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Nouveau TÊTU. Dès mercredi chez votre marchand de journaux. New TÊTU. Wednesday at your newspaper shop. https://tetu.com/page/2/ Translated by @crazyaboutmika

Just saw a tweet from the magazine (thanks to @vanessa-love-mika for RTing ^^) QX Magazine ‏@QXMagazine The latest QX is online now, featuring interviews with @mikasounds and @scott_mills plus lashings of gay gorgeousness. http://www.qxmagazine.com/issue/issue-917/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just the interview or http://www.mediafire.com/view/?awznrrrfaq1nvzd http://www.mediafire.com/view/?wb4upbaw9veih7s http://www.mediafire.com/view/?xevrreggtqvilcp More pics thanks to @PurpleCat

As the title suggests, this is a thread for Mika songs that are about mga (multiple gender attraction) or sga (same gender attraction). In other words, LGBT Mika songs. Before starting, I'd just like to say that as a mga person myself, Mika's lyrics are very important to me. Representation in music is extremely important, and I find myself relating to a lot of what Mika sings about. It's also extremely important that Mika isn't afraid to be himself, even in his music. I respect him immensely for that. So yeah, basically what I'd like to say is: thank you Mika for my dreams. You truly are my Good Guy. Alright, now let's get down to business! I'm going to make a list of all LGBT Mika songs, album by album, complete with links and descriptions. Here it goes: Life In Cartoon Motion: Billy Brown: This song is about a married guy who falls in love with another man. Later on in the song we discover that he is bisexual, and very confused. Grace Kelly: While there aren’t any direct mentions of sexuality, this song is very much about people judging MIKA for his flamboyant exterior. He wrote the song about record companies who asked him to change. I'm assuming that part of what they wanted him to change was obviously his mannerisms and style. I think the line “should I bend over just to be put on your shelf” demonstrates this. Stuck In The Middle: MIKA wrote this song about his grandmother, and while he still doesn’t openly mention being gay, there are certain lines that indicate there is something wrong with him in his grandmother’s eyes, a constant source of disagreement between them. I’m thinking of “ours is a family that’s based upon tradition, but with my careless words I tread upon your vision”. Later on in the song he mentions being different from his siblings; “Are five kids better than one who doesn’t lie to become?” I see this as MIKA admitting he is different, but that he won’t lie to please anyone. The Boy Who Knew Too Much: We Are Golden: This one isn’t explicitly about being LGBT but it is definitely about being yourself, unapologetically and freely. The line "we are not what you think we are" gives off very gay vibes. Toy Boy: This song is the story of two young men who are in a relationship, and who are judged by society. It's openly about sga. Blame It On The Girls: MIKA starts the song by speaking of a man who “has looks like books take pages to tell”. I don’t know if MIKA himself ever explained this song, but I have a theory that he might be speaking of himself. The chorus says; “Blame it on the boys who keep hitting on you”. I think that’s pretty clear. Rain: Now I know very well that my explanation is a bit far-fetched, but hear me out - I think Rain is about a same-sex couple who face a problem: one of them is sick of pretending and hiding and wants to come out, while the other still wants to stay closeted. I base my theory on quite a few things. First, the use of the word “ordinary” in the lyrics, several times. “You’re making me more ordinary / This ordinary mind is broken / Trying to be ordinary, was it me who was the fool?” Ordinary here as in straight. You’ll notice that “ordinary” is used in a derogatory way. Also the fact that MIKA says he’s ready for “more than this”, and urges his partner to rethink his position (”you better get back”) Let’s not forget their “broken minds”, and that this is “nothing like the life we wanted”. But the spoken part to me is by far the most revealing: “I’m not angry, don’t know what to do after all the years that I spent you, can’t blame you for the things you said when you used to hide away” Origin Of Love: Emily: Although it's the English version of "Elle Me Dit", it's quite different. The lyrics mention Emily being gay, and that it's okay. Lola: No direct mentions of being mga/sga, but Lola is about a female best friend giving MIKA advice, trying to tell him not to fall in love. MIKA reassures her that he won’t, but it’s not very convincing. Lola is very much the stereotype of the ‘straight friend’ that helps out her male gay best friend. (this is of course a stereotype and it could mean nothing, but it just sounds very gay to me lmao) Elle Me Dit: In MIKA's own words, this song is about the "horrific things a mother can say to her son to get him the f**k out of her house". Part of what she says to him is "t'es défoncé ou t'es gay?" which translates to "are you high or are you gay?". Also she asks him to "be like the other boys, go play ball and be popular", this is pretty revealing too. Underwater: A beautiful love-song, and at one point the lyrics go "flying through a bright blue sky with a space boy high". No Place In Heaven: All She Wants: This one is about a gay man who has problems with his mother, who would prefer him to be straight as to "avoid any spectacle". He even goes as far as marrying a woman to please his mother, but he quickly realizes that his "heart is in peril" and leaves his wife. Good Guys: This song is about the lack of LGBT representation in media, and a heartfelt tribute to MIKA's heroes. The ultime gay anthem, if you ask me. L’amour Fait Ce Qu’il Veut: This is a french song and the title says it all: it literally translates to “love does what it wants”. No comment needed. (oh and i might also mention that ALL the pronouns used in this song to speak of MIKA’s partner are male pronouns) Last Party: A song about Freddie Mercury. No Place In Heaven: A heartbreaking song about MIKA being sga and asking God if this makes him a bad person. “There’s no place in heaven for someone like me”, but then he says “there’s no place in hell”. J’ai Pas Envie: Another french song. Again, the pronouns used are male. Oh Girl You're The Devil: This one is about a girl and a boy who are both LGBT and trying to face society. Good Wife: A gay man is desperately in love with his straight friend, whose wife makes him miserable. The gay man wishes he and his friend could be together. If you guys have any songs to add, or something to point out, please do! Also if you want to discuss a song I'm more than happy to This subject is very important to me. { PS: this article was inspired by this post on tumblr }

EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK: Mika Tells Instinct, “Yeah, I’m gay.” Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 03 August 2012 Many likely remember a 2009 Dutch magazine cover featuring pop star Mika with the sprawling headline “Mika Clears Things Up: Call Me Bisexual.” The only problem was that the story, which he calls “disappointing,” didn’t clear things up at all because it wasn’t exactly what he intended to say. Earlier this week, in a world exclusive, Mika sat down with Instinct to set the record straight (so to speak): “If you ask me am I gay, I say yeah. Are these songs about my relationship with a man? I say yeah. And it’s only through my music that I’ve found the strength to come to terms with my sexuality beyond the context of just my lyrics. This is my real life.” For more with Mika, including his first public comments about his relationship and the role he feels celebrities play as representatives for the LGBT community, check out the upcoming September issue of Instinct Magazine—coming soon. http://instinctmagazine.com/blogs/blog/exclusive-sneak-peek-mika-tells-instinct-%E2%80%9Cyeah-i%E2%80%99m-gay-%E2%80%9D?directory=100011

Hello ! After talking about the possibility of creating a gay thread with Scut Monkey and Lolliepop_girl, well I just did. As Scut Monkey said there have to be rules.. I guess the obvious ones are: - No hate, no discriminating, no judging, no insults etc.. Let's try to keep it clean too lol People here can talk about themselves, their lives, let's just get to know each other !! haha:thumb_yello: So speak out people!!! Cheers!

Gay & Night magazine has interviewed with Mika in these years. Their article and interviews are always interesting. This thread tries to summarize their issues. ISSUU http://issuu.com/gaynightmagazine 2007 http://issuu.com/gaynightmagazine/docs/gn108 MFC #14 http://www.mikafanclub.com/topic/5468-mika-on-the-cover-of-gaynight/ 2009 http://issuu.com/gaynightmagazine/docs/gn139 MFC #15 http://www.mikafanclub.com/topic/23678-2009-mika-in-gaynight-magazine/?hl=%2B%26amp%3B+%2Bnight 2012 http://issuu.com/gaynightmagazine/docs/gn176 MFC #16 http://www.mikafanclub.com/topic/30094-2012-mika-on-gaynight-magazine-november-2012/?hl=%2B%26amp%3B+%2Bnight 2015 http://issuu.com/gaynightmagazine/docs/gn209be MFC #2 http://issuu.com/gaynightmagazine/docs/gn210nl MFC #18

TÊTU Mika en couverture du numéro d’été de TÊTU http://www.tetu.com/2015/07/02/le-magazine/mika-en-couverture-du-numero-dete-de-tetu/ Mika est en couverture du numéro de juillet-août de TÊTU (n°212), disponible dans les kiosques le samedi 4 juillet (et à partir du 6 juillet pour certains abonnés, en fonction des délais de la Poste). Pour TÊTU, le chanteur de 31 ans s’est mis littéralement à l’eau, lors d’un shooting exclusif (et mémorable !) à Molitor, à Paris. Dans la longue interview qu’il nous a accordée, Mika se livre sur sa jeunesse, ses amours, la genèse de son nouvel album No Place In Heaven, mais aussi son rapport à la religion. Extraits : « En écrivant ce disque, je me suis fait une promesse : oser être comme les héros gays de mon enfance ! » « J’ai toujours vu mon orientation sexuelle comme une évidence. Le dire dans une interview, c’était une formalité… mais une formalité importante ! » « Je suis obsédé par le nouveau pape. Je le trouve intellectuellement bluffant ». Sommaire complet de ce numéro à suivre sur TÊTU.com ! Photos : Arthur Delloye pour TÊTU Interview : Romain Burrel Stylisme : Romain Vallos INTERVIEW : translated by crazyaboutmika #491

http://www.andreavecchiato.com/portfolio_page/mika/ in the PORTRAIT section and also in the VIDEO section