Pride Month is a time to honor the resilience, creativity, and lived experiences of LGBTQ+ communities. It’s a celebration of authenticity and joy, a reminder of the ongoing fight for equity. This June, we’re highlighting LGBTQ+ creators whose work reflects the rich spectrum of queer identity—challenging the status quo, opening up conversations, and building culture and connections through art.
/// Betty Who – Sweat (Firebird Music)
A proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and advocate for organizations like GLAAD and The Trevor Project, Betty Who continues to lead with heart. Whether she’s hosting Amazon’s The One That Got Away or taking on Broadway in Hadestown, her fearless self-expression shines through. As she enters a bold new creative era, her latest single Sweat captures that spirit perfectly:
“I love this song so much, it feels so good to have FUN again! I fear I’ve spent far too long taking everything far too seriously. My manager, Owen Mallon, sat in my car for an hour a few months ago, pep-talking me about this song when I got scared and told my team I didn’t think I was gonna put it out. Sometimes, something that feels like a huge swing/scary to you just looks like the next step of your path to everyone else.” – Betty Who
/// Laura Jane Grace – Wearing Black (Polyvinyl)
Meet Laura Jane Grace, a major figure in today’s rock scene as both a solo artist and the front person of Against Me!, which she founded in Naples, FL in the late 1990s. As a working artist, she has released four solo offerings and seven albums with Against Me!, and in 2012, went public with her gender transition in the pages of Rolling Stone.
To highlight Pride month and the LGBTQ community, Emmy-nominated artist, author, songwriter, and Against Me! founder Laura Jane Grace shares Wearing Black. This fast and rambunctious song appears on Laura Jane Grace in the Trauma Tropes’ forthcoming album, Adventure Club, out July 18, 2025.
Her influence spans generations and genres, earning recognition from Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and NPR Tiny Desk and collaborations with figures like Bernie Sanders.
/// Nxdia – I Promise No One’s Watching (SoundOn)
Across 10 tracks, Nxdia’s debut mixtape balances chaotic energy with sharp emotional clarity, from viral hit Feel Anything to the fearless anthem Body On Me – the focus track of this mixtape. A raw self-portrait backed by an ambitious multi-territory campaign, including teaser-driven visuals, creative IRL events, global digital ads, and major summer festival moments. Across the record, Nxdia has collaborated with some of the country’s most exciting songwriters and producers.
/// Princess Nokia – Drop Dead Gorgeous (Artist House)
The New York-born Puerto Rican MC, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, style icon, actress, and activist has been an influential voice in music, fashion, film, and society since 2019. She may have been born Destiny Frasqueri, but today, Princess Nokia projects a symbol of possibility, proving the power of authenticity supported by a growing movement.
Princess Nokia’s upcoming 7th album, Girls (out Sept 26), is a fierce, genre-blurring celebration of femininity in all forms, returning to gritty rap, club roots, and high-art chaos. The lead single Drop Dead Gorgeous sets the tone with indie sleaze flair. This cycle includes EU festivals, US underplays, a TikTok relaunch, and a role in Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest, alongside Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky, reaffirming her place at the intersection of music, fashion, and cultural commentary.
Image Credit: Betty Who
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