History LGBTFanbase / Music

* Music/{{Vocaloid}}: Not only is there a sizable lesbian fanbase for the Vocaloids, due to the ''very'' high amount of female characters, but it has also found itself a home among the trans community as well--in particular, Music/HatsuneMiku herself is often regarded as either a trans girl herself or a ''very'' staunch ally of the trans community (leading to something of a meme where she's treated as the "true" creator of beloved media created by transphobic authors), while Kagamine Len is sometimes perceived as a trans boy due to a mix of his status as Rin's [[HalfIdenticalTwins "identical" twin brother]] (a biological impossibility among opposite sex twins), his {{Fanon}} discomfort with being DraggedIntoDrag and the rumors that he was originally intended to be a girl[=/=]he and Rin were originally supposed to be one and the same. Additionally, the franchise has many characters who come off as [[AmbiguousGender androgynous]], such as Utatane Piko (who has both a masculine and feminine voice bank) and V4 Flower (a {{Bifauxnen}} with a deep, boyish sounding voice). MEIKA Hime and Mikoto both take it further by being confirmed non binary.

* Female pop musicians (tragic personal lives optional) with LGBTQ+ followings (usually gay men) have nearly become a cliche, to the point where said musicians often comment on it and occasionally come out themselves. Examples include Music/LadyGaga (a bisexual herself), Music/{{Madonna}}, Music/KylieMinogue (Kylie is recognized as being one of the world's biggest [[http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2014/03/25/kylie-minogue-i-became-gay-icon-being-myself gay icons]], so much that "Kylie fan" has been used as an euphemism for gay men. She was also guest of honor at the 1994 Sydney Gay Mardi Gras and ''Series/{{Galavant}}'' cast her as "The Queen of The Enchanted Forest" aka the owner of a [[GayBarReveal gay bar]]), Music/{{Robyn}}, Music/DollyParton (who has participated in quite a bit of LGBT activism and held events at Dollywood, and then there was the time she entered a Dolly Parton look a like contest anonymously with a bunch of {{Drag Queen}}s (and [[YourCostumeNeedsWork lost]]), Music/MarinaDiamandis, Music/KimPetras (a transgender woman herself), Music/CyndiLauper, Music/LanaDelRey, Music/TeganAndSara (both lesbians themselves), Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/ArianaGrande, [[Music/CocteauTwins Elizabeth Fraser]], Music/JanetJackson, Music/{{Cher}}, Music/VanessaCarlton (a bisexual herself), Music/CarlyRaeJepsen (who has embraced her gay following, calling her relationship with them a "mutual lovefest"), Music/DianaRoss (especially as her song "I'm Coming Out" became an unofficial gay anthem (in fact songwriter Nile Rodgers got the idea for the song after seeing multiple DragQueen impersonators of Diana Ross at a club), Creator/JudyGarland, and Music/BarbraStreisand. Gloria Gaynor's song "I Will Survive" has become an anthem among the LGBT community.

* Most genres of [[AlternativeRock alternative and indie rock]] have had some popularity among LGBT people from the beginning. First, the original genres that constituted alternative rock (such as NewWaveMusic and JanglePop) were played in discos early on, which were popular among LGBT people, plus many alternative performers and fans tended to be politically left-of-center and egalitarian, and thus they were more accepting of LGBT people than fans of other 1980s and 1990s music genres. Plus, several alternative performers, like [[Music/HuskerDu Bob Mould, Grant Hart]], [[Music/{{REM}} Michael Stipe]], the members of Music/PansyDivision, half of the members of Music/TheB52s, and Music/AniDiFranco, all identified as LGBTQ+ in some capacity.

