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There was a time when declaring your homosexuality as a rock musician was a big no-no if you wanted to get ahead in the music industry.  In fact, this situation is what prompted the founders of the all-gay rock bank Pansy Division to create their group in 1991.  [[John Grinoli]], one of those founders, argues they were the first publicly out all-gay rock group (see his biography for a link to the story).
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There was a time when declaring your homosexuality as a rock musician was a big no-no if you wanted to get ahead in the music industry.  In fact, this situation is what prompted the founders of the all-gay rock bank Pansy Division to create their group in 1991.  [[John Ginoli]], one of those founders, argues they were the first publicly out all-gay rock group (see his biography for a link to the story).
  
 
Today, there is a significant number of publicly out LGBTQ rock musicians from numerous countries around the world.  The groups these musicians belong to are often familiar - The Styx, Savage Garden, REM, Sleater-Kinney, Placebo, Scissor Sisters, The Smiths, Placebo, Grizzly Bear, Primal Scream, Vampire Weekend, The Pogues, and many more.  But do you know the LGBTQ individuals?
 
Today, there is a significant number of publicly out LGBTQ rock musicians from numerous countries around the world.  The groups these musicians belong to are often familiar - The Styx, Savage Garden, REM, Sleater-Kinney, Placebo, Scissor Sisters, The Smiths, Placebo, Grizzly Bear, Primal Scream, Vampire Weekend, The Pogues, and many more.  But do you know the LGBTQ individuals?
  
 
We have identified a large number of LGBTQ rock musicians.  They hail from Brazil, Sweden, the United States, Great Britain, Iceland, Australia, Canada, Belgium, Argentina, and Ireland.   
 
We have identified a large number of LGBTQ rock musicians.  They hail from Brazil, Sweden, the United States, Great Britain, Iceland, Australia, Canada, Belgium, Argentina, and Ireland.   
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In addition, the following individuals have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
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* [[Rostam Batmanglij]], United States, Vampire Weekend
 
* [[Rostam Batmanglij]], United States, Vampire Weekend

Revision as of 19:59, 21 July 2014


There was a time when declaring your homosexuality as a rock musician was a big no-no if you wanted to get ahead in the music industry. In fact, this situation is what prompted the founders of the all-gay rock bank Pansy Division to create their group in 1991. John Ginoli, one of those founders, argues they were the first publicly out all-gay rock group (see his biography for a link to the story).

Today, there is a significant number of publicly out LGBTQ rock musicians from numerous countries around the world. The groups these musicians belong to are often familiar - The Styx, Savage Garden, REM, Sleater-Kinney, Placebo, Scissor Sisters, The Smiths, Placebo, Grizzly Bear, Primal Scream, Vampire Weekend, The Pogues, and many more. But do you know the LGBTQ individuals?

We have identified a large number of LGBTQ rock musicians. They hail from Brazil, Sweden, the United States, Great Britain, Iceland, Australia, Canada, Belgium, Argentina, and Ireland.

In addition, the following individuals have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:



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