In the wake of Victor Willis, the iconic disco band’s founder/lead singer/traffic cop, bemoaning the notion that “Y.M.C.A.” is a gay anthem, another member of the group is pushing back.

Hodo, 77, took over from Mark Mussler in 1978 after the original member left and became a makeup artist until his death in 1987. He performed as the Construction Worker throughout the band’s height of ...

Victor Willis, who also co-wrote the song, says it is not a “gay anthem.” On Facebook, he wrote people assumed that because his writing partner and some members of the band were gay but he said he did ...

Though not all of its members were actually gay, Village People were quite literally built from queer iconography. The ...

Former Village People member David Hodo has responded to the band's founder denying that 'Y.M.C.A.' is a "gay anthem".

Victor Willis contends that the song is not a "gay anthem," but David Hodo disagrees Village People’s Cop Threatens to “Crush ...

Victor Willis acknowledged that the song's association with Trump's campaign has greatly benefited its chart performance and ...

Village People lead singer Victor Willis reacts to President-elect Donald Trump dancing to ‘Y.M.C.A’ at his rallies, the effect it has on the American people and clarifies that the song is not a gay ...

Village People’s novelty disco classic and wedding dancefloor staple “YMCA” became a fixture of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. This week, Victor Willis, who dresses as a policeman or naval ...

The Village People's lyricist and lead singer has hit out at the "false assumption" that the band's biggest hit, YMCA, is a ...

The YMCA – whose full name is the Young Men’s Christian Association – was originally set up as a non-political Christian ...

Amber Duke and Steven Olikara react to Village People's founder Victor Willis allowing Donald Trump to use "Y.M.C.A." now.