Here, British singer-songwriter L Devine reflects on her own experiences as a queer musician breaking into the industry, and how the LGBTQ+ icons who came before her paved the way.
When I first began making music as a career, I remember going through a phase of worry that my sexuality might put me in a box.
I feared that I would always be known for my sexuality or for being ‘the lesbian pop artist L Devine’ before just being an artist who makes music and happens to be gay.
But honestly, what was I fucking worried about? That gay box I was worried about being stuck in is in fact the most freeing space I could have found myself in.