Janelle Monáe on the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation: “I will continue to fight back”
Janelle Monáe has opened up about the rise of anti-trans and non-binary hate in a powerful interview. Over the last few years, Republican lawmakers have targeted the trans and non-binary communities with archaic legislation.
From restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth to introducing bathroom bans, anti-LGBTQ+ hate has steadily infiltrated US politics.
In response to the dangerous rise of bigotry, activists and public figures have used their platforms to fight back – including openly queer and non-binary music icon Monáe.
In a recent interview with EBONY magazine, the Q.U.E.E.N singer – who goes by she/they pronouns – opened up about the current state of LGBTQ+ rights. “We’re working in a world where the first response to queerness, or to trans, or to nonbinary is to question its existence or if it’s real, because [people have] been taught heteronormative ways of living,” she explained.
