The Strange And Homophobic History Of “Queer Icons” t.A.T.u
t.A.T.u inspired a generation of young queers by being out-and-proud lesbians - but it was all a lie.
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It’s 2006 and I’m sitting cross-legged, my face about 30cm from the lounge room television.
I’ve plugged my headphones into the AUX jack at the front of the unit and I’m clutching the VCR remote close to my chest. I’d managed to record the music video for ‘All The Things She Said’ and was watching it on repeat. I was fixated by this clip; the spooky green lighting, chaotic camera movement and of course, the hot lesbian schoolgirls making out in the rain in front of a crowd.