I just don't hear the whole "imagining lesbian sex" subtext of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face." Was the author discussing the right Gaga song?

Dear Studio 360,

Alice Echols, Associate Professor of English, Gender Studies and History does not speak for me and the other then young men who who hated the onset of disco. We hated it not because we could not dance, but because we were tuned into a culture of peace and love while disco unapologetically emphasized self-interest, looks and greed, and oh yea, shallow music: “Looking for some hot stuff” verses “Love is All You Need.” Disco's superficial “values” exactly countered the hippy culture's instincts of lets-help-each-other-out and what's real does not cost. And, oh yea, you want to talk about the music?

Fred Bates Derry NH

My first truly rebellious act (as an underage teenager) in 1979 was to go to a gay discotheque in Lexington, Kentucky, dressed to the nines in thrift shop 50's push up prom dress with net skirt, pointed toed, kitten-heeled pumps (the original ones,) cat eye makeup and black lipstick.
My girlfriend, who was a year older and had her driving license, and I felt absolutely wicked and perfectly safe dancing to Donna Summer.
It was my introduction to adulthood and the gay community. Being heterosexual myself, it engendered a great affection in me for a people so long subjugated to the closet who were finally able to gather joyously together and express that joy and dance, dance, dance!
This piece brought that time back to me in full color and sound.
What a fabulous time to be young and alive.
Thank you for reviving the memory.

I was 22 years old in 1979. This woman is so incredibly out of touch with the zeitgeist of that time that you might as well have someone from Tasmania talking about America. When she talks about what rock & rollers were thinking, as though some fools in a stadium represented anything mainstream, she sounds not only facile, but pompous. What came after this? I don’t know because it was such a waste of time that it made me change the channel.

This is a fantastic piece. Ms. Echols has really done her homework and I appreciate her take on Disco and I especially appreciate her nod to the gay community and our love of disco and why it's so important to us.