* Female pop musicians (tragic personal lives optional) with LGBTQ+ followings (usually gay men) have nearly become a cliche, to the point where said musicians often comment on it and occasionally come out themselves. Examples include Music/LadyGaga (the most famous modern case, and a bisexual herself), Music/{{Madonna}}, Music/KylieMinogue (Kylie is recognized as being one of the world's biggest [[http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2014/03/25/kylie-minogue-i-became-gay-icon-being-myself gay icons]], so much that "Kylie fan" has been used as an euphemism for gay men. She was also guest of honor at the 1994 Sydney Gay Mardi Gras and ''Series/{{Galavant}}'' cast her as "The Queen of The Enchanted Forest" aka the owner of a [[GayBarReveal gay bar]]), Music/{{Robyn}}, Music/DollyParton (who has participated in quite a bit of LGBT activism and held events at Dollywood, and then there was the time she entered a Dolly Parton look a like contest anonymously with a bunch of {{Drag Queen}}s (and [[YourCostumeNeedsWork lost]]), Music/MarinaDiamandis, Music/KimPetras (a transgender woman herself), Music/CyndiLauper, Music/LanaDelRey, Music/TeganAndSara (both lesbians themselves), Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/ArianaGrande, [[Music/CocteauTwins Elizabeth Fraser]], Music/JanetJackson, Music/{{Cher}}, Music/VanessaCarlton (a bisexual herself), Music/CarlyRaeJepsen (who has embraced her gay following, calling her relationship with them a "mutual lovefest"), Music/DianaRoss (especially as her song "I'm Coming Out" became an unofficial gay anthem (in fact songwriter Nile Rodgers got the idea for the song after seeing multiple DragQueen impersonators of Diana Ross at a club), Creator/JudyGarland, and Music/BarbraStreisand. Gloria Gaynor's song "I Will Survive" has become an anthem among the LGBT community.

* Most genres of [[AlternativeRock alternative and indie rock]] have had some popularity among LGBT people from the beginning. First, the original genres that constituted alternative rock were played in discos early on, which were popular among LGBT people, plus alternative performers and fans tended to be politically left-of-center and thus more accepting of LGBT people than mainstream rock culture was in the 1980s and 1990s. Plus, several alternative performers, like [[Music/HuskerDu Bob Mould, Grant Hart]], [[Music/{{REM}} Michael Stipe]], the members of Music/PansyDivision, half of the members of Music/TheB52s, and Music/AniDiFranco, all identified as LGBTQ+ in some capacity.

* Female pop musicians (tragic personal lives optional) with LGBTQ+ followings (usually gay men) have nearly become a cliche, to the point where said musicians often comment on it and occasionally come out themselves. Examples include Music/LadyGaga (the most famous modern case, and a bisexual herself), Music/{{Madonna}}, Music/KylieMinogue (Kylie is recognized as being one of the world's biggest [[http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2014/03/25/kylie-minogue-i-became-gay-icon-being-myself gay icons]], so much that "Kylie fan" has been used as an euphemism for gay men. She was also guest of honor at the 1994 Sydney Gay Mardi Gras and ''Series/{{Galavant}}'' cast her as "The Queen of The Enchanted Forest" aka the owner of a [[GayBarReveal gay bar]]), Music/{{Robyn}}, Music/DollyParton (who has participated in quite a bit of LGBT activism and held events at Dollywood, and then there was the time she entered a Dolly Parton look a like contest anonymously with a bunch of {{Drag Queen}}s (and [[YourCostumeNeedsWork lost]]), Music/MarinaDiamandis, Kim Petras (a transgender woman herself), Music/CyndiLauper, Music/LanaDelRey, Music/TeganAndSara (both lesbians themselves), Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/ArianaGrande, [[Music/CocteauTwins Elizabeth Fraser]], Music/JanetJackson, Music/{{Cher}}, Music/VanessaCarlton (a bisexual herself), Music/CarlyRaeJepsen (who has embraced her gay following, calling her relationship with them a "mutual lovefest"), Music/DianaRoss (especially as her song "I'm Coming Out" became an unofficial gay anthem (in fact songwriter Nile Rodgers got the idea for the song after seeing multiple DragQueen impersonators of Diana Ross at a club), Creator/JudyGarland, and Music/BarbraStreisand. Gloria Gaynor's song "I Will Survive" has become an anthem among the LGBT community.

