A safe space
Cavetown Gen Z finds refuge in queer pop On April 5, my wife and I took our niece to see Cavetown, an English singer-songwriter.
We stood for hours among a sea of Gen Z and young millennial fans. Chatting with some of the other parents before the concert began, we were the old intruders, merely rides and chaperones for those too young to drive or too broke to have a car.
I was overwhelmed by the large amount of queer joy that washed over them. The concert crowd was a mix of multicolored hairstyles, fashion choices that reflected a simultaneous embrace and rejection of every fashion trend of the past 50 years, and more than anything, a refuge for them to celebrate themselves and each other.
It was unexpected, in the best way possible. The concert attendees wore Pride flags as capes, reflecting their collective individualities: Aromantic.
