Homosexuality was decriminalised for over-21s in 1967 yet prosecutions continued under ‘gross indecency’, ‘soliciting’ and ‘loitering’ laws, while the WHO classified homosexuality as an illness. Using an ironic voice and light tune, this song records gay people being harassed, beaten, and misrepresented by the press. Seeking to reclassify the gay community as subjects of a civil rights struggle, the chorus ‘Sing, if you’re glad to be gay’ in this live recording is a powerful declaration of pride and self-redescription.