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Posted: March 14 2012 at 16:02

Slartibartfast wrote:

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LGBT? WTF?

Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender.

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Posted: March 14 2012 at 16:01

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colorofmoney91 wrote:

If you're gonna be a dick then don't bother to post, but if you're an admin who seriously sees an ethical problem with this thread then definitely do feel free to close it.

The only ethical problem is when people speculate and "out" artists who haven't made any public announcement to their sexual orientation. If that happens we will be hiding a few posts and having quiet words in people's ears. Otherwise, no problems, carry on.

I agree with that Thumbs Up

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Posted: March 14 2012 at 16:01

Snow Dog wrote:

LGBT? WTF?

Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Trysexual.

Edited by Slartibartfast - March 14 2012 at 16:01

Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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Posted: March 14 2012 at 16:00

Snow Dog wrote:

LGBT? WTF?

LOL WTF

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Posted: March 14 2012 at 16:00

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I really don't see much point in "Elton/Freddie/Jonsi is gay" or "ABC bassist from XYZ band is gay".

Rather, keeping in mind open-mindedness (artistic and otherwise) of prog community I would like to hear about some elaborate lyrics/storytelling. We have some brilliant lyricists in prog rock, touching the topics of religion, philosophy, life and death, politics and whatnot...I guess LGBT topic was occasionally visited too.

I know a number of such songs which belong into good pop, but not any from prog sphere (except Queen, which were most lascivious when they were most complex, and...Arnold Layne perhaps).

I was going to include in my OP, but neglected to, that I was hoping to hear from songwriters in prog who have written lyrics based on their personal viewpoint of them being LGBT.

But I did mention that I don't care much for simply "X is gay" but I instead hope for pointing out musicians who meet the criteria and who also have their own unique style that could be celebrated. For example, Jonsi has a unique artistic style that can be heard in his voice, in his songwriting, and even in his music videos, whereas another "gay musician X" might sound just like everyone or anyone else.

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Posted: March 14 2012 at 15:58

LGBT? WTF?

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Posted: March 14 2012 at 15:51

colorofmoney91 wrote:

If you're gonna be a dick then don't bother to post, but if you're an admin who seriously sees an ethical problem with this thread then definitely do feel free to close it.

What?

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Posted: March 14 2012 at 15:51

I really don't see much point in "Elton/Freddie/Jonsi is gay" or "ABC bassist from XYZ band is gay".

Rather, keeping in mind open-mindedness (artistic and otherwise) of prog community I would like to hear about some elaborate lyrics/storytelling. We have some brilliant lyricists in prog rock, touching the topics of religion, philosophy, life and death, politics and whatnot...I guess LGBT topic was occasionally visited too.

I know a number of such songs which belong into good pop, but not any from prog sphere (except Queen, which were most lascivious when they were most complex, and...Arnold Layne perhaps).

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Posted: March 14 2012 at 15:33

Maybe because I'm not too dissimilar from my avatar Big smile

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Posted: March 14 2012 at 15:32

Incidentally, there's a band listed on PA named "Harvey Milk". They're one of my favorite bands, from Athens GA (right down the road!). It's unclear to me whether they're actually gay or not (not that I care really), but it is clear that they're not using his name in an ironic/joking manner either. They fall under "experimental/post-metal" here, and they play art-damaged sludge. I was pleasantly surprised to see them in the database, to be honest - I would never have thought of them as prog or prog related. I guess a lot of stuff is prog now.

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Posted: March 14 2012 at 15:30

I don't care of anybody's sexual tastes unless they involve me directly and it doesn't happen often,

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Posted: March 14 2012 at 15:21

Jonsi is gay? :D

Seems obvious now, and he definitely does have a unique style worth mentioning, both as a solo artist and with Sigur Ros.

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Posted: March 14 2012 at 15:18

If you are including post rock, the only person I can think of off the top of my head is Jonsi.

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Posted: March 14 2012 at 15:16

inb4 "This thread isn't going to end well" and other variations.

inb4 "lol ur gey" and other variations.

I'm a supporter of the LGBT community and I like to honor their spokespeople such as Harvey Milk, Neil Patrick Harris, Elton John, and Ellen DeGeneres. Now that the Dharun Ravi v. US case is now underway, though tragic, has somehow sparked an interest for me in learning about LGBT musicians in progressive rock or otherwise progressive music (other than Freddie Mercury). There was this thread back in the day that kind of touches on the subject but it was a bit vague in scope and didn't really offer much helpful information from contributors. I'm not asking for prog that sounds gay, which arguably would be most of it from the '70s considering the obvious flamboyance (capes, long girly hair, etc.), but I'm instead looking for specific progressive rock musicians and hopefully to offer an opportunity to recognize them appropriately if their musicianship sticks out in anyway, given their unique stance in their personal lives.

If you're gonna be a dick then don't bother to post, but if you're an admin who seriously sees an ethical problem with this thread then definitely do feel free to close it.

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