* Female pop musicians (tragic personal lives optional) with LGBTQ+ followings (usually gay men) have nearly become a cliche, to the point where said musicians often comment on it and occasionally come out themselves. Examples include Music/LadyGaga (the most famous modern case, and a bisexual herself), Music/{{Madonna}}, Music/KylieMinogue (Kylie is recognized as being one of the world's biggest [[http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2014/03/25/kylie-minogue-i-became-gay-icon-being-myself gay icons]], so much that "Kylie fan" has been used as an euphemism for gay men. She was also guest of honor at the 1994 Sydney Gay Mardi Gras and ''Series/{{Galavant}}'' cast her as "The Queen of The Enchanted Forest" aka the owner of a [[GayBarReveal gay bar]]), Music/{{Robyn}}, Music/DollyParton (who has participated in quite a bit of LGBT activism and held events at Dollywood, and then there was the time she entered a Dolly Parton look a like contest anonymously with a bunch of {{Drag Queen}}s (and [[YourCostumeNeedsWork lost]]), Music/MarinaDiamandis, Kim Petras (a transgender woman herself), Music/CyndiLauper, Music/LanaDelRey, Music/TeganAndSara (both lesbians themselves), Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/ArianaGrande, [[Music/CocteauTwins Elizabeth Fraser]], Music/JanetJackson, Music/{{Cher}}, Music/VanessaCarlton (a bisexual herself), Music/CarlyRaeJepsen (who has embraced her gay following, calling her relationship with them a "mutual lovefest"), Music/DianaRoss (especially as her song "I'm Coming Out" became an unofficial gay anthem (in fact songwriter Nile Rodgers got the idea for the song after seeing multiple DragQueen impersonators of Diana Ross at a club), Creator/JudyGarland, and Music/BarbraStreisand.
** Of special note is Music/BritneySpears. When her mainstream success started to wane, leading to her very public CreatorBreakdown, she managed to successfully revive her career by appealing to gay men with uptempo dance music and hip-hop collaborations. The song "Work Bitch" in particular is dedicated to her gay fanbase. Gloria Gaynor's song ''I Will Survive'' has become an anthem among the LGBT community.

* Female pop musicians (tragic personal lives optional) with LGBTQ+ followings (usually gay men) have nearly become a cliche, to the point where said musicians often comment on it and occasionally come out themselves. Examples include Music/LadyGaga (the most famous modern case, and a bisexual herself), Music/{{Madonna}}, Music/KylieMinogue (Kylie is recognized as being one of the world's biggest [[http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2014/03/25/kylie-minogue-i-became-gay-icon-being-myself gay icons]], so much that "Kylie fan" has been used as an euphemism for gay men. She was also guest of honor at the 1994 Sydney Gay Mardi Gras and ''Series/{{Galavant}}'' cast her as "The Queen of The Enchanted Forest" aka the owner of a [[GayBarReveal gay bar]]), Music/{{Robyn}}, Music/DollyParton (who has participated in quite a bit of LGBT activism and held events at Dollywood, and then there was the time she entered a Dolly Parton look a like contest anonymously with a bunch of {{Drag Queen}}s (and [[YourCostumeNeedsWork lost]]), Music/MarinaDiamandis, Kim Petras (a transgender woman herself), Music/CyndiLauper, Music/LanaDelRey, Music/TeganAndSara (both lesbians themselves), Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/ArianaGrande, [[Music/CocteauTwins Elizabeth Fraser]], Music/JanetJackson, Music/{{Cher}}, Music/VanessaCarlton (a bisexual herself), Music/CarlyRaeJepsen (who has embraced her gay following, calling her relationship with them a "mutual lovefest"), Music/DianaRoss (especially as her song "I'm Coming Out" became an unofficial gay anthem (in fact songwriter Nile Rodgers got the idea for the song after seeing multiple DragQueen impersonators of Diana Ross at a club), Creator/JudyGarland, and Music/BarbraStreisand. Of special note is Music/BritneySpears. When her mainstream success started to wane, leading to her very public CreatorBreakdown, she managed to successfully revive her career by appealing to gay men with uptempo dance music and hip-hop collaborations. The song "Work Bitch" in particular is dedicated to her gay fanbase. Gloria Gaynor's song ''I Will Survive'' has become an anthem among the LGBT community.

* Music/{{Vocaloid}}: Not only is there a sizable lesbian fanbase for the Vocaloids, due to the ''very'' high amount of female characters, but it has also found itself a home among the trans community as well--in particular, Music/HatsuneMiku herself is often regarded as either a trans girl herself or a ''very'' staunch ally of the trans community (leading to something of a meme where she's treated as the "true" creator of beloved media created by transphobic authors), while Kagamine Len is sometimes perceived as a trans boy due to a mix of his status as Rin's "identical" twin brother (a biological impossibility among opposite sex twins), his {{Fanon}} discomfort with being DraggedIntoDrag and the rumors that he was originally intended to be a girl[=/=]he and Rin were originally supposed to be one and the same. Additionally, the franchise has many characters who come off as [[AmbiguousGender androgynous]], such as Utatane Piko (who has both a masculine and feminine voice bank) and V4 Flower (a {{Bifauxnen}} with a deep, boyish sounding voice). MEIKA Hime and Mikoto both take it further by being confirmed non binary.

