Boots, Gay Guys Drink Vodka Sodas, But Girls Do Poppers | Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

In the sixth edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 (2025), we highlight the song, “Gay Guys Drink Vodka Sodas, But Girls Do Poppers” performed by Boots.

Prepare to beam with P-R-I-D-E 🏳️‍🌈! Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 celebrates, embraces, and spotlights songs by LGBTQ musicians or allies.  Here, we provide background and insight into musician(s) and analyze + go gaga over the decadent bops served up.  When the music dictates deeper, more transcendent discussion, we ensure the point is fully articulated.  All styles of music are welcome while the songs can be classics or brand-spanking new. So, without further ado, in the sixth edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 (2025), we highlight “Gay Guys Drink Vodka Sodas, But Girls Do Poppers” performed by Boots.

“Boots Bitch!” Indeed. Boots is Abhijeet (she/they, self-described ‘7ft tall Bollywood Barbie’) and Kirk. “Gay Guys Drink Vodka Sodas, But Girls Do Poppers” is the second track from the duo’s 2024 EP, fittingly titled Boots Bitch. The titular lyrics are crucial.  They are repeated many, many times.  “Gay guys drink vodka sodas,” Abhijeet sings thrice, adding, “Girls, girls, do poppers.”  Vodka soda is entrenched in gay culture. Poppers as well. While Abhijeet claims girls do poppers, I question the context.  Gay men are famous/infamous for using them… Anyways, beyond vodka sodas and poppers, variation arrives. Different alcoholic drinks are referenced, including Belvedere, Grey Goose, and Cîroc. Abhijeet sings from the perspective of a gay guy and answers as a girl:

“Do you want a shot?

Do you want a sip?

Vodka sodas are for gay guys

So, I’ll just take a hit.”

Ooh-wee! Before the final choruses, she memorably asks, “Can you believe he offered me shots? / What do I look like? A man?” Backed by sickening musical accompaniment filled with colorful synths and an infectious danceable beat (get it Kirk), “Gay Guys Drink Vodka Sodas, But Girls Do Poppers” is an entertaining dance bop well beyond its 2024 release. Gays and girls can bump to this one!

Boots // Boots Bitch (EP) // Boots Bitch // 2024

Boots, Gay Guys Drink Vodka Sodas, But Girls Do Poppers: Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 No. 6 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Boots Bitch; Elias Souza, Mario Spencer, Mizuno K from Pexels;  All_CC0_Public_domain, CatsWithGlasses, David, ernestflowerss, Kelly, M. Harris, Marek Studzinski, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]