"Gloria" is a cover of Umberto Tozzi's 1979 Italian song. Laura Branigan listened to the demo and recorded the English version for her debut album Branigan (1982).
The track reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, spent 36 weeks on the chart (record at the time for a female solo artist).
my drag uncle told me that this performance was probably one of the first time Drag was brought to the mainstream. Nobody talks about the fact that Madonna was in Marie Antoinette Drag and lip syncing for her life while backed by the House of Xtravaganza.
Neurodivergent women need quality alone time. To be weird. To dance or sing in her room. To unmask and recharge in whatever neurospicy way she pleases. There can be severe consequences like burnout, chronic illness, and poor coping mechanisms when she doesn't do this.
Nine years ago today, 49 members of the LGBTQ+ and Latinx communities were killed at the Pulse Nightclub shooting. Today we remember and recognize this loss. The Matthew Shepard Foundation continues to fight to erase hate and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community.