hey so last summer i made this list of lgbt artists that was received really well, but had a lot of misinfo and some Bad Folks on it. so here it is:
The Gaylist: part ii
again, poc bolded, trans artists italics. im super serious abt our gaylists being not only gay but diverse.
Abdul Ali
gay baltimore rapper
Adrianne / A.G
latina american lesbian and singer/songwriter
Against Me!
if youre trans & alternative and dont know abt against me - lead by trans frontwoman and punk rock mum laura jane grace - then idk what youre doing.
Angel Haze / Raeen Roes
nonbinary rapper with an amazing freestyle of ‘same love,’ also raps about mental illness and trauma
Anye Elite
singer/songwriter and rapper who’s big in the atlanta gay community
Ashby and the Oceanns
cute midwestern singer/songwriter with a tmg influence
Asobi Seksu
wlw dream pop
Be Steadwell
super cute singer/songwriter
Beth O'Reilly
irish youtube singer whose gay ukelele songs arent covers
Big Freedia
drag queen rapper in the largely lgbt genre ‘bounce music’
Blackberri
gay bluegrass folk from the 70s
Bloc Party
indie rock band from east london led by kele okereke, coolest man on earth, ended oasis w his snark (seriously)
Blood Orange
dev hynes is 'not gay, but not straight’ and makes brilliant soul / R&B (hes also from the same ends as kele, whaaaaat)
Bronski Beat
the political gay synthpop band from the pride film
Cakes da Killa
prominent gay rapper
Chris Garneau
french-american indie singer reminiscent of spektor’s anti folk, often discusses trauma with very sad, floaty music. very androgynous voice
Christine and the Queens
french synthpop by super cute pansexual singer héloïse letissier
Coeur de Pirate
french-canadian singer with a more folky vibe reminiscent of of monsters and men. oh, and shes dating laura jane grace. put them both in the same playlist. please.
Daskinsey4 (warning for ns.fw imagery in the link)
fuzzpedal-heavy britpop from bristol with a fun, bouncy tone
Deadlee
outspoken political gay rapper
Deep Dickollective
black and queer hiphop group from oakland
Disconnect Red
softly melodic acapella from west london
Dodie Clark
another super cute youtuber, and bi as all hell. 'she’ might be her gayest song, or any collab with any female youtuber. i think? most of her female yt friends are also wlw tbh
Doria Roberts
90s american folk singer/songwriter. political and confident. put 'honey jar’ in your gaylist please its such a Tune.
Ezra Furman
bi and nb american alternative rock singer similar to neutral milk hotel (imo). also sings about being jewish, and some nd vibes?
Ferras
indie pop singer with a strong bowie influence vocally
Frank Ocean
yes, you know who he is. have you listened to him? have you? i dont care if you only listen to harsh noise folk backwards - listen to frank ocean.
Gerard Way
we all know gerard fuzzpedal emo king friends with ljg way and ik people were a lil miffed abt him being here last time but? hes? not straight regardless of ur opinion on his gender
Girl in a Coma
latina indie punk girl group with various sexualities
Girls Ritual
independent electronic pop from a trans woman
God-Des and She
two wlw making hip hop / pop and working heavily in lgbt activism
Grace Petrie
soft butch folk singer from the midlands, england whose bbfsies w billy brag. has two modes: angry gay, sad gay. what more do you need?
Hayley Kiyoko
we all know hayley but still, honourable mention
Honeywater
has a dubious place on the list due to the other fella but.. this is amandla stenbergs band. yeah, that amandla.
Hurray for the Riff Raff
american folk-blues lead by cuban-american alynda segarra
Hunx and his Punx
queercore punk
iLoveMakonnen
gay atlanta rapper and singer
Indigo Girls
they did michfest for a while but are now boycotting it, so make your own minds up on that one - lesbian country singers
the Internet
classique gay triphop led by my dream girlfriend, syd the kyd (also has solo work now)
the Japanese House
british wlw indie musician
Jasmine Kennedy
soft sad indie folk from the north of england. her sweet, quiet music ranges from melancholic to happy ending bliss. shes stage buddies w grace petrie too. put 'cardigan sweater’ in your playlist. do it. for me.
Joan Armatrading
british wlw and singer/songwriter / folk singer
Jussie Smollet
he plays jamal in empire. admittedly, he hasnt brought out his own stuff yet, but his music for empire is beautiful soulful R&B
Juba Kalamka
founding member of Deep Dickollective and outspoken bisexual
Kaki King
wlw indie musician
Kaytranada
a gay music producer whose worked with all the big names, including collaborating with the internet. gay squared.
Kiddy Smile
gay rapper involved in ballroom
La Roux
dance-rock / synthpop. lead singer elly jackson is ambiguous in every sense
Ladyhawke
synthpop artist and lesbian that prolly influenced new-age tas. also shes autistic, so like, sik!
