{"id":16897,"date":"2025-08-27T19:58:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897"},"modified":"2025-08-27T19:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:59:17","slug":"rod-stewart-shocked-the-world-in-1976-with-a-bold-move-no-one-saw-coming-releasing-a-song-that-shattered-pops-comfort-zone-and-quietly-redefined-lgbtq-representation-before-it-was-ev-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897","title":{"rendered":"Rod Stewart shocked the world in 1976 with a bold move no one saw coming\u2014releasing a song that shattered pop\u2019s comfort zone and quietly redefined LGBTQ+ representation before it was even part of the mainstream conversation; what some dismissed as a publicity stunt became a cultural statement decades ahead of its time\u2014was it rebellion, revolution, or just Rod being Rod?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/karkpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rod-stewart.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/karkpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rod-stewart.jpg\" alt=\"rod stewart\" title=\"Rod Stewart\u2019s Bold Move in 1976: The Song That Redefined LGBTQ+ Representation in Pop Music\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When Rod Stewart released \u201cThe Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)\u201d in 1976, he didn\u2019t just drop another pop-rock ballad\u2014he lit a candle in the darkness for LGBTQ+ representation during a time when silence was the norm. In a cultural era that largely dismissed or ignored queer voices, Stewart\u2019s heartfelt tribute to a gay friend was nothing short of revolutionary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/imageserver\/image\/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F6456f988-5f6f-11ed-8611-a128c33d7159.jpg?crop=3188%2C2125%2C0%2C0\" alt=\"Rod Stewart: why I don't feel awkward singing about sex\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Featured on his album A Night on the Town and released on June 18, the song tells the poignant story of Georgie, a young gay man disowned by his family, who finds solace in New York City before his life is tragically cut short. It was a deeply personal narrative told with unflinching honesty and rare sensitivity\u2014especially for mainstream music in the mid-70s. Lines like \u201cGeorgie boy was gay, I guess. Nothin\u2019 more or nothin\u2019 less,\u201d offered one of the first empathetic portrayals of a gay man in popular music, resisting stereotypes and embracing humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a time when LGBTQ+ issues were taboo on radio and television, Stewart stood tall. The BBC balked at playing the song due to its subject matter, but Stewart refused to back down, calling it one of his proudest achievements. His record label feared backlash from straight audiences, but Stewart held firm, prioritizing truth and tribute over commercial comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSpJjRYrcDH75xMh5BDzePuaJamFtDpX1tTtw&amp;s\" alt=\"Rod Stewart: Year by Year, Track by Track Part 5 1975-1978 | Reel Nerds  Podcast\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Structurally, the song is as ambitious as its subject. Told in lyrical tercets, its poetic rhythm and emotional cadence give the narrative both elegance and urgency. One especially haunting line, \u201cYouth\u2019s a mask but it don\u2019t last, \/ Live it long and live it fast,\u201d captures the fragile, fleeting nature of Georgie\u2019s life\u2014and of youth itself\u2014with aching beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite its challenging content, \u201cThe Killing of Georgie\u201d found chart success, reaching No. 2 in the UK and cracking the top 30 in the U.S., with additional chart presence in Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands. Critics were divided\u2014some praised its boldness, while others were unsettled by its directness. But Stewart\u2019s storytelling, and his willingness to be influenced\u2014he openly admitted borrowing the melody from The Beatles\u2019 \u201cDon\u2019t Let Me Down\u201d\u2014only added to the track\u2019s artistic depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/townsquare.media\/site\/295\/files\/2013\/01\/stewart-Keystone-Hulton-Arc1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=0&amp;zc=1&amp;s=0&amp;a=t&amp;q=89\" alt=\"Top 10 Rod Stewart Songs of the '70s\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Far beyond its chart performance, though, the song\u2019s true legacy lies in its impact on listeners\u2014especially those within the LGBTQ+ community. In an era when few artists dared to acknowledge queer lives, Stewart offered visibility, compassion, and a sense of belonging. Georgie wasn\u2019t a caricature or a footnote\u2014he was a friend, \u201cthe kindest guy I ever knew.