Pride months past and present collide in this gay pop playlist

Finish your Pride month strong with these fabulous gay pop bops.

Pride month is time for celebration, joy, and resistance. And since the first Pride marches in 1970, music and the gay icons who create it have been blessing each Pride month with bop after bop. And thanks to this content creator, there’s a playlist full of gay pop songs from today and yesteryear to listen to.

Matt Bernstein, a fierce, long nail-wearing content creator and podcast host of A Bit Fruity, put together a Spotify playlist called “Gay Pop Forever” to accompany your next Pride party.

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“For fun I made a color-coded playlist of songs gay people love that share vibes with older songs gay people love,” Bernstein posted to X. “Gay pop forever baby.”

Gay pop forever indeed. The post paired with split images of queer icons like Beyoncé, Donna Summer, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, and rising pop princess Chappell Roan, pairs with a Bernstein’s color-coded list full of gay pop powerhouses. Whether you’re looking for a “Bad Romance” this month or telling your ex “Good Luck, Babe!,” there’s something for you.

So let’s dive into some of these Pride pairings.

Start you day (or night) off right with a little “Espresso” from Sabrina Carpenter before you experience “Love at First Sight” on the dance floor like Kylie Minogue.

Then take it back to the ’90s with the house-inspired “yes, and?” by Ariana Grande and strike pose with Mother Madonna’s “Vogue.”

Dance with your lover in the club to Troye Sivan‘s “Got Me Started” or flirt shamelessly while Janet Jackson’s “All For You” blasts through the speaker.

Step into your confidence with Tate McCrae’s “Greedy” and shrug of the haters with Britney Spears’ “Piece of Me.”

Let Tove Lo heal your heartbreak this Pride season with “No One Dies From Love” and have Robyn remind you that you’re “Indestructible.”

And then finish your night with Beyoncé’s “Summer Renaissance” and Donna Summer’s “Last Dance.”

While this is just a snippet of “Gay Pop Forever, you can check out the full playlist below.

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