* Music/{{Vocaloid}}: Not only is there a sizable lesbian fanbase for the Vocaloids, due to the ''very'' high amount of female characters, but it has also found itself a home among the trans community as well--in particular, Music/HatsuneMiku herself is often regarded as either a trans girl herself or a ''very'' staunch ally of the trans community (leading to something of a meme where she's treated as the "true" creator of beloved media created by transphobic authors), while Kagamine Len is sometimes perceived as a trans boy due to a mix of his status as Rin's "identical" twin brother (a biological impossibility among opposite sex twins), his {{Fanon}} discomfort with being DraggedIntoDrag and the rumors that he was originally intended to be a girl[=/=]he and Rin were originally supposed to be one and the same. Additionally, the franchise has many characters who come off as [[AmbiguousGender androgynous]], such as Utatane Piko (who has both a masculine and feminine voice bank) and V4 Flower (a {{Bifauxnen}} with a deep, boyish sounding voice).

* Music/{{Devo}} fit the description. Five men dressed in suits made of Tyvek that the lead singer rips apart during a song that is a UnusualEuphemism for masturbation? Yes. Doesn't hurt that they performed at San Diego Pride in 2010. According to [[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1h1xlg/im_gerald_casale_founding_member_of_devo_ask_me/caq0s7l/ one question on Jerry Casale's AMA]], the band members were fans of Warner labelmates Music/TheB52s, mentioned above.

* Most genres of [[AlternativeRock alternative and indie rock]] have had some popularity among LGBT people from the beginning. First, the main alternative rock genre was played in discos early on, which were popular among LGBT people, plus alternative performers and fans tended to be politically left-of-center and thus more accepting of LGBT people than mainstream rock culture was in the 1980s and 1990s. Plus, several alternative performers, like [[Music/HuskerDu Bob Mould, Grant Hart]], [[Music/{{REM}} Michael Stipe]], the members of Music/PansyDivision, and Music/AniDiFranco, all identified as LGBT in some capacity.

* Female pop musicians (tragic personal lives optional) with LGBTQ+ followings (usually gay men) have nearly become a cliche, to the point where said musicians often comment on it and occasionally come out themselves. Examples include Music/LadyGaga (the most famous modern case, and a bisexual herself), Music/{{Madonna}}, Music/KylieMinogue (Kylie is recognized as being one of the world's biggest [[http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2014/03/25/kylie-minogue-i-became-gay-icon-being-myself gay icons]], so much that "Kylie fan" has been used as an euphemism for gay men. She was also guest of honor at the 1994 Sydney Gay Mardi Gras and ''Series/{{Galavant}}'' cast her as "The Queen of The Enchanted Forest" aka the owner of a [[GayBarReveal gay bar]]), Music/{{Robyn}}, Music/DollyParton (who has participated in quite a bit of LGBT activism and held events at Dollywood, and then there was the time she entered a Dolly Parton look a like contest anonymously with a bunch of {{Drag Queen}}s (and [[YourCostumeNeedsWork lost]]), Music/MarinaDiamandis, Music/LanaDelRey, Music/TeganAndSara (both lesbians themselves), Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/ArianaGrande, [[Music/CocteauTwins Elizabeth Fraser]], Music/JanetJackson, Music/{{Cher}}, Music/VanessaCarlton (a bisexual herself), Music/CarlyRaeJepsen (who has embraced her gay following, calling her relationship with them a "mutual lovefest"), Music/DianaRoss (especially as her song "I'm Coming Out" became an unofficial gay anthem (in fact songwriter Nile Rodgers got the idea for the song after seeing multiple DragQueen impersonators of Diana Ross at a club), Creator/JudyGarland, and Music/BarbraStreisand. Of special note is Music/BritneySpears. When her mainstream success started to wane, leading to her very public CreatorBreakdown, she managed to successfully revive her career by appealing to gay men with uptempo dance music and hip-hop collaborations. The song "Work Bitch" in particular is dedicated to her gay fanbase. Gloria Gaynor's song ''I Will Survive'' has become an anthem among the LGBT community.

