These LGBTQ Artists Are Pioneers In The Music Industry

George Michael Used His Fame To Support Others In The Gay Community

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George Michael is known for being the other half of Wham! with hits like “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.” He’s also known for being brutally honest about his own journey coming out as a gay man.

The English singer-songwriter frequently turns to social media to voice his support of the gay community and campaigned for LGBTQ rights and supported HIV charity the Terrence Higgins Trust. Sam Smith considers George Michael a role model in how he carried himself as a spokesman. “I feel like George Michael had a way of being authentic to himself and honest in a way that was warm,” he told the New York Times in 2017.