\u201d In saying this, Stewart directly challenged prevailing prejudices, offering a counter-narrative of love and respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As history marched on, Georgie\u2019s story would sadly echo in real-world events\u2014the brutal murders of Matthew Shepard in 1998 and Aaron Webster in 2001, for example, painfully mirrored the song\u2019s tragic ending. And in the wake of the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Stewart\u2019s gentle words\u2014\u201cGeorgie was a friend of mine\u201d\u2014resonated again, offering a balm for collective grief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2023\/08\/gettyimages-944130256-872x587.jpg\" alt=\"LISTEN: Rod Stewart's ode to his gay friend was an unlikely hit in 1976 -  Queerty\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, nearly 50 years later, \u201cThe Killing of Georgie\u201d still stands as a powerful testament to what music can do: bear witness, foster empathy, and inspire change. In May 2025, its legacy continues to grow, its message as relevant as ever in the ongoing journey toward equality and acceptance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rod Stewart\u2019s decision to tell Georgie\u2019s story was more than a personal act of remembrance\u2014it was a cultural statement, a quiet but firm rebellion against the silence surrounding LGBTQ+ lives. In doing so, he didn\u2019t just create one of the most moving songs in his catalog; he helped open the door for others to follow, proving that empathy, when paired with courage, can be revolutionary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=95zxtaKQBBc%3Ffeature%3Doembed\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Killing of Georgie\u201d isn\u2019t just a song. It\u2019s a milestone. It\u2019s a eulogy. It\u2019s a mirror\u2014and for many, it was the first time they truly saw themselves in music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When Rod Stewart released \u201cThe Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)\u201d in 1976, he didn\u2019t just drop&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16897","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-musician"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rod Stewart shocked the world in 1976 with a bold move no one saw coming\u2014releasing a song that shattered pop\u2019s comfort zone and quietly redefined LGBTQ+ representation before it was even part of the mainstream conversation; what some dismissed as a publicity stunt became a cultural statement decades ahead of its time\u2014was it rebellion, revolution, or just Rod being Rod? - ArtGardenHub<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rod Stewart shocked the world in 1976 with a bold move no one saw coming\u2014releasing a song that shattered pop\u2019s comfort zone and quietly redefined LGBTQ+ representation before it was even part of the mainstream conversation; what some dismissed as a publicity stunt became a cultural statement decades ahead of its time\u2014was it rebellion, revolution, or just Rod being Rod? - ArtGardenHub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When Rod Stewart released \u201cThe Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)\u201d in 1976, he didn\u2019t just drop&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ArtGardenHub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-27T11:58:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-27T11:59:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rod-Stewart.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2063\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1159\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ozzy Osbourne\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ozzy Osbourne\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ozzy Osbourne\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/#\/schema\/person\/aa5286ae2e0f09b835a7027a6e5677f5\"},\"headline\":\"Rod Stewart shocked the world in 1976 with a bold move no one saw coming\u2014releasing a song that shattered pop\u2019s comfort zone and quietly redefined LGBTQ+ representation before it was even part of the mainstream conversation; what some dismissed as a publicity stunt became a cultural statement decades ahead of its time\u2014was it rebellion, revolution, or just Rod being Rod?\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-27T11:58:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-27T11:59:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897\"},\"wordCount\":719,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rod-Stewart.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"MUSICIAN\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897\",\"name\":\"Rod Stewart shocked the world in 1976 with a bold move no one saw coming\u2014releasing a song that shattered pop\u2019s comfort zone and quietly redefined LGBTQ+ representation before it was even part of the mainstream conversation; what some dismissed as a publicity stunt became a cultural statement decades ahead of its time\u2014was it rebellion, revolution, or just Rod being Rod? - ArtGardenHub\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rod-Stewart.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-27T11:58:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-27T11:59:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/#\/schema\/person\/aa5286ae2e0f09b835a7027a6e5677f5\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rod-Stewart.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rod-Stewart.jpg\",\"width\":2063,\"height\":1159},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Rod Stewart shocked the world in 1976 with a bold move no one saw coming\u2014releasing a song that shattered pop\u2019s comfort zone and quietly redefined LGBTQ+ representation before it was even part of the mainstream conversation; what some dismissed as a publicity stunt became a cultural statement decades ahead of its time\u2014was it rebellion, revolution, or just Rod being Rod?