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A music-based subculture that evolved out of punk in the late 70's

Besides punk rock, early musical [influences] for goth come from The Doors and the Velvet Underground

Staples of the genre include:
Low pitch, drawling vocals [inspired by] Jim Morrison; fast drum beats (often programmed), or slow, tribal drums; punk rock rhythm guitar over [repetitive], high pitched bass-lines and spacy lead guitars; lyrics dealing with macabre or dramatic subjects

Gateway bands:
Bauhaus, Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees and [Christian Death]

The visual style of goths comes from Punk, Post-Punk and Glam Rock:
Black clothes; teased, spiky hair, sometimes with the sides shaved; makeup; black nails; accessories such as studs, crosses, webs; boots; leather or denim jackets; fishnets

As far as political views go, goth is left-wing like the punk sub-culture it evolved out of
A lot of poser Goths will tell you goth is "apolitical" however being right of center is in direct [contradiction] to the goth subculture.
If you're a goth, you're already punk by default and if you're punk without being left-leaning, then you are a poser.

You have to be a goth music fan in order to be goth and you can't be a Nazi. Two very simple rules that no [one] seems to get right :)
Goth is not "a mindset"; there are goth sensibilities and common values, and the vehicle for that is goth music
Goth isn't always a style of dress. Joy Division don't "look" all that goth but I'd say early Joy Division were Goths

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