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Today, the LGBTQ+ community can look to several lgbtq+ musicians for inspiration, but that wasn’t always the case. Several pioneering openly gay singers paved the way from a occasion when sexual orientation wasn’t a topic for general discussion.
Indeed, these famous same-sex attracted musicians faced tremendous backlash and damage to their careers because of their honesty and openness.
As we explore queer performance art, we pay homage to those who came before us. In this piece, we’ll list some of the most influential names in the queer art movement and their impact on our past and present.
Being an Openly Male lover Musician
Undoubtedly, the entertainment industry has come a extended way in accepting and representing LGBTQ+ individuals. However, it wasn't always this way, especially for musicians.
Coming out as a same-sex attracted musician in the 20th century was no miniature feat. It required prodigious courage and determination, especially when the music industry was predominantly hetero-normative.
Sexuality was not only a taboo topic for public discussion but could also product in alienation from fans and even cau
Singer-songwriter Khalid came out as gay on social media after he was outed, according to his posts on X.
The Grammy nominee, 26, posted a rainbow flag emoji and limited statement on X on Friday afternoon.
"there yall go. next topic please lol," Khalid, whose full name is Khalid Donnel Robinson, wrote.
In a later post, Khalid said that he had been "outted," but did not provide any other information or context.
"The society still continues to turn," he wrote. He added that he was "not ashamed" of his sexuality, but had not publicly spoken about it because "it ain't nobodies business." He responded to multiple fans' comments to state he was never "hiding" his sexual orientation.
In a final post, he said he was done discussing the topic. He also shared some of the posts on his Instagram story, thanking fans for "all of the support."
CBS News reached out to Khalid's representatives for any additional comment.
Khalid released his third studio album "Sincere" in August. Throughout his career, he has earned critical acclaim and has been nomina
Top 10 LGBT+ Melody 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 robust advocates of the LGBT+ community.
Adele
Adele is a singer-songwriter who, to date, has sold over 90 million records. At the end of she held the record 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 similar, including race and sexuality.” The date after the Orlando nightclub shooting, Adele dedicated her exhibit to the victims of the invade saying, “I would like to initiate tonight by dedicating this entire display to everybody in Orlando and at Pulse nightclub last night… The LGBTQ community, they’re enjoy 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 successful artis
Once a backing singer for one of the best-selling artists of all time in Adele, Moncrieff now finds himself putting out singles where his fans already know the words before discharge day. This is thanks to him putting the hours in on tour, and his tracks being used all over TikTok. Moncrieff talks to Headliner about his journey from a petty town in Ireland, shoutouts from Elton John, overcoming personal tragedy and his EP, Highways and Hurricanes.
Moncrieff grew up in the small seaport of Waterford in the Irish southeast. He was hit by unimaginable tragedy in his teenage years when he lost both his older brother and sister to cystic fibrosis in the space of a few years, a grief he refers to in his songs many times. At 19, having spent time studying commandment in the city of Cork, he made the decision to move to London to pursue music.
“Growing up in a small town in Ireland, there was no avenue to properly do music,” he says. “And singing and songwriting was almost seen as gay — some people actually had this homophobic view of it. And favor any year-old, I just wanted to keep my he