2024 has been the year of Chappell Roan. The lesbian singer broke bigger than big, landing seven songs from her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, on the Billboard chart. Roan has become a mainstream cultural force with a queer voice. “Good Luck, Babe!” happens to be about compulsory heterosexuality. Everyone from actors in commercials, to kids, to Republican aunts have been spelling out “Hot to Go!” all summer. Drag performers — a major influence on Roan — have embraced lip-syncing to “Pink Pony Club,” a gay bar anthem inspired by a night out at the Abbey in West Hollywood. And in between hits, Roan has also raised important points about mental health and privacy for celebrities.
As her drag mother, the legendary Sasha Colby, says, “Chappell Roan’s music is a bold, vulnerable, yet fearless expression of unapologetic authenticity and true talent, serving as a reminder that the voices and stories of the LGBTQ+ community inspire us all to live courageously and unapologetically.” @chappellroan
Years before Stonewall, a cafeteria riot became a breakthrough for trans rights
All about the Compton's Cafeteria riot, when drag queens and trans women rose up against police at a diner in San Francisco.