Inside the sapphic pop boom: The history of the lesbian music scene - LGBTQ Nation

Black women in the 1920s pioneered queer lyricism, with musicians like Ma Rainey openly expressing their identities, while Lucille Bogan's B.D. Women's Blues is considered one of the first lesbian blues songs.

After a conservative period in the 1940s, LGBTQ+ artists navigated the 'lavender scare' era in the U.S., highlighting the ongoing struggle against homophobia and gender discrimination in the music scene.

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