Greatt Gay Sgers of All Time - Top Ten List - TheTopTens

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• 40 BT GAY SGERS & MICIANS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ SGERS)
• BLUE'S DUNN JAM WAS SO SRED OF G OUT AS GAY THAT HE DATED GERI HALLIWELL
• 35 BT GAY SGERS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ SGERS)
• BOY BAND STAR DUNN JAM ‘PROUD TO BE GAY’
• GREATT GAY SGERS OF ALL TIME
• BLUE ROJO IS A MIL VOLNO OF QUEER DIRETHE MEXIN-AMERIN POP SGER CELEBRAT HIMSELF HIS MIC: ‘I'M THIS MISUNRSTOOD, SUPER MYSTIL GAY BOY MY FANTASY’{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY MTV NEWS STAFFJUNE 21, 2022/10:16 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2502PX;WIDTH:4162PX;}ADRIáN FIERROBY MTV NEWS STAFFJUNE 21, 2022 / 10:16 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"BLUE ROJO IS A MIL VOLNO OF QUEER DIRE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2022-06-21T14:16:17.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2022-06-21T14:16:17.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MTV NEWS STAFF","KEYWORDS":"PRI MONTH, POP MIC","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BY LUS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BLUE ROJO IS LEAVG A LORFUL MARK ON LAT POP MIC. AS THE MEXIN-AMERIN SGER NTU TO TAKE THE GENRE TO NEW PLAC BY FG SEEMGLY DISPARATE ELEMENTS OF ELECTRONIC AND PUNK WH REGGAETON, HE ALSO LYRILLY PH BOUNDARI AS AN OPENLY GAY MICIAN. SEEKG TO FD HIMSELF AFTER A FEW YEARS OF FLEETG FAME, BLUE'S THENTICY AS AN ARTIST LED HIM TO SIGN WH UNIVERSAL MIC GROUP LAST YEAR. AFTER RELEASG AN ALBUM ABOUT BEG LOVE WH A STRAIGHT MAN, HE NTU TO STAY TE TO HIMSELF WH HIS LATT SGLE “SOY TU PAYASO PAPI 3000.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT'S A DREAM TO SG ABOUT GAY LOVE," BLUE TELLS MTV OVER ZOOM OM HIS HOME MEXI CY. "IT'S SO HOT. IT'S SUPER PASSNATE. IT MAK ME FEEL ALIVE. IT'S WHAT I AM. I'M SGG ABOUT WHAT I AM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEFORE BEG ONE OF MEXI'S HT NEW VOIC, BLUE ROJO WAS BORN SANTIAGO OGARR SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. AS A CHILD, HE GREW UP THE BORR TOWN OF TIJUANA, WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO EMBRACE THE POP CULTURE OF BOTH THE UNED STAT. AND MEXI. BLUE C MTV'S TRL AS THE FOUNDATN OF HIS MIL FLUENC. "I WAS SUPER SPIRED BY MTV, THE WHOLE TOP 10 UNTDOWN," HE RELLS WH A SE. "I WATCHED ALL THE TIME." AMONG HIS FAVORE ARTISTS WERE BRNEY SPEARS, EVANCENCE, AVRIL LAVIGNE, AND KORN. ON THE LAT SI, HE WAS LISTENG TO THE MPY GROUP KABAH, SPANISH POP STAR BELDA, AND ELECTRO-POP TR BELANOVA. "I LOVE ALL THE POP GLAM OF WHAT A POP ARTIST IS," HE SAYS. "IT'S BETIFUL AND 'S PLASTIC-Y, AND I LIKE ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BLUE MOVED TO MEXI CY WH HIS FAY AT AGE 11, AND HE LATER FOUND HIS FIRST OPPORTUNY TO MAKE HIS DREAMS OF BEG A MICIAN E TE. AFTER THE VOICE BEME A RATGS JUGGERNT 2011, TERNATNAL ANCHIS SPRANG UP AROUND THE WORLD, CLUDG MEXI. IN 2013, HE TRIED OUT FOR LA VOZ. FOR HIS FIRST UNAIRED DN, HE SAYS THE PRODUCERS FORCED HIM TO SG JUAN'S "ME ENAMORA," WHICH RULTED ZERO CELEBRY ACH SELECTG HIM FOR THEIR TEAM. WHEN BLUE WAS VED BACK TO DN AGA THREE DAYS LATER, HE TOLD THEM, "SURE, BUT I'M GOG TO PICK MY SONG." HIS ATIC VERSN OF DON OMAR'S REGGAETON CLASSIC "SAL EL SOL" WON OVER PUERTO RIN DUO WIS Y {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE MAKG FAR THE PETN AND ENJOYG THE EXPERIENCE, BLUE SAYS HE ULDN'T REALLY BE WHO HE WAS WHILE APPEARG ON TELEVISN. "I WAS ALREADY OUT WH MY FAY BUT I WAS STILL KD OF SRED OF SAYG ON THE SHOW," HE ADDS. BLUE ALSO FOUND THAT HIS IAL FAME, BOOSTED BY LA VOZ, HAD TO DO MORE WH BEG A REGNIZABLE FACE ON TV THAN WH HIS ACTUAL TALENT. HE LEFT MEXI CY FOR GUADALAJARA AFTER A IEND VED HIM OUT THERE. "I GOT KD OF PRSED," BLUE ADMS. "IT WAS LIKE A SHOCK FOR WHO I AM. I STARTED DOG AN TROSPECTN WH MYSELF TO START TO KNOW WHO I ACTUALLY AM AND WHAT I WANT TO SAY. THAT'S WHERE I STARTED MY