Pop music might sound a lot like gay rights, but the actual stage often only offers room for heteronormative artists. In Latin America, it’s even harder for unabashedly queer Latinx pop stars to thrive.
And while it’s easy to root for the hunky, shirtless Ricky Martin and Pablo Alboráns of the world, our Latina queer/ally ladies deserve love too. So it’s time to learn the names of women who’ve weaponized their music to blur the lines between entertainment and resistance.Related: Ricky Martin works up a steam in the shower, and the bathtubYou might just find yourself updating your sex playlist.AnittaArguably Brazil’s biggest star, Anitta has become to the Latinx bisexual community what Ricky Martin was for the gays.
Besides her name being decorated with awards globally, Anitta vocally advocates for equality, especially in her native country. But, more importantly, her music is twerk-friendly for all the bottoms trying to lure tops at the club.
The Rio-born singer leads by example in her single “Evolver” from her latest album released this year, which has over 180,000 million streams on Spotify.Natalia JimenezIf you don’t know Grammy award-winning artist Natalia Jimenez, you need to start sleeping with more Latin guys and request that they create a playlist for the occasion. Learning is fun! The Spanish/Portuguese singer-songwriter doesn’t identify as queer herself, but that didn’t stop her from serenading a surprise lesbian proposal during her concert back in 2015.
She sang “Por Ser Tu Mujer” (To Be Your Woman), which proves the best artists don’t need to use pronouns in their music to be relatable. It’s always more fun to let others fill in the blank.Pabllo VittarBrazilian songbird Pabllo Vittar sings gay glory in three
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