* Female pop musicians (tragic personal lives optional) with LGBTQ+ followings (usually gay men) have nearly become a cliche, to the point where said musicians often comment on it and occasionally come out themselves. Examples include Music/LadyGaga (the most famous modern case, and a bisexual herself), Music/{{Madonna}}, Music/KylieMinogue (Kylie is recognized as being one of the world's biggest [[http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2014/03/25/kylie-minogue-i-became-gay-icon-being-myself gay icons]], so much that "Kylie fan" has been used as an euphemism for gay men. She was also guest of honor at the 1994 Sydney Gay Mardi Gras and ''Series/{{Galavant}}'' cast her as "The Queen of The Enchanted Forest" aka the owner of a [[GayBarReveal gay bar]]), Music/{{Robyn}}, Music/DollyParton, Music/MarinaDiamandis, Music/LanaDelRey, Music/TeganAndSara (both lesbians themselves), Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/ArianaGrande, [[Music/CocteauTwins Elizabeth Fraser]], Music/JanetJackson, Music/{{Cher}}, Music/VanessaCarlton (a bisexual herself), Creator/JudyGarland, and Music/BarbraStreisand. Of special note is Music/BritneySpears. When her mainstream success started to wane, leading to her very public CreatorBreakdown, she managed to successfully revive her career by appealing to gay men with uptempo dance music and hip-hop collaborations. The song "Work Bitch" in particular is dedicated to her gay fanbase. Gloria Gaynor's song ''I Will Survive'' has become an anthem among the LGBT community.

* Music/CarlyRaeJepsen has attracted a gay following, especially with her third album ''E•MO•TION''. No one's 100% sure why, but the album's 80s influences probably help. (See above for a very, ''very'' incomplete list of 80s musicians that have gay followings of their own.) Carly herself has embraced her gay following, calling her relationship with them a "mutual lovefest."
* Music/DianaRoss is considered by some to be a gay icon, known for her LGBT advocacy and dance music aimed towards the gay community, especially as her song "I'm Coming Out" because an unofficial gay anthem. In fact songwriter Nile Rodgers got the idea for the song after seeing multiple DragQueen impersonators of Diana Ross at a club.
* Music/DollyParton has quite the gay fanbase, and has participated in quite a bit of LGBT activism and held events at Dollywood. Then there was the time she entered a Dolly Parton look a like contest anonymously with a bunch of {{Drag Queen}}s (and [[YourCostumeNeedsWork lost]]).

* Female pop musicians (tragic personal lives optional) with LGBTQ+ followings (usually gay men) have nearly become a cliche, to the point where said musicians often comment on it and occasionally come out themselves. Examples include Music/LadyGaga (the most famous case, and a bisexual herself), Music/{{Madonna}}, Music/KylieMinogue (Kylie is recognized as being one of the world's biggest [[http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2014/03/25/kylie-minogue-i-became-gay-icon-being-myself gay icons]], so much that "Kylie fan" has been used as an euphemism for gay men. She was also guest of honor at the 1994 Sydney Gay Mardi Gras and ''Series/{{Galavant}}'' cast her as "The Queen of The Enchanted Forest" aka the owner of a [[GayBarReveal gay bar]]), Music/{{Robyn}}, Music/DollyParton, Music/MarinaDiamandis, Music/LanaDelRey, Music/TeganAndSara (both lesbians themselves), Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/ArianaGrande, [[Music/CocteauTwins Elizabeth Fraser]], Music/JanetJackson, Music/{{Cher}}, Music/VanessaCarlton (a bisexual herself), Creator/JudyGarland, and Music/BarbraStreisand. Of special note is Music/BritneySpears. When her mainstream success started to wane, leading to her very public CreatorBreakdown, she managed to successfully revive her career by appealing to gay men with uptempo dance music and hip-hop collaborations. The song "Work Bitch" in particular is dedicated to her gay fanbase. Gloria Gaynor's song ''I Will Survive'' has become an anthem among the LGBT community.

** Music/TheB52s has members who are gay (namely Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Kate Pierson and the late Ricky Wilson - in short, everyone but Cindy Wilson).
** Music/{{Devo}} fit the description. Five men dressed in suits made of Tyvek that the lead singer rips apart during a song that is a UnusualEuphemism for masturbation? Yes. Doesn't hurt that they performed at San Diego Pride in 2010. According to [[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1h1xlg/im_gerald_casale_founding_member_of_devo_ask_me/caq0s7l/ one question on Jerry Casale's AMA]], the band members were fans of Warner labelmates Music/TheB52s, mentioned above.

* [[BoyBand Boy bands]] and [[GirlGroup girl groups]] have had some popularity with LGBTQ+ people since the beginning. This is especially prominent with boy bands, in which {{Camp}} value can be embraced and in which on-stage behavior can end up becoming rife with HoYay. Many boy band legends have also ended up coming out as well (such as [[Music/{{NSYNC}} Lance Bass]] and [[Music/{{Westlife}} Markus Feehily]]).

