Gay singers uk
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 strong 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 accept that everyone should be treated the same, including race and sexuality.” The day after the Orlando nightclub shooting, Adele committed her show to the victims of the assault saying, “I would appreciate to start tonight by dedicating this entire reveal 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 successful artis
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Things are getting a little sluggish around here, so it's time to start a potentially controversial thread that I think would be interesting. By the way, this is meant seriously, with no disrespect intended. If you have a problem with the topic, please don't post to it!
It seems appreciate a lot of superb music in the past few decades has enter from openly gay/bi performers. Certainly, their perspective has been welcome, especially after all the stupid macho posing of the '60s and '70s. Of course, back in the '60s, no one dared approach out. Then Bowie (who was probably straight or bi at most) did it, which launched or at least legitimized glam. Tom Robinson was the first openly (and honestly) gay musician that I can think of who achieved significant mainstream triumph.
Then in the '80s, the stigma started to go away--even a mainstream performer like Elton John came out. A lot of really successful American performers of that decade were openly gay--Tracy Chapman, Indigo Girls, kd lang, Melissa Eth
Join us for a short musical tour with renowned British LGBT singers
Music, in general, is a way of connecting with the actual world, mostly through the singers, be them past and present. There are countless heterosexual British artists who contribute to the song world, but there’s also a significant contribution made by British LGBT singers.
For 30 years in the UK, it was virtually impossible to talk openly about LGBT performers. They simply &#;didn’t exist&#;, or in other words, they were prejudicially &#;ignored&#;. The route to acceptance was a long one, but it finally appears that we are getting somewhere. Let&#;s highlight some LGBT singers who possess broken through: Jess Glynne, born in London in , is a contemporary British singer with powerful vocals and an impressive range. She is Jewish and openly queer woman . Glynne is arguably one of the best Soul and R&B singers right now, as evidenced by her albums I Cry when I Laugh () and Always In Between ().
Having a great voice isn’t Jess’ only blessing; to be active at a period when people can freely express their sexual orientat
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 powerful advocates of the LGBT+ community.
Adele
Adele is year-old English singer/songwriter. She is hugely popular in the UK and one of the world’s best-selling artists, with albums that have gone platinum multiple times internationally. Her album, 21, holds the record for the longest-running number one album by a female solo artist in the history of the UK and the USA. She is a feminist and is outspoken about her support for equal rights. In , she performed for Celebration London and has been quoted as saying that she can’t wait to find out who her son’s girlfriend or lover will be.
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean is an year-old American singer/songwriter and rapper. Frank’s career began as a ghostwriter for artists such as Justin Bieber, John Legend and Brandy. In , he released his debut studio album Channel Orange to universal acclaim. It was later named the best album of the year in HMV’s Poll of Polls and earne