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Often times it is hard to find music that reflects the lives of LGBTQ people unless the artists themselves are LGBTQ. Below is a list of LGBTQ music artists and is broken down by genre, underneath each artist is a more detailed genre like indie rock or alternative pop.

Here are a couple of terms that will help in understanding this list:

Riotgrrl– Riot grrrl was an underground feminist punk movement based in Washington, DC, Olympia, Washington, Portland, Oregon, and the greater Pacific Northwest which existed in the early to mid-1990s. (source: Wikipedia)

Homo Hop– Homo hop is a genre of hip hop music performed by LGBT artists and performers. It has been described as “a global movement of gay hip-hop MCs and fans determined to stake their claim in a genre too often associated with homophobia and anti-gay lyrics. (source: Wikipedia)

Queercore– As a musical genre, it may be distinguished by lyrics exploring themes of prejudice and dealing with issues such as sexual identity, gender identity and the rights of the individual; more generally bands offer a critique of society endemic to their position within it, sometimes in a light-hearted way, sometimes seriously. (source: Wikipedia)

Electroclash– Electroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York in the later 1990s. (source: Wikipedia)

ROCK

  • Betty

    • Alternative Rock

  • Hole

    • Alternative Rock

  • Indigo Girls

    • Folk Rock

  • Bratmobile

    • Garage Rock/ Riotgrrrl

  • Emily’s Sassy Lime

    • Garage Rock/ Riotgrrrl

  • Frumpies

    • Garage Rock/ Riotgrrrl

  • The Organ

    • Indie Rock

  • Cadallaca

    • Indie Rock

  • Free Kitten

    • Indie Rock

  • Mecca Normal

    • Indie Rock

  • The Cliks

    • Indie Rock

  • The Dresden Dolls

    • Indie Rock

  • Heavens to Betsy

    • Indie Rock/ Riotgrrrl

  • Melissa Etheridge

    • Rock

  • Elton John

    • Soft Rock/ Glam Rock

POP

  • The B-52’s

    • Pop Rock/ New Wave

  • The Murmurs

    • Alternative Pop

  • Lady Gaga

    • Pop

  • Nemesis

    • Pop

  • k.d. Lang

    • Pop/Country

  • Erasure

    • Synthpop

  • Jeffree Star

    • Synthpop/ Electronic

  • Alex Parks

    • Folk Pop

  • Missy Higgins

    • Pop/ Singer/Songwriter

  • Rufus Wainwright

    • Baroque pop

PUNK

  • Tegan & Sara

    • Alternative & Punk

  • Julie Ruin

    • Dance-Punk/ Riotgrrrl

  • Kathleen Hanna

    • Dance-Punk/ Riotgrrrl

  • Erase Errata

    • Post- Punk Revivial

  • Gossip

    • Post-Punk Indie Rock/ Dance-Punk

  • Fifth Column

    • Post-Punk/ Riotgrrrl

  • Bikini Kill

    • Post-Punk/ Riotgrrrl

  • Babes in Toyland

    • Punk Rock

  • Bangs

    • Punk Rock

  • Huggy Bear

    • Punk Rock/ Riotgrrrl

  • Cold Cold Hearts

    • Punk Rock/ Riotgrrrl

  • Sleater-Kinney

    • Punk/ Riotgrrrl

  • Excuse 17

    • Queercore Punk

ELECTRONIC

  • Le Tigre

    • Electroclash

  • T.A.T.u.

    • Electronica

HIP-HOP/RAP

  • Mélange Lavonne

    • Hip Hop

  • Cazwell

    • Homo Hop

  • Deadlee

    • Homo Hop

  • Deep Dickollective

    • Homo Hop

  • Tori Fixx

    • Homo Hop

  • God-Des and She

    • Homo Hop

  • Juba Kalamka

    • Homo Hop

  • Mz Fontaine

    • Homo Hop

  • QBoy

    • Homo Hop

  • Samantha Ronson

    • Homo Hop

  • Soce, the elemental wizard

    • Homo Hop

  • Yo Majesty

    • Homo Hop

OTHER

  • Jason & deMarco

    • Christian

  • Chely Wright

    • Country

  • Tracy Chapman

    • Folk/Singer/Songwriter

  • Otep!

    • Nu Metal

  • The Third Sex

    • Queercore

  • Eric Himan

    • Singer/ Songwriter

If you know of any LGBTQ artists that are not on this list, please contact us.

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