* Music/{{ACDC}}, due to [[HaveAGayOldTime their name also being a euphemism for bisexuality]], had a large gay following, which the band embraced.

* Music/TheB52s has members who are gay (namely Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Kate Pierson and the late Ricky Wilson - in short, everyone but Cindy Wilson).

* Music/{{Devo}} fit the description. Five men dressed in suits made of Tyvek that the lead singer rips apart during a song that is a UnusualEuphemism for masturbation? Yes. Doesn't hurt that they performed at San Diego Pride in 2010. According to [[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1h1xlg/im_gerald_casale_founding_member_of_devo_ask_me/caq0s7l/ one question on Jerry Casale's AMA]], the band members were fans of Warner labelmates Music/TheB52s, mentioned above.

* Music/FleetwoodMac: Despite their sometimes reputation as a "Dad Rock" band like other ClassicRock, they have become surprisingly popular with younger LGBT+ people in the 2010s, long after their original peak in popularity. This may have something to do with Music/StevieNicks, whose unique persona gives her something of a Diva status, appealing to gay men, while her status as one of the best-known (and only) female rock musicians of the era helped maker her an icon to queer women. Or maybe it's just something about the lingering power of the music.
* Music/GreenDay also have a fanbase here. Two of their members are bisexual (although only Billie Joe is avowedly so), have a ton of HoYay on stage and they have a song called "[[Music/{{Nimrod}} King for a Day]]", which is about cross dressing.

* Surprisingly enough, Music/IronMaiden have a sizeable LGBT fanbase. While there's no definite known reason, a few pointers including definitely the seemingly endless HoYay between Creator/BruceDickinson and Janick Gers, Janick ''himself'' (hardly surprising given his extremely flamboyant stage presence and being the LongHairedPrettyBoy), Dave Murray's beautiful moonface (just as many guys dug him in the 80s as girls), and a lot of their lyrics, including but not limited to "Tailgunner" (often misconstrued as a gay sex anthem), and "Blood Brothers", whose lyrics became especially relevant in the wake of the gay marriage ruling in 2016.
* Music/JudasPriest, because of Rob Halford being out as gay.

* Music/MarilynManson, due to a combination of the entire band bucking gender norms entirely, and Manson and Twiggy Ramirez being unable to keep their hands off each other, have a lot of bisexual fans. You'll find more support for Manson and Twiggy getting together than you'll ever find for any of Manson's relationships with women, and the fact that the fandom doesn't hate Twiggy's wife Laney can likely be tied to her being both adorable and bisexual herself, and the fact that the Manson/Twiggy stuff hasn't toned down at all since they got married. Manson and Twiggy make out on stage, Twiggy has given him oral sex on stage before, and they're often in public being extremely adorable. That said, Twiggy's not the only guy Manson's shipped with in the fandom. Creator/JohnnyDepp is also a popular one, due to Manson and Depp being just as physical as Manson is with Twiggy. And then there's the time John 5 gave Manson a rimjob on stage and said it tasted good. Half the Manson fanart you'll find is adorable gay coupling. Manson and Twiggy even have a couple name: Maniggy.

* Music/XJapan, both in Japan ''and'' later the west, for a variety of reasons, including quite a lot of onstage HoYay, the rose motifs (gay men in Japan are described as "the rose tribe" so...), lyrics embracing gay sex and love ballads that weren't "man to woman" but could be "anyone to anyone," Toshi and Yoshiki and by extension the band being some of the first most outspoken celebrity HIV/AIDS activists in Japan, that nearly all of the band members are attractive to gay or bisexual men in one way or another (Yoshiki being a princess and often fitting TheTwink / "neko" image at points yet subverting and inverting it wildly and hide's absolute androgyny on one side, with Toshi being HellBentForLeather and dominant, Taiji being a BadassBiker, and Pata being TheStoic and HellBentForLeather, and ''all'' except hide frequently showing off just how much they averted the "Asians are tiny in all ways" stereotype), and many, many other reasons. As of TheNewTens, two band members are relatively out about their own bisexuality (Yoshiki is more quiet, but has made public statements about a late band member being his soulmate, whereas Pata has even released official yaoi-themed fan art) with a third either being AmbiguouslyGay or the best actor at playing a gay man ever (Toshi, with his love for leather, the Samurai and Bear aesthetics, his songs "Crystal Piano no Kimi," "Hoshizora no Neptune," and "Pride of Man," and who has even earned a bit of BaraGenre fandom as of late ''because'' he matches the "bara" aesthetic so well.) It could be argued the only ''unquestionably'' heterosexual man in the band is Heath.

