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Cardi’s flow by itself is legendary by itself, and she rightfully would have a spot on this list on the strength of her bars alone, but together Cardi and Meg rap about pussy like Picasso painting his next great work of art. In 2024, they released the extraordinary documentary Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan & Sara.

Pansexual and genderqueer French singer-songwriter Christine and the Queens, who also goes just by Chris, makes very fun and often experimental art pop.

From his wild costumes to his timeless hits tohis trailblazing advocacy, John is one of the greatest live performers and most successful musicians of all time.

It’s hard to write about Cardi B without also writing about her “work wife” Megan thee Stallion. Her male alter-ego Jo Calederone was absurdly hot.

David Stuart describes the history, cultural context of chemsex and how it is unique to gay, bi, men who sex with men (GBMSM). And while surely Meg can protect herself if needed, seeing the head coach bisexual hotties get her well deserved flowers never gets old.(-CP)

“King of Latin Pop” Ricky Martin first emerged as a standout heartthrob of the oft-shifting Puerto Rican boy band Menudo before launching a solo career in the ’90s, while also working as an actor.

In recent years, she’s published a book, Girls Like Girls,a reference to her supergay track “Girls Like Girls.” Her second book, Where There’s Room For Us, will debut this fall.

Australian actor and noted “twink icon” Troye Sivan came out on YouTube at the age of 18, after which point he, according to a New Yorker profile, “began to shed his plucky YouTube persona and to adopt the ultra-styled glamour of a pop star.” The profile noted that despite the rich legacy of LGBT musicians, Sivan was trying to do something new, becoming “a gay pop idol in the mold of Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber, forged on social media and marketed to a mass audience primed by Lady Gaga’s anthem of acceptance, “Born This Way.”” He makes extremely gay music videos, most recently the delightful “One of Your Girls.”

Obviously, Janelle Monaé is a titan.

He has put out four studio albums and a whopping 11 EPs. (-Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya)

Elton John is a pioneer in the gay pop conversation — a Legend who came out as bisexual in 1976 and then as gay in 1992. Her music video for “Telephone” opened with Gaga making out with butch Canadian performance artist Heather Cassils and ended with her holding hands with Beyonce and driving into the sunset.

They took time letting us in, feeling safe and secure enough to share their truth with us — first coming out as pansexual in 2018, then nonbinary in 2022, and in 2023 penning love letters to polyamory on their Age of Pleasure album. Chemsex may be a coping strategy for some, but it also empowers other GBMSM to enjoy pleasure, intimacy, and gay sex and find access to services that validate their identity and health care needs.

This musical genre, articulated by JoJo Siwa and rooted in the theatrics of K-pop blended with LGBTQ+ expressiveness, symbolizes a radical embrace of identity through sound.

Elton John: A Flamboyant Pioneer

Elton John’s contributions to gay pop can hardly be overstated. And yes that can be read in more ways than one, see the above mentioned “heartthrob”.

These artists do not just perform; they resonate with audiences worldwide, advocating for a world where everyone can be their authentic selves.