Le1f
brilliantly political gay rapper.
Lesley Gore
ooooldschool wlw singer
LP
lesbian pop singer
Margeaux
canadian bisexual pop singer
Marika Hackman
british indie singer and wlw
Mary Lambert
the lesbian singer featured in same love. also unapologetically bipolar and unapologetically fat. friends with andrea gibson and generally really cool
Matt Alber
folk rock singer and openly gay lgbt youth advocate
Melange Lavonne
gay as all hell lesbian rapper w a rap song abt wanting kids
Meshell Ndegeocello
bi woman that sparked the neo-soul movement
MIKA
the fella behind 'grace kelly’ and outspoken gay singer whose broached gay topics in his peppy, flamboyant pop since the beginning. also super fucking gay. listen closely to ‘good guys’ and google the names he drops.
Mister Wallace
raunchy gay rapper behind the hit ‘it girl’
MNEK
brand new pop sensation making waves with his smooth, energetic love songs that revive disco as a genre more than wossit robot men ever did
Mr. Twin Sister
american indie pop band from long island
Munai
gay girl synthpop
Mykki Blanco
nonbinary experimental hip hop artist
Neon Hitch
bisexual roma indie pop singer from the uk
Nicky da B
late, prominent bounce music artist
Passion Pit
indie electronica led by a gay, bipolar man
Pentatonix
accapella extraordinaires.
Pvris
alternative rock band led by a lesbian
PWR BTTM
a key band in the queercore punk scene
QBoy
british rapper and pioneer of homo hop
Rachael Yamagata
melancholic, blues inspired folk-pop with a smooth, deep voice
Rostam
the gay composer from vampire weekend, also makes his own music. both are pretty gay.
RoxXxan
wlw rapper / grime artist
Sadie Switchblade / Dyke Drama
trans lesbian punk
Schmekel
trans jewish punk
Shamir
nonbinary synthpop singer known for his androgynous voice and catchy, light hearted tunes such as 'on the regular’ and 'make a scene’
the Shondes
gay & trans jewish folk rock
Samantha Ronson
DJ, singer/songwriter, bisexual, and jewish londoner
Sälen
indie / synthpop british band. ILWMBF is their gayest song
Shura
deeply introspective synthpop from a russian-british lesbian. great for sunset car rides home feeling melancholy
Sia
bisexual pop-ballad queen who sings often abt trauma, mental illness, and abuse
Soko
lesbian and indie pop singer
Spoonboy
genderqueer punk singer from washington dc. try 'sexy dreams’
Teenage Kitchen
airy kidcore ukelele folk from bandcamp
Tegan & Sara
look, ok, i know everyone knows abt tegan and sara. the lesbian band. but i never listened to them til like last year so heres your excuse to also listen to tas
Thao & Mirah
folk/country lesbian mirah teams up w thao, who afaik is also sga, for an album of soft, sweet folk music
Todrick Hall
gay pop singer whos equally fun and political. he was involved w disney channel or smth similar, and has a great wizard of oz inspired visual album
Tori Fixx
one of the first openly gay hip hop artists
Tracy Chapman
seriously ok this is History. this is the woman behind 'fast car.’ very political american folk singer from the 90s. i love her. shes amazing.
Troye Sivan
honourable mention so you stop commenting w his name like everybody dont know who he is
Radical Face / Electric President (Ben Cooper)
gay man from jackson, fl, who makes brilliant folksy (and sometimes electronic) concept albums about anything from robots to the dust bowl migration. music filled with emotion and magic in both his bands.
Tunde Olaniran
R&B / hiphop singer from michigan with a loud, take-no-shit style
Wasi
The clash meets tegan and sara
Willow Smith
yes, the willow smith. she wrote two love songs dedicated to marceline from adventure time. thats all you need to know. shes perfect.
Woodkid
indie rock band lead by a gay man
the XX
really beautiful, quiet indie by a gay guy and a lesbian. that solidarity
Years & Years
modern synthpop lead by ollie alexander
Young MA
emerging lesbian rapper
Younger Lovers
fuzzpedal-heavy energetic indie punk
Zebra Katz
experimental american rapper from the 2010 queer hip hop wave
Zolita
wlw pop singer
this is also a list of trans women on bandcamp (check the notes for additions)
also, yknow what, spoken word poetrys getting quite popular now. heres a few lgbt spoken word poets to put in the start or end of your playlist to shake it up:
andrea gibson, toby campion, venus selenite, dia davina, aislinn evans, denice frohman, ollie renee schminkey, jade anouka, Joelle Taylor
its prolly clear i aint listened to all these artists, a lot are from recommendations i received since the first gaylist, so shoot me an ask if theres any misinfo (i wont see reblogs, btw, theres just. too many)
feel free to reblog and add your own!