* Female pop musicians (tragic personal lives optional) with LGBTQ+ followings (usually gay men) have nearly become a cliche, to the point where said musicians often comment on it and occasionally come out themselves. Examples include Music/LadyGaga (the most famous case, and a bisexual herself), Music/{{Madonna}}, Music/KylieMinogue (Kylie is recognized as being one of the world's biggest [[http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2014/03/25/kylie-minogue-i-became-gay-icon-being-myself gay icons]], so much that "Kylie fan" has been used as an euphemism for gay men. She was also guest of honor at the 1994 Sydney Gay Mardi Gras and ''Series/{{Galavant}}'' cast her as "The Queen of The Enchanted Forest" aka the owner of a [[GayBarReveal gay bar]]), Music/{{Robyn}}, Music/DollyParton, Music/MarinaAndTheDiamonds, Music/LanaDelRey, Music/TeganAndSara (both lesbians themselves), Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/ArianaGrande, [[Music/CocteauTwins Elizabeth Fraser]], Music/JanetJackson, Music/{{Cher}}, Music/VanessaCarlton (a bisexual herself), Creator/JudyGarland, and Music/BarbraStreisand. Of special note is Music/BritneySpears. When her mainstream success started to wane, leading to her very public CreatorBreakdown, she managed to successfully revive her career by appealing to gay men with uptempo dance music and hip-hop collaborations. The song "Work Bitch" in particular is dedicated to her gay fanbase. Gloria Gaynor's song ''I Will Survive'' has become an anthem among the LGBT community.

* Music/MarinaAndTheDiamonds' "Froot" has a following amongst LGBT people and is often seen as a gay pride song by many. The song itself doesn't allude to anything LGBT related.

* Most genres of [[AlternativeRock alternative and indie rock]] (with the possible exceptions of {{Grunge}} and PostGrunge) have had some popularity among LGBT people from the beginning. First, the main alternative rock genre was played in discos early on, which were popular among LGBT people, plus alternative performers and fans tended to be politically left-of-center and thus more accepting of LGBT people than mainstream rock culture was in the 1980s and 1990s. Plus, several alternative performers, like [[Music/HuskerDu Bob Mould, Grant Hart]], [[Music/{{REM}} Michael Stipe]], the members of Music/PansyDivision, and Music/AniDiFranco, all identified as LGBT in some capacity.

* [[AlternativeRock Alternative and indie rock]] has had some popularity among LGBT people from the beginning. First, the genre was played in discos early on, which were popular among LGBT people, plus alternative performers and fans tended to be politically left-of-center and thus more accepting of LGBT people than mainstream rock culture was in the 1980s and 1990s. Plus, several alternative performers, like [[Music/HuskerDu Bob Mould, Grant Hart]], [[Music/{{REM}} Michael Stipe]], the members of Music/PansyDivision, and Music/AniDiFranco, all identified as LGBT in some capacity.

* [[BoyBand Boy bands]] and [[GirlGroup girl groups]] have had some popularity with LGBTQ+ people since the beginning. This is especially prominent with boy bands, in which on-stage behavior can end up becoming rife with HoYay. Many boy band legends have also ended up coming out as well (such as [[Music/{{NSYNC}} Lance Bass]] and [[Music/{{Westlife}} Markus Feehily]]).

* Music/{{Steps}} were embraced by the LGBTQ+ community in the UK, helped by Ian "H" Watkins being gay himself and their {{Camp}} image.