ARTISTIC CREATN OF BLUE ROJO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH A H PERSPECTIVE OM SPENDG A YEAR GUADALAJARA, HE RETURNED TO MEXI CY TO MAKE BLUE ROJO A REALY. "I'M THIS MISUNRSTOOD, SUPER MYSTIL GAY BOY MY FANTASY," HE SAYS ABOUT THE NCEPT BEHD HIS MONIKER. (THE SPANGLISH NAME REFLECTS HIS BICULTURAL FLUENC OM MEXI AND THE U.S.) IN 2019, BLUE STARTED PENNTLY RELEASG MIC THAT LVED TO QUEER INTY THROUGH PHORIC ELECTRO-POP TRACKS LIKE "NIñABOY" AND "BEBé." THE REGGAETON-FED "SOY TU PAYASO PAPI" WAS HIS MOST EMBLEMATIC VIO AS HE TURNED TO A CLOWN OVER HIS CSH ON A STRAIGHT MAN. "I WANT TO BE EE WH THIS PROJECT," BLUE SAYS. "I LOVE HOMOSEXUALY. I THK 'S A BETIFUL THG. IN EVERY SENSE, I THK EVERYONE HAS TO LOVE WHO THEY ARE. I LOVE THAT AND I WANT TO PRERVE THAT FOR MYSELF BEE LIFE IS SHORT."ADRIáN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"SOY TU PAYASO PAPI" UGHT THE ATTENTN OF MEXI CY-BASED A&R DIEGO URDAA, WHO ASSEMBLED A TEAM OF MICIANS LIKE VENEZUELA'S ULIS HADJIS AND THE DOMIN REPUBLIC'S DIEGO RAPOSO TO WORK WH BLUE ON HIS BUT ALBUM, SOLAR. ACROSS THE 12 TRACKS, BLUE FURTHER LV TO THE PA AND REJECTN OF HIS UNREQUED QUEER CSH ON THIS STRAIGHT GUY. URDAA SHOPPED THE ALBUM AROUND WH DIFFERENT LABELS BEFORE UNIVERSAL SIGNED BLUE. "YOU HAVE TO TST YOUR STCT AS MUCH AS YOU N," BLUE SAYS ABOUT MAKG THE ALBUM. "YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE YOURSELF. YOU GOTTA RISK ALSO. I FELT REALLY GOOD THAT THEY LIKED THE ALBUM. THAT WAS A DREAM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN NOVEMBER 2021, UNIVERSAL RELEASED BLUE'S SOLAR JT AS THE LABEL EXECS HEARD BEFORE THEY SIGNED HIM. HIS OPERATIC VOICE SOARS ACROSS EVERY GENRE THAT HE'S BLEND TO THE LP. ON "DPUéS LA PANMIA VOLVí A SER CATóLIKO," BLUE RENCIL HIS RELIG UPBRGG WH A MAGIC CSH. THROUGH THE SURGG ELECTRONI, HE CRI OUT TO GOD, J, AND THE VIRG MARY FOR GUIDANCE. IN THE SWAGGERG REGGAETON STANDOUT "ESLABóN BONBóN," BLUE IS FEELG HIMSELF AS A "PUTO," HIS RECLAMATN OF THE SPANISH-LANGUAGE QUEER SLUR. "I LIKE THE WORD AND I ALWAYS WANT TO E ," BLUE SAYS. "I FELT LIKE I WAS ON FIRE WHEN I WAS SGG THAT SONG, LIKE A VOLNO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EARLIER THIS YEAR, BLUE LIVED OUT ONE OF HIS HIGH SCHOOL FANTASI THROUGH HIS MIC VIO FOR "NO TE KIERO OLVIDAR." ON THE SOCCER FIELD, HE SGS THE SYNTHPOP ANTHEM WH EY FOR THE TEAM PTA. AFTER THE TWO GET ZY, THEY SHARE A KISS ON SCREEN. "IT WAS VERY THARTIC," BLUE SAYS. "IT WAS ALSO A PROCS OF HEALG. IN SCHOOL, I WAS VERY SHY AND KEPT TO MYSELF. I WAS VERY PRSED, SO DOG THIS MAK ME LET GO. NOW I KNOW I PUT OUT THERE. I EXPRSED WHAT I FELT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ADDN TO RELEASG A REVAMPED "SOY TU PAYASO PAPI 3000" THIS MONTH, BLUE PREVIEWED HIS NEXT SGLE “LA FOTO X WHATSAPP,” DUE OUT JULY. IN THE MBOW-DRIVEN DANCE TRACK, HE SGS ABOUT DISVERG THROUGH WHATSAPP THAT THE GUY HE'S SEEG HAS A GIRLIEND. "THIS SONG IS MORE FUN," BLUE SAYS. "I LIKE THE POP DRAMA." TOWARD THE END, A SAMPLE OF BELANOVA'S "POR TI" EMERG. "I WAS ONE OF THOSE KIDS LISTENG TO BELANOVA, AND NOW HAVG THEM ON MY SONG, 'S SUPER BETIFUL," HE ADDS. IN THE FORTHG FUTURISTIC MIC VIO, BLUE RIS AROUND THE CY HOLDG ONTO A MOTORCYCLIST. A REFERENCE TO ROSALíA’S MOTOMAMI, PERHAPS? HE SAYS WH A LGH, "SUPER MOTOPAPI VIB."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALONG WH ROSALíA, BLUE WOULD LOVE TO LLABORATE WH ARTISTS LIKE FRANK OCEAN, CHARLI XCX, GRIM, BAD BUNNY, KAROL G, BJöRK, AND, OF URSE, BRNEY. WH PLANS FOR MORE SGL TO E THIS YEAR, HE'S ALREADY HARD AT WORK ON HIS SEND ALBUM. "I LOVE BEG BLUE ROJO OM NOW AT THIS POT MY LIFE," HE SAYS. "I WANT TO MAKE A B OF A NTROVERSIAL ALBUM WH A POP NCEPT. I WANT TO BE AN ARTIST THAT HAS A VOICE. I WANT TO KEEP TALKG ABOUT NCEPTS THAT ARE VERY PERSONAL BUT THAT ALSO MATTER SOCIETY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}PRI MONTHPOP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• BOY BAND MEMBERS WHO ARE OUT AS GAY, BISEXUAL OR QUEER

40 BT GAY SGERS & MICIANS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ SGERS)

The fact that there are many mic artists who are openly gay is a big step for LGBTQ+ rights, which mak the artists important and fluential. And that’s why we’re ditg today’s article to the bt gay sgers and micians of all time. Demi Lovato Bt Gay Sgers & Micians Of All Time – Fal Thoughts.

Not long ago, beg openly gay often wasn’t well-received by the public and mic dtry. And that’s why gay rockstars were so important – and Freddie Mercury was probably the most fluential.

BLUE'S DUNN JAM WAS SO SRED OF G OUT AS GAY THAT HE DATED GERI HALLIWELL

Although Mercury did keep his personal life private, he has been celebrated gay muny for s. Ricky Mart is the ‘Kg of Lat Pop’, but he is also one of the most famo gay pop sgers. He me out as gay 2010, when he was already a big star.

35 BT GAY SGERS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ SGERS)

In one of the terviews, the sger said he was spired by Elton John throughout his life, and he is also a famo gay sger. Eher way, g out as gay was a life-changg (and liberatg) cisn for Ricky Mart, and he is now nsired one of the most fluential LGBT artists the world.

He clared he is bisexual the 70s, but he officially me out as gay to Rollg Stone magaze 1992. However, 2012, he scribed himself as gay, and he has been more open about his private life ever sce. All thgs nsired, Mika’s songs are an tegral part of morn pop mic, and he remas one of the most fluential gay pop stars.

