Part 2 of a tribute to women in rock music for Women's History Month. In this blog post, we cover the 70s to the Riot Grrrl movement of the 90s.
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31 Feminist Moments in Classic Rock: Part 1: 1928-1970
To celebrate women's history month, we are sharing 31 feminist moments in rock history. Part one is about the early/pre-rock and roll years through the 70s.
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🏳️🌈 The LGBT Songs of Classic Rock: Part 2 1972-1988 🏳️🌈
To celebrate Pride Month, this is the second part of a two part series of posts about LGBT themed songs of classic rock. This post focuses on the years 1972-1988 with emphasis on rock music of the era.
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🏳️🌈 The LGBT Songs of Classic Rock: Part 1 1954-1971 🏳️🌈
In this post, we look classic rock songs with an LGBT theme or story. We go from 1957 to 1971, analysing the lyrics and representations of LGBT people. You might recognise some songs like "Lola" and you might learn about …
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LGBT Musicians from the 1950s-1980s
There have been many musicians over the years who have openly identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender in classic rock. The first bisexual rock star was Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a rock and roll pioneer. Many lesbian, gay, bi, and …
The Diversity of Classic Rock 