#lgbtpride — Public Fediverse posts

being gay in Britain meant living in the shadows

I grew up in a time when being gay in Britain meant living in the shadows. The 80s were loud with music, fashion, and rebellion, but silent when it came to positive queer representation... At Sixth Form, being 'different' was enough to make people afraid to be seen with you... Music became my friend, my voice, my protection. HEAR THE VERSION THE WORLD TRIED TO BURY“Quick truth.Streaming is convenience. Bandcamp is support.If you want the real version of what I create — the full-quality […]

https://jayleebenjamin.wordpress.com/2026/08/29/being-gay-in-britain-meant-living-in-the-shadows/

Slave wages for musicians and artists on Spotify and many other major platforms, except bandcamp and Amazon

Now I'm going to be honest here, at three pence or less for each stream that you get you can see that you have to have over like 10,000 or more to even get something stupid like 10 pound and so that's not really enough money to pay for services and to save money you have to do everything yourself. So years ago I did this video and to help artists by giving them real money even if it is 50 pence for a song please go to bandcamp Click on link 🔗 for music in comments or bioWatch video by […]

https://jayleebenjamin.wordpress.com/2026/08/28/slave-wages-for-musicians-and-artists-on-spotify-and-many-other-major-platforms-except-bandcamp-and-amazon/