Identity Quote by Rostam Batmanglij

“A song that straight people related to, now they find out it's about two guys? The flip side, or what I now know to…

— Bob Mould

My lyrics are about same-sex relationships, because that's who I am. It was important to me that I felt comfortable expressing myself.

— Olly Alexander

I think it's so funny because straight people just don't think about gender in their songs, or making a statement by talking about love.

— King Princess

The snappy way I would sum it up is not everyone is queer, but everyone has felt different. And I think that is something…

— Liv Bruce

I think it wasn't until I came out that I was like, 'OK, I'm ready to share my music now' because a lot of…

— G Flip

I know that it's my queer perspective that's helping people make songs that the world is listening to.

— Justin Tranter

The thing is, if you tell your story specifically enough, it becomes so universal. Just because you're a gay man singing an honest love…

— Justin Tranter

All the songs on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot are the encapsulation of heterosexual love. I have different records for gay sex.

— Margaret Cho

There are certain performers that the gay community receives and recognizes with love, and my whole life, I've always responded to those same artists.

— Annaleigh Ashford

A lot of artists I like end up being queer. Or maybe it's a subconscious thing that you can identify of, like, 'Oh this…

— Julien Baker

What could be more experimental than me writing a straight up love song?

— Bradford Cox

“Just because I am queer doesn't mean I am queer for you”

— Maddy Kobar