Charli xcx gay

5 Reasons Why Charli XCX is an Example for Queer Allies Everywhere

Throughout her career, Charlotte Emma Aitchison, improved known to her fans as Charli XCX, has been a mainstay within the LGBTQ community. Acknowledged for her futuristic electro-pop sound, the star has always found a fanbase with queer people. It’s easy to see why: from her near-constant collaborations with queer artists to her charitable actions for queer fans, Charli has always supported the community.

Explore

Charli xcx

See latest videos, charts and news

In honor of the release of her ambitious third studio album Charli, here are 5 reasons why Charli XCX is a great example for LGBTQ allies everywhere.

1. She regularly uplifts homosexual artists.

When you look through Charli’s discography, you will also find the names of countless LGBTQ artists that she’s collaborated with. Going back to her 2013 debut album True Romance, where she worked with Brooke Candy on her track “Cloud Aura,” the singer has always made room for LGBTQ artists. Her critically acclaimed mixtape Pop 2 was

Accountability is important in the queer group. Especially as someone with a miniature but loyal tracking of gay-leaning attracted to both genders trans mascs, transitioned girls who treasure movies, and cis people who discover me hot, it’s important for me to publicly own up when I’ve made a mistake. So, today, I would like to state that I was wrong about Charli XCX.

I don’t long to make excuses, but, for the sake of this accountability process, I will try to give context and explanations. Despite it being the genre my friends most associate with my taste, the fact is I came to pop harmony late. The only pop music I let myself eavesdrop to throughout my adolescence was Kesha, because the person I had a crush on was a fan. Otherwise, I felt favor enjoying pop melody was too girly. Instead I enjoyed super heterosexual tune by the guy who used to kiss his sax player and the guy who wrote music with Phoebe Bridgers and raised me on downcast songs about older girls not wanting to date him. But then a couple years before I transitioned, I told a affection that I didn’t feel like Beyoncé was for me and she called me a fucking idiot. I sheepishly bought 4 on iTunes and discovered she was right.

Suddenly,

Charli XCX Says She Wouldn’t Have Career Without LGBTQI+ Fans

Charli XCX has once again expressed her appreciation for the LGBTQI+ community in a recent interview with Vogue Singapore.

She said: “I truly feel like I wouldn’t have a career without the LGBTQI+ community. They have made so much possible for me and supported me when everyone else had given up.

“It feels right for me to try my foremost to amplify that community wherever achievable. It feels very natural to me.”

The audacious British pop star, who is set to let go her new album Brat in 2024, reminisced on the way that gender non-conforming people have built up the kinds of spaces that she discovered in her youth.

“I always found myself at warehouse parties—those really underground, last-minute, secret-location kind of events,” Charli said.

“I’ve always gravitated towards those spaces because I prefer the song that’s played there than in a super club. And they are usually started from the ground up, often by members of the queer community.”

It’s far from the first time that Charli has expressed her appreciation and support for the LGBTQI+ community. In an interview with The Star Observer in 2017, she said that the gay

Charli XCX on ‘Girls’ Controversy: ‘I Want to Learn From This Experience’

Charli XCX has spoken out on the backlash that followed the release of Rita Ora‘s latest single “Girls,” which features XCX alongside Cardi B and Bebe Rexha. Upon the song’s release, it was met with concerns of how the mostly male writing team evoked exploitative, harmful stereotypes of sexual relationships between two women.

“I think the conversation and dialogue around this song is really important,” the British singer tells Rolling Stone before the Denver stop of Taylor Swift’s Reputation world tour, where she is one of the opening acts. “I attempt so hard to be as involved with the LGBTQ collective as possible. Without that people, my career would not really be anything.”

As seen on her last two mixtapes, Number 1 Angel and Pop 2, XCX has been focusing primarily on collaborations with up-and-coming LGBTQ artists, including ALMA, Mykki Blanco and Kim Petras. She notes that upon the beginning of the backlash, she made sure to read and engage with what was being said by her peers.

“I read Kehlani’s send, H