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/\",\"name\":\"ArtGardenHub\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/#\/schema\/person\/aa5286ae2e0f09b835a7027a6e5677f5\",\"name\":\"Ozzy Osbourne\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2be62656c7fbcc6bbb074dc244efa6410ae005d0581f2683567a31fd33d4e454?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2be62656c7fbcc6bbb074dc244efa6410ae005d0581f2683567a31fd33d4e454?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2be62656c7fbcc6bbb074dc244efa6410ae005d0581f2683567a31fd33d4e454?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ozzy Osbourne\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Rod Stewart shocked the world in 1976 with a bold move no one saw coming\u2014releasing a song that shattered pop\u2019s comfort zone and quietly redefined LGBTQ+ representation before it was even part of the mainstream conversation; what some dismissed as a publicity stunt became a cultural statement decades ahead of its time\u2014was it rebellion, revolution, or just Rod being Rod? - ArtGardenHub","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Rod Stewart shocked the world in 1976 with a bold move no one saw coming\u2014releasing a song that shattered pop\u2019s comfort zone and quietly redefined LGBTQ+ representation before it was even part of the mainstream conversation; what some dismissed as a publicity stunt became a cultural statement decades ahead of its time\u2014was it rebellion, revolution, or just Rod being Rod? - ArtGardenHub","og_description":"When Rod Stewart released \u201cThe Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)\u201d in 1976, he didn\u2019t just drop&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897","og_site_name":"ArtGardenHub","article_published_time":"2025-08-27T11:58:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-08-27T11:59:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2063,"height":1159,"url":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rod-Stewart.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ozzy Osbourne","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ozzy Osbourne","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897"},"author":{"name":"Ozzy Osbourne","@id":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/#\/schema\/person\/aa5286ae2e0f09b835a7027a6e5677f5"},"headline":"Rod Stewart shocked the world in 1976 with a bold move no one saw coming\u2014releasing a song that shattered pop\u2019s comfort zone and quietly redefined LGBTQ+ representation before it was even part of the mainstream conversation; what some dismissed as a publicity stunt became a cultural statement decades ahead of its time\u2014was it rebellion, revolution, or just Rod being Rod?","datePublished":"2025-08-27T11:58:21+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-27T11:59:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897"},"wordCount":719,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rod-Stewart.jpg","articleSection":["MUSICIAN"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897","url":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897","name":"Rod Stewart shocked the world in 1976 with a bold move no one saw coming\u2014releasing a song that shattered pop\u2019s comfort zone and quietly redefined LGBTQ+ representation before it was even part of the mainstream conversation; what some dismissed as a publicity stunt became a cultural statement decades ahead of its time\u2014was it rebellion, revolution, or just Rod being Rod? - ArtGardenHub","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rod-Stewart.jpg","datePublished":"2025-08-27T11:58:21+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-27T11:59:17+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/#\/schema\/person\/aa5286ae2e0f09b835a7027a6e5677f5"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rod-Stewart.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rod-Stewart.jpg","width":2063,"height":1159},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=16897#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Rod Stewart shocked the world in 1976 with a bold move no one saw coming\u2014releasing a song that shattered pop\u2019s comfort zone and quietly redefined LGBTQ+ representation before it was even part of the mainstream conversation; what some dismissed as a publicity stunt became a cultural statement decades ahead of its time\u2014was it rebellion, revolution, or just Rod being Rod?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/","name":"ArtGardenHub","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/#\/schema\/person\/aa5286ae2e0f09b835a7027a6e5677f5","name":"Ozzy Osbourne","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2be62656c7fbcc6bbb074dc244efa6410ae005d0581f2683567a31fd33d4e454?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2be62656c7fbcc6bbb074dc244efa6410ae005d0581f2683567a31fd33d4e454?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2be62656c7fbcc6bbb074dc244efa6410ae005d0581f2683567a31fd33d4e454?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ozzy Osbourne"}}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rod-Stewart.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16897"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16899,"href":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16897\/revisions\/16899"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}