Home Inspiration. In this article, we celebrate some of the best gay singers of all time who are not only ridiculously talented but are also proudly flying the flag for our LGBTQ community. Today we live in a world where being openly gay is no longer the big taboo it was in the late 20th century. There used to be a time when gay male singers in pop bands were told to stay in the closet for fear of destroying their career — shocking, but that was not so long ago. Even in large parts of the world, this is still very much the case.

Follow Billboard. All rights reserved. On March 29, , Ricky Martin came out as gay on a post on his website. As one of the first mainstream Latin music stars to come out, it was a watershed moment for Latin Pride. With Martin's announcement, gay artists, who had long kept their sexual identities a secret, finally had a beacon of hope. If Martin could come out with his career unscathed, there was hope for other artists in Latin music to start doing the same.

Are you starting to get bored by your own Spotify playlists or are you struggling to find some new music? These queer female and lesbian artists will satisfy your ears! Everyone loves listening to music. Their women love women songs are relatable in a way that other songs are just not.

Every year, we take the second half of September and the first half of October and call it Latinx Heritage Month. This legendary list has some familiar faces, and some that deserve more recognition than they get, but all of them have made a major impact on our community. The queen has arrived. Lady Catiria was a Puerto Rican drag performer and trans beauty pageant winner who was a fixture at La Escuelita, a legendary Latinx nightclub in New York City that closed in