In a lengthy note, Victor Willis explained why he changed his tune on the Republican's use of the 1978 disco classic.

Victor Willis, lead singer of the music group the Village People, wrote a lengthy defense of President-elect Donald Trump using his hit song “Y.M.C.A.” and corrected the belief that the song was a “gay anthem.” Willis explained in his Facebook post ...

*Victor Willis, a founding member of the Village People, insists the hit song “YMCA” isn’t a “gay anthem” and he defended President-elect Donald Trump’s use of the track at rallies. “Y.M.C.A. has benefited greatly from use by the President ...

(CNN) - The lead singer of the Village People is clearing up assumptions about the band’s biggest hit, “YMCA.” 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 ...

The YMCA was the nation’s largest SRO provider, with more than 100,000 units nationwide at its peak. The Y served an incredibly diverse clientele, not only gay men fleeing oppression and seeking community, but frequent travelers like Martin Luther King, Jr. and journalist Dan Rather.