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 ...

Has everyone simply misunderstood what Village People were all about? Amidst Russia's anti-gay laws, a provocative question ...

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 ...

It might be fun to stay at the YMCA, but the song is not a “gay anthem.” So says the frontman of the Village People, who has ...

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

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

Victor Willis says pop hit’s meaning has been misinterpreted as he thanks Donald Trump for helping it reach new heights in ...

But now, the man who wrote the song that gave the Village People their biggest hit insists “there’s nothing gay” about the ...