BOY BAND STAR DUNN JAM ‘PROUD TO BE GAY’

Halford me out as gay an terview 1988.

GREATT GAY SGERS OF ALL TIME

Well, he is certaly makg a difference, pecially the metal genre, which mak him one of the most fluential gay sgers mic dtry. Wh the succs of his album Trspassg, Lambert was also the first openly gay sger to have an album reach number one on the Billboard 200 charts. That beg said, Gee Michael’s ntributn to LGBT right was immense, and he will always be remembered as one of the most proment gay sgers of all time.

BLUE ROJO IS A MIL VOLNO OF QUEER DIRETHE MEXIN-AMERIN POP SGER CELEBRAT HIMSELF HIS MIC: ‘I'M THIS MISUNRSTOOD, SUPER MYSTIL GAY BOY MY FANTASY’{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY MTV NEWS STAFFJUNE 21, 2022/10:16 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2502PX;WIDTH:4162PX;}ADRIáN FIERROBY MTV NEWS STAFFJUNE 21, 2022 / 10:16 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"BLUE ROJO IS A MIL VOLNO OF QUEER DIRE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2022-06-21T14:16:17.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2022-06-21T14:16:17.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MTV NEWS STAFF","KEYWORDS":"PRI MONTH, POP MIC","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BY LUS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BLUE ROJO IS LEAVG A LORFUL MARK ON LAT POP MIC. AS THE MEXIN-AMERIN SGER NTU TO TAKE THE GENRE TO NEW PLAC BY FG SEEMGLY DISPARATE ELEMENTS OF ELECTRONIC AND PUNK WH REGGAETON, HE ALSO LYRILLY PH BOUNDARI AS AN OPENLY GAY MICIAN. SEEKG TO FD HIMSELF AFTER A FEW YEARS OF FLEETG FAME, BLUE'S THENTICY AS AN ARTIST LED HIM TO SIGN WH UNIVERSAL MIC GROUP LAST YEAR. AFTER RELEASG AN ALBUM ABOUT BEG LOVE WH A STRAIGHT MAN, HE NTU TO STAY TE TO HIMSELF WH HIS LATT SGLE “SOY TU PAYASO PAPI 3000.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT'S A DREAM TO SG ABOUT GAY LOVE," BLUE TELLS MTV OVER ZOOM OM HIS HOME MEXI CY. "IT'S SO HOT. IT'S SUPER PASSNATE. IT MAK ME FEEL ALIVE. IT'S WHAT I AM. I'M SGG ABOUT WHAT I AM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEFORE BEG ONE OF MEXI'S HT NEW VOIC, BLUE ROJO WAS BORN SANTIAGO OGARR SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. AS A CHILD, HE GREW UP THE BORR TOWN OF TIJUANA, WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO EMBRACE THE POP CULTURE OF BOTH THE UNED STAT. AND MEXI. BLUE C MTV'S TRL AS THE FOUNDATN OF HIS MIL FLUENC. "I WAS SUPER SPIRED BY MTV, THE WHOLE TOP 10 UNTDOWN," HE RELLS WH A SE. "I WATCHED ALL THE TIME." AMONG HIS FAVORE ARTISTS WERE BRNEY SPEARS, EVANCENCE, AVRIL LAVIGNE, AND KORN. ON THE LAT SI, HE WAS LISTENG TO THE MPY GROUP KABAH, SPANISH POP STAR BELDA, AND ELECTRO-POP TR BELANOVA. "I LOVE ALL THE POP GLAM OF WHAT A POP ARTIST IS," HE SAYS. "IT'S BETIFUL AND 'S PLASTIC-Y, AND I LIKE ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BLUE MOVED TO MEXI CY WH HIS FAY AT AGE 11, AND HE LATER FOUND HIS FIRST OPPORTUNY TO MAKE HIS DREAMS OF BEG A MICIAN E TE. AFTER THE VOICE BEME A RATGS JUGGERNT 2011, TERNATNAL ANCHIS SPRANG UP AROUND THE WORLD, CLUDG MEXI. IN 2013, HE TRIED OUT FOR LA VOZ. FOR HIS FIRST UNAIRED DN, HE SAYS THE PRODUCERS FORCED HIM TO SG JUAN'S "ME ENAMORA," WHICH RULTED ZERO CELEBRY ACH SELECTG HIM FOR THEIR TEAM. WHEN BLUE WAS VED BACK TO DN AGA THREE DAYS LATER, HE TOLD THEM, "SURE, BUT I'M GOG TO PICK MY SONG." HIS ATIC VERSN OF DON OMAR'S REGGAETON CLASSIC "SAL EL SOL" WON OVER PUERTO RIN DUO WIS Y {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE MAKG FAR THE PETN AND ENJOYG THE EXPERIENCE, BLUE SAYS HE ULDN'T REALLY BE WHO HE WAS WHILE APPEARG ON TELEVISN. "I WAS ALREADY OUT WH MY FAY BUT I WAS STILL KD OF SRED OF SAYG ON THE SHOW," HE ADDS. BLUE ALSO FOUND THAT HIS IAL FAME, BOOSTED BY LA VOZ, HAD TO DO MORE WH BEG A REGNIZABLE FACE ON TV THAN WH HIS ACTUAL TALENT. HE LEFT MEXI CY FOR GUADALAJARA AFTER A IEND VED HIM OUT THERE. "I GOT KD OF PRSED," BLUE ADMS. "IT WAS LIKE A SHOCK FOR WHO I AM. I STARTED DOG AN TROSPECTN WH MYSELF TO START