Random Rules Playlist 041: GAY GOTH SCENE: A PRIDE PLAYLIST

Just in time for the last weekend of pride

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Here’s a quick one for the last Friday of June. I’ve had this playlist almost ready to send out since the beginning of the month, but then I realized it’s actually even more apropos for the last weekend of Pride month than it would have been at the beginning of the month, which this year was clearly all about “Pink Pony Club,” Gaga, Charli, etc. This is a different sort of Pride mix. Lemme know what I missed in the comments.

As a somewhat unrelated bonus, here’s a video I took at the Weho Pride parade featuring a troop of MEGAN bots: