One of the enriching components of being queer for me is having the privilege to rejoice my identification, join with my neighborhood, and embrace queer pleasure. Music is an effective way to welcome and really feel this happiness. 2024 is being an enormous yr for LGBTQ+ musicians: Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Boygenuis, and Victoria Monét gained main awards on the 2024 Grammys, and Reneé Rapp and Chappell Roan’s units at Coachella have been iconic. (When Rapp was launched by the forged of The L Phrase, I nearly died.) It’s undoubtedly the yr of the lesbian pop girlies.

Rising up, and even by most of faculty, I didn’t wish to name myself a lesbian. I knew I appreciated ladies however I didn’t suppose the label match—in any case, I used to be nothing just like the imply, man-hating lesbians I noticed in TV reveals. It took me time to reject compulsive heterosexuality and cease worrying about what my label would imply to everybody round me. The phrase lesbian is now one I put on fortunately, and that makes me really feel highly effective—I’m a lady who loves different girls, and I don’t really feel the necessity to conceal that from anybody. And I owe a part of my capability to personal that label to the robust queer girls within the music trade who shared their expertise by track—one thing that isn’t straightforward to do, even in 2024.

Music is its personal language and it has lengthy created area for creativity and freedom of expression. It may well provide a haven for individuals who aren’t out and anthems to scream on the membership for individuals who are. It connects us collectively by shared experiences of affection, pleasure, heartbreak, intercourse, and individuality. It makes us really feel much less alone. It’s the soundtrack of your first Delight occasion, and your favourite artist telling you that you just’re not alone.

For any and everybody, comfortable Delight. I’m happy with you and I hope these songs make you are feeling proud too.