CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Gay anthems from now until Stonewall 50:

There are a plethora of songs from the Pet Shop Boys’ stunning discography that tackle homophobia head-on. But one of their most effective was “It’s a Sin,” a tongue-in-cheek indictment of band member Neil Tennant’s Catholic upbringing, in which the star reiterates over and over again how ashamed of himself he should be — while making it clear that he has nothing to be ashamed of. Best lyric: “At school they taught me how to be/ So pure in thought and word and deed/ They didn’t quite succeed.”