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5 Seminal Moments in Queer Punk Rock, Complete With Suggested Playlist

He teaches us all a thing or two about the power and fury of queer punk rock by laying out some of its most important moments

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History
Nirvana Pushed Back Against Homophobia and Kink-Shaming at This 1992 Benefit Concert

Nirvana played a 1992 benefit to stop an anti-gay ballot measure. During the show, Kurt Cobain kissed a guy and talked about burning down GOP headquarters

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Jobriath, the World’s First Openly Queer Glam Rock God, Would Be 75 Today

Happy birthday to the late, great and unjustifiably overlooked queer rock star, who transformed rock ‘n roll forever

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Music
New Villagers Album ‘Fever Dreams’ Continues a Legacy of Deconstructing Genre Norms

In 2010, when Conor O’Brien unveiled Villagers to the world with Becoming a Jackal, the U.K. press ran out of superlatives while the debut was shortlisted for the prestigious Mercury Prize and Choice Music Prize (the second of which Villagers won with their sophomore release {Awayland}).  O’Brien came out prior to[…]

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