{"id":67890,"date":"2021-02-22T11:43:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T11:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=67890"},"modified":"2021-02-22T11:43:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T11:43:20","slug":"lgbt-history-month-loud-and-proud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/02\/lgbt-history-month-loud-and-proud\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBT History Month: Loud And Proud!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s February, which means it\u2019s LGBTQ+ history month. But, as well as looking backwards at the musicians and artists who have shaped history as openly gay, lesbian and queer spokespeople, it\u2019s important to shine a light on those who are around today, standing loud and proud and making music as part of an underrepresented and marginalised group of people.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

With TJ. Osbourne coming out making him the first openly gay country music performer signed to a major label, music history has been made. In a statement made to TIME magazine, he<\/span> said country music is about storytelling, and his identity is inextricable from his music.\u00a0<\/span>But it\u2019s not just Osbourne calling it for the guys, the gays and the theys – pop and country have seen a whole host of queer artists take to the microphone in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Newcomer to the alt-pop scene, VISSIA, is a Canadian songstress who combines pop, soul, jazz and more. Her singles from her upcoming full-length album <\/span>With Pleasure<\/span><\/i> show her to be a shrewd and wise-beyond-her-years songwriter who doesn\u2019t shy from honest confessions of emotions and outpourings of love in all its many forms.<\/span><\/p>\n