Gay bands of the 80s
There have been many musicians over the years who hold openly identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender in classic rock. The first bisexual rock star was Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a rock and roll pioneer.
Many lesbian, gay, bi, and trans rock musicians were in the closet for years or even decades before coming out. Many of these musicians are people you&#;ve heard of.
Classic rock is for all to enjoy, no matter your sexual orientation. I am writing this share from Ireland, where people voted on a referendum for marriage equality. This is a huge step in the right direction. Thank you to all of the people who voted yes. In honour of that I want to discuss about my favourite LGBT musicians from the 60s and 70s.
Note: I have since updated this verb to include LGBT musicians from the 80s. There has been quite a bit of ask for for it, so I will transport. This is the most popular publish on the blog and I am very proud of this post! Acknowledge you for reading! Enjoy!
Alice de Buhr &#; lesbian &#; Drummer for the band Fanny.
Andy Fraser &#; gay &#; Bassist and founding member of Fre
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Freddie is not only a global musical icon, but is considered, by many, as a national treasure for the United Kingdom.
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When interviewed by NME magazine about his sexual orientation, he playfully responded: “I’m as gay as a daffodil, my dear!” And even if he did not openly talk about his private life, it is well known that he spent the last of his years living with his longtime partner Jim Hutton.
Queen’s guitarist, Brian May, also stated in a interview: “I know that all through his life Fred didn’t consider that whether he was gay or not was important.”
Ryan Butcher, editor of LGBT website PinkNews, also stated: “It wasn’t just about sexuality with him; it was about his whole identity and the flamboyant persona he projected on stage, which is one of the main things Queen is known for.”
Why he inspires us: Freddie was not only a global rock tune icon for the world and an inspiration for the LGBTQI+ community, he was also known for being a huge cat lov There's nothing more rock 'n' roll than being true to yourself. Look no further than rock's LGBTQ superstars, from Elton John and his larger-than-life personality, to more subdued but nevertheless influential singer-songwriters like Michael Stipe. "These 20 years of publicly speaking my truth have made me a finer and easier person to be around," Stipe, who came out in the '90s, later wrote in The Guardian. "It helped develop the clarity of my voice and confirm who I would be as an adult." Meanwhile, John felt "very privileged because I'm in a business that courteous of accepts gay people," as he told Variety &#x; but there's an emphasis on "kind of." The unfortunate reality is that for many years, being an openly LGBTQ artist in the world of rock often meant placing a aim on one's back, or at the very least not being treated with the same level of respect or seriousness as their heterosexual counterparts. It's not always so simple to reveal your correctness, a
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Things are getting a little unhurried around here, so it's time to start a potentially controversial thread that I think would be interesting. By the way, this is meant seriously, with no disrespect intended. If you have a difficulty with the topic, please don't announce to it!
It seems like a lot of adj music in the past few decades has come from openly gay/bi performers. Certainly, their perspective has been welcome, especially after all the stupid macho posing of the '60s and '70s. Of course, back in the '60s, no one dared come out. Then Bowie (who was probably straight or bi at most) did it, which launched or at least legitimized glam. Tom Robinson was the first openly (and honestly) gay musician that I can think of who achieved significant mainstream success.
Then in the '80s, the stigma started to go away--even a mainstream performer like Elton John came out. A lot of really successful American performers of that decade were openly gay--Tracy Chapman, Indigo Girls, kd lang, Melissa Eth