Last christmas meaning gay

“Last Christmas” is a song by Wham! that has become an anthem in the LGBTQ+ community, though it’s not specifically a gay song. George Michael came out as gay 14 years after the song’s release, which led to speculation about its meaning, but he said it was about heartbreak.

Two years ago, on Christmas Day, LGBT+ people lost one of our most fearless and outspoken icons when singer George Michael died at the age of One year on, in , a campaign to get Michael’s Christmas hit to number one saw “Last Christmas” climb to a UK chart peak of number two, so I’m not alone in remembering him at this time of year.