Home Video isn’t universal. It’s not even universally queer. It’s solely and specifically Lucy Dacus.

“Whether it’s the gay internet or a show like ‘Trinkets’ it makes it easier to be like maybe I’m not the one that’s wrong. Maybe everyone around me is wrong.”

Eli, a New School dropout with a background in jazz drumming, has played in various bands and currently tours with others. Fig, a former musical theater kid, has been playing guitar since they were 11. Unbeknownst to either of them, their traditional training would lead to something entirely unconventional: a T4T slut rock band.

Chappell Roan had a surprise saved for the viewers at home. But this wasn’t a surprise for the liberals eager to tear her down or the conservatives who would happily join in. This was a surprise for her fans.

Whether you’re a general Gaylor, a Swiftgron shipper (hello my people), or a Kaylor, there’s something for you here.

“From the minute “All the Things She Said” hit the airwaves, there had been rumblings that the girls in t.A.T.u. weren’t actually lesbians. I mean, it makes sense; they were too stereotypical. The schoolgirl outfits, Julia’s spiky short hair, Lena’s long curls. It just feels like what two older straight men think lesbians look like.”

“I love taking spaces and worlds that seem so heteronormative and set in the male gaze on the surface, then making them queer.”

I finally understood that sacred feeling one can get in a religious service.

Growing up in a Missouri trailer park, Chappell has been outspoken about the Midwest as a center of cultural revolution.

“These queer artists honor the genre’s roots while breathing new identities and stories into it.”

“We’re here to insert the queer perspective into heteronormative society. That’s the goal
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A new generation of rap girls transforming the genre that reflect the sounds and moments of today.

Harlan Howard said “All you need to write a country song is three chords and the truth” — I’m pretty sure queer folks have a lot of truth to tell.

Syd’s new album is a musically beautiful illustration of the excitement, joy, sensuality, passion, and pain that accompany love.

Join me on this wet ride to Horny Jail.

These music videos just perpetuate the idea that you have to look a certain way to be worthy of love.

“Who cares that I don’t usually release country, or that it’s not on brand? None of this stuff matters. It’s like, if you want to share your art, then do it, because you don’t know how long you have.”

This was a great year for LGBTQ music and my gay little heart.

“Most production companies and organizations feel like they check off their list of requirements by having one of us in the room. We need more inclusivity in lead roles, as well as behind the scenes. There is a lack of positive representations of black trans women. Why are we not celebrating the accomplishments of a demographic of women that overcome extreme adversity? We are beyond prostitution. We are more than secrets.”

You may have heard Victoria’s recent single in a Nike campaign to promote their Jordan Flyease, a shoe designed for athletes with disabilities. Victoria just dropped her new project “Victoria”. She talks with me about what it means to be an “Asymmetrical Artist,” her shoe deal with Nike, an Academy Awards red carpet rendezvous, and her newest music release!