TO KNOW WHO I ACTUALLY AM AND WHAT I WANT TO SAY. THAT'S WHERE I STARTED MY ARTISTIC CREATN OF BLUE ROJO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH A H PERSPECTIVE OM SPENDG A YEAR GUADALAJARA, HE RETURNED TO MEXI CY TO MAKE BLUE ROJO A REALY. "I'M THIS MISUNRSTOOD, SUPER MYSTIL GAY BOY MY FANTASY," HE SAYS ABOUT THE NCEPT BEHD HIS MONIKER. (THE SPANGLISH NAME REFLECTS HIS BICULTURAL FLUENC OM MEXI AND THE U.S.) IN 2019, BLUE STARTED PENNTLY RELEASG MIC THAT LVED TO QUEER INTY THROUGH PHORIC ELECTRO-POP TRACKS LIKE "NIñABOY" AND "BEBé." THE REGGAETON-FED "SOY TU PAYASO PAPI" WAS HIS MOST EMBLEMATIC VIO AS HE TURNED TO A CLOWN OVER HIS CSH ON A STRAIGHT MAN. "I WANT TO BE EE WH THIS PROJECT," BLUE SAYS. "I LOVE HOMOSEXUALY. I THK 'S A BETIFUL THG. IN EVERY SENSE, I THK EVERYONE HAS TO LOVE WHO THEY ARE. I LOVE THAT AND I WANT TO PRERVE THAT FOR MYSELF BEE LIFE IS SHORT."ADRIáN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"SOY TU PAYASO PAPI" UGHT THE ATTENTN OF MEXI CY-BASED A&R DIEGO URDAA, WHO ASSEMBLED A TEAM OF MICIANS LIKE VENEZUELA'S ULIS HADJIS AND THE DOMIN REPUBLIC'S DIEGO RAPOSO TO WORK WH BLUE ON HIS BUT ALBUM, SOLAR. ACROSS THE 12 TRACKS, BLUE FURTHER LV TO THE PA AND REJECTN OF HIS UNREQUED QUEER CSH ON THIS STRAIGHT GUY. URDAA SHOPPED THE ALBUM AROUND WH DIFFERENT LABELS BEFORE UNIVERSAL SIGNED BLUE. "YOU HAVE TO TST YOUR STCT AS MUCH AS YOU N," BLUE SAYS ABOUT MAKG THE ALBUM. "YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE YOURSELF. YOU GOTTA RISK ALSO. I FELT REALLY GOOD THAT THEY LIKED THE ALBUM. THAT WAS A DREAM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN NOVEMBER 2021, UNIVERSAL RELEASED BLUE'S SOLAR JT AS THE LABEL EXECS HEARD BEFORE THEY SIGNED HIM. HIS OPERATIC VOICE SOARS ACROSS EVERY GENRE THAT HE'S BLEND TO THE LP. ON "DPUéS LA PANMIA VOLVí A SER CATóLIKO," BLUE RENCIL HIS RELIG UPBRGG WH A MAGIC CSH. THROUGH THE SURGG ELECTRONI, HE CRI OUT TO GOD, J, AND THE VIRG MARY FOR GUIDANCE. IN THE SWAGGERG REGGAETON STANDOUT "ESLABóN BONBóN," BLUE IS FEELG HIMSELF AS A "PUTO," HIS RECLAMATN OF THE SPANISH-LANGUAGE QUEER SLUR. "I LIKE THE WORD AND I ALWAYS WANT TO E ," BLUE SAYS. "I FELT LIKE I WAS ON FIRE WHEN I WAS SGG THAT SONG, LIKE A VOLNO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EARLIER THIS YEAR, BLUE LIVED OUT ONE OF HIS HIGH SCHOOL FANTASI THROUGH HIS MIC VIO FOR "NO TE KIERO OLVIDAR." ON THE SOCCER FIELD, HE SGS THE SYNTHPOP ANTHEM WH EY FOR THE TEAM PTA. AFTER THE TWO GET ZY, THEY SHARE A KISS ON SCREEN. "IT WAS VERY THARTIC," BLUE SAYS. "IT WAS ALSO A PROCS OF HEALG. IN SCHOOL, I WAS VERY SHY AND KEPT TO MYSELF. I WAS VERY PRSED, SO DOG THIS MAK ME LET GO. NOW I KNOW I PUT OUT THERE. I EXPRSED WHAT I FELT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ADDN TO RELEASG A REVAMPED "SOY TU PAYASO PAPI 3000" THIS MONTH, BLUE PREVIEWED HIS NEXT SGLE “LA FOTO X WHATSAPP,” DUE OUT JULY. IN THE MBOW-DRIVEN DANCE TRACK, HE SGS ABOUT DISVERG THROUGH WHATSAPP THAT THE GUY HE'S SEEG HAS A GIRLIEND. "THIS SONG IS MORE FUN," BLUE SAYS. "I LIKE THE POP DRAMA." TOWARD THE END, A SAMPLE OF BELANOVA'S "POR TI" EMERG. "I WAS ONE OF THOSE KIDS LISTENG TO BELANOVA, AND NOW HAVG THEM ON MY SONG, 'S SUPER BETIFUL," HE ADDS. IN THE FORTHG FUTURISTIC MIC VIO, BLUE RIS AROUND THE CY HOLDG ONTO A MOTORCYCLIST. A REFERENCE TO ROSALíA’S MOTOMAMI, PERHAPS? HE SAYS WH A LGH, "SUPER MOTOPAPI VIB."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALONG WH ROSALíA, BLUE WOULD LOVE TO LLABORATE WH ARTISTS LIKE FRANK OCEAN, CHARLI XCX, GRIM, BAD BUNNY, KAROL G, BJöRK, AND, OF URSE, BRNEY. WH PLANS FOR MORE SGL TO E THIS YEAR, HE'S ALREADY HARD AT WORK ON HIS SEND ALBUM. "I LOVE BEG BLUE ROJO OM NOW AT THIS POT MY LIFE," HE SAYS. "I WANT TO MAKE A B OF A NTROVERSIAL ALBUM WH A POP NCEPT. I WANT TO BE AN ARTIST THAT HAS A VOICE. I WANT TO KEEP TALKG ABOUT NCEPTS THAT ARE VERY PERSONAL BUT THAT ALSO MATTER SOCIETY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}PRI MONTHPOP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

