"Whether out or not, their perspectives and experiences have helped shape rock & roll. In more recent decades, artists have used their music as a vehicle to support the community and champion rights." Find more in Rock Hall EDU's Pride Collection.
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Boys Keep Swinging: a Memoir by 
Careless Whispers: the Life & Career of George Michael by 
Coal to Diamonds: a Memoir by 
Deflowered: My Life in Pansy Division by 
The Grand Illusion: Love, Lies, and My Life with Styx by 
Harley Loco: Hard Living, Hair, and Post-Punk, from the Middle East to the Lower East Side by 
Lush Life: a Biography of Billy Strayhorn by 
Me by 
Somebody to Love: the Life, Death, and Legacy of Freddie Mercury by 
Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by 
The Truth Is ... : My Life in Love and Music by 
Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black & White, Body and Soul in American Music by 
Girl on Girl: Passing, Ambivalence, and Queer Musical Time in Gender Performance Negotiations of Popular Music by 
Homocore: the Loud and Raucous Rise of Queer Rock by 
Impossible Dance: Club Culture and Queer World-Making by 
Performing Glam Rock: Gender and Theatricality in Popular Music by 
Playing It Queer: Popular Music, Identity and Queer World-Making by 
Queer Noises: Male and Female Homosexuality in Twentieth Century Music by 
Queercore: Queer Punk Media Subculture by 
Queering the Pitch: the New Gay and Lesbian Musicology by 
Queering the Popular Pitch by 
Queerness in Heavy Metal Music: Metal Bent by 
Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music by 
Sexing the Groove: Popular Music and Gender by 
Sounding Like a No-No: Queer Sounds and Eccentric Acts in the Post-Soul Era by Interview with Melissa Etheridge
Laura Jane Grace Tells the Story of Burning Her Birth Certificate in North Carolina
A Brief History of Transgender People in Popular Music
Love Me Like You Should: the Brave and Bold Sylvester
Shamir Explains the History of the Word 'Agender' | InQueery | them
Listed below are notable archival collections and materials related to LGBTQIA+ artists, issues, and history.
Kill Rock Stars Collection
Radley D. Hirsch Collection
Rolling Stone Collection
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