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The 20 Greatest LGBTQ+ Artists in Music History

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

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

We've had to limit this list to only 20 people (we know there are so many other great Homosexual 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

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Freddie is not only a global musical representative, but is considered, by many, as a national treasure for the Joined Kingdom.

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When interviewed by NME magazine about his sexual orientation, he playfully responded: “I’m as same-sex attracted as a daffodil, my dear!” And even if he did not openly talk about his private life, it is well acknowledged 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 experience Fred didn’t believe 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 individuality and the extravagant persona he projected on stage, which is one of the main things Queen is famous for.”

Why he inspires us: Freddie was not only a global rock melody icon for the world and an inspiration for the LGBTQI+ community, he was also acknowledged for being a huge cat lov

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It’s been 51 years since the Stonewall Riots, in which Marsha P. Johnson and countless others boldly stood up in the face of injustice and fought for the safety and rights of queer people in the United States (not to marry, by the way, but to not be targeted by the police and subject to their brutality). It was a moment in history that catalyzed the gay liberation movement and lead us in large part to where we are today— a world far from ideal, still wrought with inequality, but a hell of a lot better than the one we left in history. Normally, around this time of year, conversations would be popping up about which musicians were set to headline Pride events across the globe. Obviously, in these famously “unprecedented times,” there will be no parades or parties. And, understandably, this means that the annual debate about who belongs in LGBTQ spaces has failed to rear its predictable leader. However, that doesn’t mean that the discussion is irrelevant. The question of who ought to represent a community is actually always r

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