These LGBTQ Artists Are Pioneers In The Music Industry

The Pet Shop Boys Made Queerness Mainstream

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The British synth duo the Pet Shop Boys got their start in the early ’80s but stars Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe didn’t make any statements about their sexuality even though people were curious. Many fans didn’t care, while others couldn’t help but notice the gay undertones in songs such as Young Offender and It’s a Sin.

After Tennant officially came out in the early ’90s, he and Lowe had already put their stamp on the music community and moved queerness into the mainstream. They’ve shown their support for the LBGTQ community with songs such as “Being Boring” about a friend who died of AIDS.