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And Kehlani’s quieter ballads, like 2022’s “Altar” have become mainstays for the gays who prefer their soundtracks to go with ritual moon baths and candle lightings. A GOAT. Every Gaga performance and high-camp costume was iconic. She released her third studio album in 2024 and is dating actress Lily Rose-Depp.

One of the biggest and most explosive talents of the last few years, the Ghanian-American singer-songwriter’s music fuses pop, R&B, afrobeats andalté.

This English singer-songwriter has five studio albums and a lot of hits under her belt and is known for her specific blend of pop, alternative and rock music, and for her feminist political activism.

“I wish all queers a friendship like boygenius sings about.” Shortly after announcing a hiatus from their collaborative work, boygenius absolutely dominated the 2023 Grammys.

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The Basics is an introduction to Party and Play (PnP) for social services and healthcare providers, researchers, and anyone new to the topic of PnP.

The Basics offers a synthesis of various peer-reviewed journal articles and community articles worldwide on PnP. Readers will become familiar with the PnP terminology, language, and sub-cultures of men who have sex with men and how to engage them in PnP discussion. If you know of journal articles and community articles on PnP and would like GMSH to review and showcase the contents, please email us at office@gmsh.ca

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Current Research on Methamphetamine: Epidemiology, Medical and Psychiatric Effects, Treatment, and Harm Reduction Efforts

Methamphetamine is widely used and has a high prevalence of use and abuse.

In addition to his solo work, he’s been performing as the lead singer of Queen since 2011.

Since breaking onto the pop scene with her bisexual party girl persona, Kesha has evolved into a powerhouse vocalist and songwriter as likely to deliver an anthemic ballad about surviving abuse as she is a killer dance song.

They are never at their best and most comfortable (or gayest) than when they’re rapping together. Pick an euphemism for “the best to ever do it” when talking about queer music, and they will still be at the top of that list. With his vibrant costumes and poignant lyrics, John’s music acted as a subtle yet powerful challenge to conventional norms, embedding queer sensibilities into mainstream music long before the term ‘gay pop’ was conceived.

Freddie Mercury: The Voice of Freedom

Freddie Mercury, another monumental figure in the development of gay pop, infused his music with a unique blend of passion and flamboyance.

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Chemsex: origins of the word, a history of the phenomena and respect to the culture

This article is a great read for all who want to learn more about the origins of chemsex. From Ziggy Stardust to “Modern Love,” he changed music forever — and inspired generations of queer people to experiment with their sexuality and gender.

Truly, no other male artist has garnered more space on this lesbian website than Lambert. She followed up her first hit “Pink Pony Club” with an album of songs that invite both gay dancing and gay crying, and then gave us country hit “Giver” in 2025. But what is perhaps most striking about Monáe is not just their feats, but the way they did it. Janelle Monáe has always been beloved by queer fans who saw themselves in their music, but they did not start their career as an out artist.

They took time letting us in, feeling safe and secure enough to share their truth with us — first coming out as pansexual in 2018, then nonbinary in 2022, and in 2023 penning love letters to polyamory on their Age of Pleasure album.

65 Gay Pop Icons and Rising Stars

It’d be impossible to understate out bisexual musician and actor Lady Gaga‘s impact on culture and pop music, or the impact she’s made as an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ+ rights.

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It was difficult to have a feeling — genuinely, any feeling at all — in the 2000s or 2010s without knowing the perfect Tegan & Sara lyric to match that feeling. Each artist brings a unique narrative to the genre, celebrating diversity and fostering a sense of belonging among marginalized voices.

The most recent to fall was none other than Renée Rapp, who in January of this year proclaimed on her Instagram to be one of Megan thee Stallion’s lesbian bodyguards.

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This musical genre, articulated by JoJo Siwa and rooted in the theatrics of K-pop blended with LGBTQ+ expressiveness, symbolizes a radical embrace of identity through sound.

Elton John: A Flamboyant Pioneer

Elton John’s contributions to gay pop can hardly be overstated. He explores further the systemic oppressions of homophobia that create the unique challenges for GBMSM in the era of dating apps, hook-ups, and the trauma of HIV/AIDS.

Her music video for “Telephone” opened with Gaga making out with butch Canadian performance artist Heather Cassils and ended with her holding hands with Beyonce and driving into the sunset.