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What makes a gay anthem?

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The Power of Anthems

The purpose of anthems still stays the same. It's about identifying a collectivity and articulating some sort of shared hope or shared desire. Anthems are also taken up by social movements, especially by marginalized people because it's a way to tap into a hopeful, collective, shared political desire. At their core, anthems remind us that we are not alone.

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