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.