This month being the 50 anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots which were such an important moment in the LGBTQ liberation movement in the US, I'm posting this slide show which I made back when Amendment One, banning Gay marriage, passed in North Carolina. The law was later struck down by the US 4th Circuit and then by the Supreme Court.
I wrote this song before gay marriage was on the horizon, in 1993. I post it tonight with deep gratitude to all those who came before us in the movements for not only LGBTQ rights, but the movements for the civil rights of African Americans and of women and the anti-war movement which all inspired the gay rights movement. Nowadays we call it intersectionality, the fact that all of our issues are as interconnected as are all the ecosystems of the planet, and all the galaxies of all the universes. Although we are living through very challenging times, remembering the history of all these movements has been inspiring me tonight. I know that what is true and good in human beings cannot be destroyed, and will rise and rise and rise again for the liberation of all beings.
I wrote this song before gay marriage was on the horizon, in 1993. I post it tonight with deep gratitude to all those who came before us in the movements for not only LGBTQ rights, but the movements for the civil rights of African Americans and of women and the anti-war movement which all inspired the gay rights movement. Nowadays we call it intersectionality, the fact that all of our issues are as interconnected as are all the ecosystems of the planet, and all the galaxies of all the universes. Although we are living through very challenging times, remembering the history of all these movements has been inspiring me tonight. I know that what is true and good in human beings cannot be destroyed, and will rise and rise and rise again for the liberation of all beings.
Been Here Forever
© K Hannan 1993
vocals - Kathleen Hannnan, Toddie Stewart, Sheila Fleming
bass - Toddie Stewart guitars - James Benson drums - Doug Karger
We've been here forever, we'll be here the same
You try to keep us away, by namin' us names
We live in your home town, with you born and bred
We come from your families, we're inside your head
Cause we're just like you, but we're different too
We're just like you, but we're different too
Throw us out of your churches
Kill us for being queer
Throw us out of your armies
Turn around look again and we're still here
We're still here, we're still here, we're still here
And our love is a miracle
Through the hatred we were taught to feel
Still our love comes, like a miracle
That's how we know it's real
We're in every nation across the whole earth
We cry at your funeral, you rejoice at our birth
We call to your spirit, minister to your health
You love us unless you're afraid of....afraid of yourself
Cause we're just like you, but we're different too
We're just like you, but we're different too
We're just like you, but we're different too
We're just like you, but we're different too
We're just like you, we're just like you!
The song is on the album Count My Heart, and can be purchased
as a download or with the whole album from cdbaby here:
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/kathleenhannan
© K Hannan 1993
vocals - Kathleen Hannnan, Toddie Stewart, Sheila Fleming
bass - Toddie Stewart guitars - James Benson drums - Doug Karger
We've been here forever, we'll be here the same
You try to keep us away, by namin' us names
We live in your home town, with you born and bred
We come from your families, we're inside your head
Cause we're just like you, but we're different too
We're just like you, but we're different too
Throw us out of your churches
Kill us for being queer
Throw us out of your armies
Turn around look again and we're still here
We're still here, we're still here, we're still here
And our love is a miracle
Through the hatred we were taught to feel
Still our love comes, like a miracle
That's how we know it's real
We're in every nation across the whole earth
We cry at your funeral, you rejoice at our birth
We call to your spirit, minister to your health
You love us unless you're afraid of....afraid of yourself
Cause we're just like you, but we're different too
We're just like you, but we're different too
We're just like you, but we're different too
We're just like you, but we're different too
We're just like you, we're just like you!
The song is on the album Count My Heart, and can be purchased
as a download or with the whole album from cdbaby here:
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/kathleenhannan
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