Heavy metal fashion, coming out as transgender, iconic music videos, the AIDS pandemic. It is our responsibility to give these people the credit they deserve and recognise the impact on music they have had.Īs part of Pride, we wanted to share with you a few of the most influential LGBTQ+ bands in history. LGBTQ+ influence in music is undeniable, but something that is often overlooked. Pride is not only a time for LGBTQ+ folk to celebrate and feel safe, but showcase the underrepresented work and talent of LGBTQ+ people from around the world. Since then, countless people have celebrated pride around the world with 5 million attending New York pride in 2019, the 50 year anniversary of Stonewall. In New York 1970, one year after the Stonewall riots the first pride parade. Johnson, a bisexual transgender woman of colour threw the first brick that sparked the LGBTQ+ liberation movement. Pride is time to recognize the achievements of LGBTQ musicians and gay bands as well as the struggles they face whilst expressing themselves to the world. Queer culture has always been centered around music, LGBTQ+ bands are of course no exception.