And Sam Smh is one of the most fluential gay sgers of this century. She me out publicly as lbian 1993, and she has been a gay rights activist sce then.

He me out as gay 2006, a ver story for People magaze. And he has been one of the most fluential gay pop sgers ever sce. Regardg his personal life, he was married to his high-school sweetheart San Deixler the 60s, but he me out as gay 2007.

In a way, he is an inic gay rock star – not bee of his inty, but bee he spired generatns of LGBT people. The Grammy-award-wng sger Frank Ocean has also opened up about his homosexualy. And she belongs on this list of the bt gay sgers of all time bee of her bisexualy.

BOY BAND MEMBERS WHO ARE OUT AS GAY, BISEXUAL OR QUEER

But bis openly supportg gay muny, Lady Gaga has also spoken openly about her bisexualy. But she will also always be remembered as one of the bt gay micians of all time. In one of the terviews, Stipe scribed himself as a ‘queer artist’, although he prevly didn’t want to label himself gay or straight.

The song spent 19 weeks on the top of the Billboard Hot 100 – meanwhile, Lil Nas X me out as gay, which ma him the first artist to do so while beg on the top of the chart. He has been open about beg gay sce 2013, when he nfirmed his sexualy a YouTube vio. A Canadian sger and songwrer Ruf Wawright has been open about his homosexualy sce he was a teenager.