I have everybody welcome back to the Be There In 5 Podcasts.

That song you just heard by the Russian girl group, well, duo Tattoo.

T-A-T-U I believe it's Laura Kase. T uppercase A, Laura Kase T uppercase U.

They're very important distinction. That was all the things she said, also known as,

in my lifetime, the first time I was aware in real time of a solid lesbian anthem.

And you know what's funny is that it was so controversial at the time, and I remember the video got banned.

I mean, it's so crazy. It's like, at the world is flooded with other love songs.

And you can't have a girl have feelings for another girl? Come on.

I'm glad at the progress we've made in the world today and hope we continue to do so,

because this is a great song. And I picked it for several reasons that I'm hoping

I will get to throughout, I'll tie back to you throughout the episode.

And you know what's also funny is I was just thinking about how when I was in third grade,

third or fourth grade, I might have been young. I was really young.

It grew up in my class. Told me that she was a lesbian.

And I honestly, I was so, I had no prejudice, clean slate. I was like, cool.

And then I told my friend, but as like, for no motive other than just to relay information, I had just heard.

And the school day passes. Apparently my friend told a friend, a friend, a friend, a friend, and literally the entire grade felt found out.

They called in every single person to the principal's office one by one, who had to tell them who told them.

And who did it all to me when they come back to you as the source, this gal.

I had never been called to the principal's office in my life. I never got called in the principal's office after.

I've been vocal about my fears of getting in trouble. And I will never forget being called in the principal's office.

Because to me, I mean, I was, I was trembling like to a person that's scared of authority.

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