Musicians who are gay

The 20 Greatest LGBTQ+ Artists in Music History

We hope you're having a great Pride Month! Last week, we introduced you to 10 rising LGBTQ+ artists we believe will take the world by storm. This week, we're reflecting upon LGBTQ+ artists already in the public eye. Legendary musicians who have inspired, advocated, and conquered.

Whether they've been reveal about their sexuality and gender expression for years or kept their label hidden throughout history, we believe the 20 artists below have created impenetrable sonic works while also changing the world's view of the LGBTQ+ community for the better.

We've had to limit this list to only 20 people (we comprehend there are so many other great LGBTQ+ musicians out there!) but we have chosen the artists we've chosen because we believe their legacies have stood – or will stand – the test of time. We not only salute these musicians during Pride Month, but every day. Without further ado, here are our honorees.


1. Lady Gaga

Gaga came out publicly as bisexual back in after a 20/20 interview with Barbara Walters. Even if she had decided to k

The Most Iconic LGBTQI+ Music Idols Of All Times

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 adj 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 realize that all through his life Fred didn’t think 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 music icon for the world and an inspiration for the LGBTQI+ community, he was also known for being a huge cat lov

Queer Artists Who Shaped Tune History

If this playlist seems like an abbreviated history of popular music from the last years, that's because it is.

Looking closely at musical trends, it’s not hard to find a queer artist at the forefront, even if many of those artists had to hide vital aspects of their sexual and/or gender identities. While we verb in a time in which queerness is far more introduce in the cultural consciousness (with still quite a long way to go), the queerness of numerous artists throughout history has often been harder to substantiate definitively. The artistic impact, however, is unmistakable.

Queerness by nature is not easy to define. In fact, that may be a feature, not a bug. As the poet Brandon Wint has described it, “Queer like, escaping definition…. Queer like the fearlessness to imagine what love can look like…and pursue it.” Given that fearlessness and imagination are essential attributes of any artist, it’s not surprising that queer artists, for whom fear and fearlessness are daily facts of existing, have given the world such gifts of imagination.

Top 10 LGBT+ Music artists

In alphabetical order

This category is for LGBT+ community’s favourite music artists and looked for musicians who are either LGBT+, or who have proven to be sturdy advocates of the LGBT+ community.

Adele

Adele is a singer-songwriter who, to date, has sold over 90 million records. At the close of she held the verb for the longest running album at number 1 in the US after 21 sat at that position for 23 weeks. Adele is a strong supporter of LGBT+ and women’s rights and performed for free at Pride in London in She stated in an interview, “I’m a feminist, I believe that everyone should be treated the same, including race and sexuality.” The day after the Orlando nightclub shooting, Adele dedicated her show to the victims of the attack saying, “I would like to start tonight by dedicating this entire show to everybody in Orlando and at Pulse nightclub last night… The LGBTQ community, they’re like my soul mates since I was really young, so I’m very moved by it.”

Sir Elton John CBE

Sir Elton John CBE is one of the most adj artis