The song is about a man in love with a cross-dressing man. Too bad this has to be spelled out.
Most of the lyrics are vague about the sex of the person applying the make up. I think this is deliberate. But the chorus ("...we're coming out, out of our closets, out on the streets...") should remove any doubt.
Lou Reed has never been shy about bringing up issues of sexuality. Just look at the cover of the album, not to mention it's name ("Transformer").
The song is about a man in love with a cross-dressing man. Too bad this has to be spelled out.
Most of the lyrics are vague about the sex of the person applying the make up. I think this is deliberate. But the chorus ("...we're coming out, out of our closets, out on the streets...") should remove any doubt.
Lou Reed has never been shy about bringing up issues of sexuality. Just look at the cover of the album, not to mention it's name ("Transformer").