16 Lesbian Bands Singers You Should Know, Billboard Billboard

“Lesbian bands” are often synonymous with famously queer duos like Indigo Girls and Tegan and Sara, but they are part of a long lineage of out women unafraid of singing about their lovers, who just so happen to be other women. Whether it was from the folky front womyn of the singer/songwriter heavy ’60s, the first all-lesbian rock band Fanny in the ’70s, the punk rebellion of The Runaways or The B-52s fusing new wave and pop in the ’80s, lesbian bands (or groups that include an openly queer, bisexual, or sexually fluid female member) have been a staple of the industry, influencing pop culture all the while. Now, in the post- t.A.T.u. years, there are several...