Village People singer defends Trump’s use of ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ says song isn’t a ‘gay anthem’
Village People's Victor Willis, a Y.M.C.A. singer and co-writer, defended President-elect Donald Trump's use of the song Monday on Facebook. Willis denied that the disco song was meant to be a gay anthem, claiming that when he composed the lyrics, he had no idea that the Y was a gay hangout.
Willis claimed that his knowledge of the global youth organization at the time, especially the YMCA chapters in San Francisco's cities, informed his writing of Y.M.C.A.
"Hang out with all the boys" is just 1970s black slang meaning black men getting together for gambling, sports, or other activities. Regarding one of the song's most memorable lines, he remarked, "There's nothing gay about that."
Regarding the employment of Y.M.C.A. during Trump's campaign rallies, Willis reported that he has received o...