wants states to challenge so the current court can knock them down.
Republicans have been telling us for years their desire to ban all forms of contraception and even Louisana has already drafted such a measure in anticipation of the court's decision. Georgia governor Brian Kemp (my governor) has already stated that he's against birth control in any form. Multiple Republican lead states are already going after trans students who play sports and Texas has even made it criminal for parents and physicians to provide puberty blockers to their trans children and has started sending family welfare agents to their homes when the 'abuse' has been reported by any anonymous person. Florida has passed a 'don't say gay' bill for schools K-12 making any dissemination about the sexual orientation of students' parents illegal for teachers to discuss in class. Kids questioning their sexuality or identity cannot come to teachers for help. In Ohio, they recently passed a law requiring all female student athletes to have their genitals fully inspected before being allowed to play school sports (see Fact check: Ohio bill banning transgender girls from female sports could require genital checks) Republicans have gone on a book banning rampage pulling books from libraries that they find offensive and unsuitable for children. 'My Two Daddies' has gone along with hundreds of others including 'Catcher In The Rye.'
I'm only providing a condensed version of everything going on in the United States at the moment. I understand that everyone has a life and is being hit by inflation, high gas prices, high rents, and a host of unforeseeable issues that are not only affecting us here in the United States but people on a global level. If you live in the United States, do not allow these problems nor Republicans to deflect from the fact that they won't lift a finger to help the average American.
Recently, Republicans voted down a bill to prevent price gauging at the gas pumps and another bill to import baby formula from other countries after a major factory was shut down by the FDA due to failing inspection after hundreds of babies were hospitalized and several died from contaminated formula. Nevermind that former President Trump's renegotiated trade agreement prevented the Canadian market from importing baby formular to compete with the only three manufacturers in the United States. Their loyalty is to themselves first and to their benefactors second. Republicans will bitch and whine about inflation, gas prices and high rents (which are a global problem and beyone the control of any single person) but won't life a goddamn finger to do anything about these problems even though it affects their own constiuents. They use immigrants as a boogeyman to deflect from their severe deficiences and frankly if they are not stopped — the United States will turn from a representative democracy to the Republic of Gilead.
If you think this won't happen here — look around because Republicans are telling us what they plan to do but everyone is so consumed with distractions (look a squirrel!) that they can't see the forest for the trees. I'd implore you to not listen to me but pay attention to what's happening in your state. Get more involved in local elections, run for office, read a newspaper and avoid cable news at all costs. Then, find the time to vote in November and give Democrats a two-seat advantage to water down the votes of Senator Manchin and Senator Sinema so we can finally get something done for the American people. If not — we will witness the accelerated decline of democracy and our freedoms in real-time and it will be too late to stop it.
I want to thank everyone that's stuck with Party Favorz as I diligently worked on the what is the most comprehensive group of gay anthems compilations ever put together celebrating our life, love and history. I hope everyone has a very joyous Gay Pride and if you're an ally that's never been to one of our parades — I highly recommend attending and making a day out of it. You'll be glad you did.
As promised, Party Favorz will resume our regular scheduled programming beginning this next week. Until the next time...ENJOY!
Album: Gay Anthems for a New Generation 2022 Vol. 3
Genre: Dance, House, NuDisco, Gay Anthems
Year: 2022
Total Time: 03:52:43
1. Christina Aguilera - Beautiful (Dance Remix)
2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Same Love (Cutmore Club Mix Alt. Intro)
3. Ellie Goulding - Burn (Tiesto's Club Life Remix)
4. Sean Finn, Robin S, Bodybangers & Luxe 54 - Show Me Love (Original Mix)
5. The Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha (Kees Sjansen Remix)
6. Adele - Rolling In The Deep (Rivas On Top Of Mine Edit)
7. Heather Small feat. Dirty Disco & Matt Consola - Moving On Up (Division 4 & Matt Consola Remix)
8. Doja Cat - Boss Bitch Dance Now (Joey C Mashup)
9. Bingo Players vs. Sak Noel vs. White Stripes - Seven Loca Rattle (DJs From Mars Mashup)
10. Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion - WAP (Ranny Extended Remix)
11. Brokenears - Don't Worry (Original Mix)
12. Masters At Work vs. Joel Corry & Da Hool - Work x The Parade (Adam b Edit)
13. The Chainsmokers - #Selfie (Club Mix)
14. Julia Michaels - Issues (Barry Harris Club Enhanced Mix)
15. Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer (Cahill Club Mix)
16. Kygo x Whitney Houston - Higher Love (Charlie Lane Remix)
17. Joel Corry X MNEK - Head & Heart (J Bruus Club Mix)
18. Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do (Cosmic Dawn Club Mix)
19. Dirty Disco vs. Erasure - O'LAmour (Dirty Disco Classic Rework)
20. Zedd feat. Alessia Cara - Stay (Callum Knight Club Mix)
21. Lizzo - Good As Hell (DJ Kue Remix)
22. Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Michael Gray Remix)
23. Scissor Sisters - Let's Have A Kiki (Almighty Club Remix)
24. Dirty Disco vs. Erasure - A Little Respect (Dirty Disco Mixshow Edit)
25. Block & Crown x Paul Parsons - Let The Music (Set You Free) (Club Mix)
26. Crazibiza, Terry Lex & Paradise Groove - Flawless 2k22 (Original Mix)
27. Aretha Franklin - Respect (Discotizer's Jacked Up Remix)
28. Crystal Waters - 100% Pure Love (Thomas Sun Extended Mix)
29. Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real (Alien Disco Sugar Remix)
30. Block & Crown feat. Culum Frea - Pull Up To My Bumper (Nudisko Club Mix)
31. Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out (Barry Harris 2018 Remix)
32. Sister Sledge - We Are Family (Barry Harris 2018 House Mix)
33. Freischwimmer feat. Dionne Bromfield - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Luca Schreiner Extended Remix)
34. Billie Ray Martin - Your Loving Arms (The Scene Kings Remix)
35. Angie Stone - Wish I Didn't Miss You (Division 4 Remix)
36. Mariah Carey - We Belong Together (TMC's Heartbroken Club Update)
37. Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home (Tom Damage Remix)
38. Lizzo - Juice (Barry Harris Club Mix)
39. Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle (Collini Sweet Dreams Club House Party Starter)
40. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe (Gary Cronly Remix)
41. Taylor Swift - Shake It Off (Jad Desenchanntee vs. Dave Audé Remix Extended)
42. David Guetta feat. Sia - Titanium (Extended)
43. Ariana Grande feat. Zedd - Break Free (Extended Mix )
44. Jessie J (with Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj) - Bang Bang (Disco Suckz Remix)
45. P!nk - Raise Your Glass (Jump Smokers Extended Mix)
46. Tegan & Sara - Closer (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix)
47. Adele - Someone Like You (eSQUIRE vs. OFFBeat Remix w-Intro)
48. Nina Simone - Feeling Good (Joel Corry Remix)
49. Rozalla - Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) (Callum Knight 2K17 Remix)
50. Madonna - Music (Jean Luc Remix)
51. Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (Dave Aude Club Mix)
52. Miley Cyrus - Like A Prayer (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix)
53. Selena Gomez feat. Gucci Mane - Fetish (Division 4 Remix)
54. Fun. feat. Janelle Monáe - We Are Young (Alvin Risk Remix)