Y.M.C.A. writer says song is not a ‘gay anthem’ and supports Trump’s use at rallies

Village People (Image: Flickr/tonynetone, licensed under CC BY 2.0.)

A founding member of the Village People has asserted that the group’s classic song Y.M.C.A. is not a gay anthem, and that he supports US President-elect Donald Trump using it at election rallies after initially objecting.

In a lengthy Facebook post, Victor Willis, who is straight, said people should “get your minds out of the gutter” for believing that the song is about “elicit [sic] activity” at YMCA accommodations.

“There’s been a lot of talk, especially of late, that Y.M.C.A. is somehow a gay anthem. As I’ve said numerous times in the past, that is a false assumption based on the fact that my writing partner [Jacques Morali] was gay, and some (not all) of Village People were gay, and that

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