Marc Biala Turns Self-Discovery Into an Anthem on “Gay in Training”
Marc Biala has never been one to shy away from the hard stuff. As a psychiatric and transgender specialist in Austin, TX, his day job deals in emotional excavation and human resilience. But on “Gay in Training”—released August 8, 2025—Biala flips that clinical insight inward, delivering a buoyant, genre-blurring track that’s as much about personal growth as it is about shaking off societal norms and expectations.
This is Biala at his most playful and most poignant. Built on a solid foundation of pop, hip-hop, and Latin urban rhythms, the single grooves with an effortless swagger while its lyrics unpack the delicate stages of identity formation. It’s a song about patience, self-protection, and—eventually—emergence. But Biala refuses to package it as some heavy-handed confessional. Instead, he turns the narrative into a sly, self-aware mantra:
“I’m not DL, I’m just a gay in training.”
The production is lush but never bloated—airy synth pads swirl under percussive clicks and bass pulses, while his vocals sit front and center, equal parts smirk and sincerity. There’s an almost wink-to-camera energy in the way he delivers lines like “Gay fruit’s not ripe, no, I’m still cultivating,” but the levity doesn’t erase the real tension simmering underneath. By the bridge, the humor gives way to vulnerability: “PTSD from the looks, all the shame / Family said ‘no,’ so I hid even more.” That gear shift—from cheeky to cutting—is what gives the track its staying power.
It’s a balancing act few artists pull off: making a queer anthem that doesn’t just celebrate the destination, but also honors the messy, nonlinear path to get there. Biala’s hook burrows into your brain, but it’s the unspoken truth at its core—the idea that readiness is its own form of bravery—that lingers longest.
For an artist whose previous single, “Been Everywhere but Me,” was a hushed exercise in introspection, “Gay in Training” feels like a confident stride into more extroverted territory. It’s still deeply personal, still therapeutic, but now it’s dressed for the dance floor.
And when that “graduation” day comes—the one he teases throughout the song—you get the feeling Biala won’t just step into the spotlight. He’ll own it.
“Gay in Training” is streaming now on Spotify.