* Female pop musicians (tragic personal lives optional) with LGBTQ+ followings (usually gay men) have nearly become a cliche, to the point where said musicians often comment on it and occasionally come out themselves. Examples include Music/LadyGaga (the most famous case, and a bisexual herself), Music/{{Madonna}}, Music/KylieMinogue (Kylie is recognized as being one of the world's biggest [[http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2014/03/25/kylie-minogue-i-became-gay-icon-being-myself gay icons]], so much that "Kylie fan" has been used as an euphemism for gay men. She was also guest of honor at the 1994 Sydney Gay Mardi Gras and ''Series/{{Galavant}}'' cast her as "The Queen of The Enchanted Forest" aka the owner of a [[GayBarReveal gay bar]]), Music/{{Robyn}}, Music/DollyParton, Music/MarinaAndTheDiamonds, Music/LanaDelRey, Music/TeganAndSara (both lesbians themselves), Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/ArianaGrande, Music/JanetJackson, Music/{{Cher}}, Music/VanessaCarlton (a bisexual herself), Creator/JudyGarland, and Music/BarbraStreisand. Of special note is Music/BritneySpears. When her mainstream success started to wane, leading to her very public CreatorBreakdown, she managed to successfully revive her career by appealing to gay men with uptempo dance music and hip-hop collaborations. The song "Work Bitch" in particular is dedicated to her gay fanbase. Gloria Gaynor's song ''I Will Survive'' has become an anthem among the LGBT community.

* KPop in general has gained a LGBTQ+ following, with notable examples including the above-mentioned Music/{{LOONA}} and Music/{{BTS}}.

* Despite its conservative leanings, CountryMusic has produced a few: both Music/ChelyWright and Ty Herndon gained new fanbases after coming out as gay, and Music/KaceyMusgraves also has a following for her inclusion of a GayAesop in "Follow Your Arrow". This is in addition to newer, more flamboyant acts such as Music/OrvillePeck, a gay man himself who croons mournful country ballads in a fringed mask.

* Female pop musicians (tragic personal lives optional) with gay followings have nearly become a cliche, to the point where said musicians often comment on it and occasionally come out themselves. Examples include Music/LadyGaga (the most famous case, and a bisexual herself), Music/{{Madonna}}, Music/KylieMinogue (Kylie is recognized as being one of the world's biggest [[http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2014/03/25/kylie-minogue-i-became-gay-icon-being-myself gay icons]], so much that "Kylie fan" has been used as an euphemism for gay men. She was also guest of honor at the 1994 Sydney Gay Mardi Gras and ''Series/{{Galavant}}'' cast her as "The Queen of The Enchanted Forest" aka the owner of a [[GayBarReveal gay bar]]), Music/{{Robyn}}, Music/DollyParton, Music/MarinaAndTheDiamonds, Music/LanaDelRey, Music/TeganAndSara (both lesbians themselves), Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/ArianaGrande, Music/JanetJackson, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/JudyGarland, and Music/BarbraStreisand. Of special note is Music/BritneySpears. When her mainstream success started to wane, leading to her very public CreatorBreakdown, she managed to successfully revive her career by appealing to gay men with uptempo dance music and hip-hop collaborations. The song "Work Bitch" in particular is dedicated to her gay fanbase. Gloria Gaynor's song ''I Will Survive'' has become an anthem among the LGBT community.
** In addition, this can be done in ''reverse'' with male singers/musicians with lesbian followings. This is mostly thanks to certain songs sung by male performers easily turning into LesYay when a female-performed cover averts TheCoverChangesTheGender.

* Female pop musicians (tragic personal lives optional) with gay followings have nearly become a cliche, to the point where said musicians often comment on it and occasionally come out themselves. Examples include Music/LadyGaga (the most famous case, and a bisexual herself), Music/{{Madonna}}, Music/KylieMinogue (Kylie is recognized as being one of the world's biggest [[http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2014/03/25/kylie-minogue-i-became-gay-icon-being-myself gay icons]], so much that "Kylie fan" has been used as an euphemism for gay men. She was also guest of honor at the 1994 Sydney Gay Mardi Gras and ''Series/{{Galavant}}'' cast her as "The Queen of The Enchanted Forest" aka the owner of a [[GayBarReveal gay bar]].), Music/{{Robyn}}, Music/DollyParton, Music/MarinaAndTheDiamonds, Music/LanaDelRey, Music/TeganAndSara (both lesbians themselves), Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/ArianaGrande, Music/JanetJackson, Music/{{Cher}}, Creator/JudyGarland, and Music/BarbraStreisand. Of special note is Music/BritneySpears. When her mainstream success started to wane, leading to her very public CreatorBreakdown, she managed to successfully revive her career by appealing to gay men with uptempo dance music and hip-hop collaborations. The song "Work Bitch" in particular is dedicated to her gay fanbase. Gloria Gaynor's song ''I Will Survive'' has become an anthem among the LGBT community. Sometimes, this is done in ''reverse'' with male singers/musicians with lesbian followings, mostly thanks to certain songs sung by male performers easily turning into LesYay when a female-performed cover [[TheCoverChangesTheGender doesn't change the lyrics]].