and this makes me really sad considering everything George Michael had to face as an openly gay artist, only to become one of the most influential pop stars of all time. this song and video are my *own* tribute to him. george michael helped make space for queer artists like me to exist openly in pop music, and I don’t take that for granted. he passed the torch and gave so many of us a fighting chance. not gonna let his queerness be erased from the story.