15 LGBTQ Rock Artists to Celebrate During Pride Month
Some of the most influential artists in rock are members of the LGBTQ community. While these artists deserve celebration year-round, take a moment this June during Pride Month to honor…
Some of the most influential artists in rock are members of the LGBTQ community. While these artists deserve celebration year-round, take a moment this June during Pride Month to honor these 15 remarkable LGBTQ artists for their contributions to music.
Rob Halford
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesLAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 29: Singer Rob Halford of Judas Priest performs on the final night of the band's Firepower World Tour at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on June 29, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Freddie Mercury
Hulton Archive/Getty Images5th June 1982: Freddie Mercury (1946 - 1991), lead singer of 70s hard rock quartet Queen, in concert in Milton Keynes. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Joan Jett
Christopher Polk/Getty ImagesHOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 09: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been shot in black and white. Color version not available.) Musician Joan Jett performs at The ALTimate Rooftop Christmas Party at W Hollywood on December 9, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Clear Channel)
Elton John
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesWEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26:: Elton John attends the 25th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation's Academy Awards Viewing Party at The City of West Hollywood Park on February 26, 2017 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for EJAF)
Pete Townshend
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesLAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 29: Guitarist Pete Townshend of The Who performs on the first night of the band's residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on July 29, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Billie Joe Armstrong
Phil Walter/Getty ImagesAUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 18: Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs on stage at the Vector Arena December 18, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)
Janis Joplin
Stroud/Express/Getty Images21st April 1969: American blues rock singer Janis Joplin (1943 - 1970). (Photo by Stroud/Express/Getty Images)
Roddy Bottum of Faith No More
Michael Buckner/Getty ImagesINDIO, CA - APRIL 17: Musician Roddy Bottum of Faith No More performs during day 2 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at The Empire Polo Club on April 17, 2010 in Indio, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
Adam Lambert
Noam Galai/Getty ImagesLaura Jane Grace
Mike Windle/Getty ImagesWEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 09: Musician Laura Jane Grace performs onstage during the AOL Originals Fall Premiere Event at Palihouse Holloway on October 9, 2014 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for AOL)
Lou Reed
Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesPortrait of American rock and roll musician Lou Reed on stage with a guitar, 1970s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Melissa Etheridge
Paul Morigi/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: Melissa Etheridge performs at the 2018 National Geographic Awards at GWU Lisner Auditorium on June 14, 2018 in Washington, DC. The award ceremony was part of the week-long National Geographic Exlorers Festival. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for National Geographic)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Getty ImagesAmerican singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe performing on stage with her guitar and Chris Barber's Jazz Band, Cardiff, Wales, November 1957. (Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Getty Images)
Lzzy Hale
Phillip Faraone/Getty ImagesANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 16: Lzzy Hale performs onstage at the GIBSON NAMM JAM Opening Party 2020 at City National Grove of Anaheim on January 16, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Gibson)
Linda Perry
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 04: Linda Perry attends The Art Of Elysium's 13th Annual Celebration - Heaven at Hollywood Palladium on January 04, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
