Cop From “The Village People” Comes Out Of The Closet: “I’m Heterosexual”

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Ymca Not a parody.

His name is Victor Willis.  He was the cop of The Village People.

Not only does he say he is straight, but he adds that the lyrics to Village People song, YMCA, "were not meant to be innuendo about gay cruising but about hanging out with your straight buddies."

I have to admit… when the song came out (as well as Macho Man and In the Navy), I wasn't aware of any homosexual theme.  But I was in high school at the time.  Obviously, the gay community latched on to something about that song.

But let's give Willis his due and revisit the YMCA lyrics:

No man does it all by himself.
I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf,
And just go there, to the Y.M.C.A.
I'm sure they can help you today.

It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

They have everything that you need to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys …

It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

Uh, I'm going to have to go with "What is tres gay, Alex".  Sorry.  Especially when those lyrics are sung by the guys pictured above, it's gay.