Gay male singers

Peter Pears

John Reardon, opera baritone (1930-1988). Career spanned serious music (Metropolitan Opera) to Broadway to television (Sesame Street). And always superb.

Adam Lambert

Ricky Martin

Daniel Cartier

Johnny Mathis

My gaydar is busted because I thought these guys had to be gay, or at least bi. lol

Kele Okereke of Bloc Party

Bob Mould of Husker Du

Luther Vandross

Pete Shelley of The Buzzcocks

Tom Robson

Marc Almond of Soft Cell

Xui Xui

TR/ST

I’ve got tons.

As a gay person I listen to other gays.

I’m not like most gays or DL who just listen to women and call heterosexual women “gay music”. Sure but it’s like saying Justin Timberlake is black music.

But whatever lol

Lulu!

Johnnie Ray

Mark Eitzel, but preferably the old stuff with American Music Club.

Billy Mackenzie

Boy George

George Michael

Sufjan Stevens

Jamie Irrepressible

Sylvester

David Lee Roth.

Andy Bell/Erasure

Neil Tennant/Pet Shop Boys

George Michael/Wham!

Boy George/Culture Club

Marc Almond/Soft Cell

Freddie Mercury/Queen

Jimmy Somerville/Bronski Beat/The Communards

Steve Grant/Tight Fit

Elton John

Peter Cox/Go West (I assume but not positive)

Any newer guys out now?

Andy Bey, a renowned jazz singer who died just a few months ago at 85 after living with HIV for decades, is one of the true greats. Sublime.

Here he is singing Nick Drake, who I’d put in the Maybe Gay category.

I have never heard anything about Nick Drake being gay.

Peter Jöback

Darin (Zanyar)

Magnus Carlsson

Andreas Lundstedt

Alexander Bard

R25, it’s long been a rumor, but there’s nothing to substantiate it. I think it’s more that he’s seen as sensitive (and in the later years, morose). I’d guess mildly heterosexual or borderline asexual.

Freddie Mercury

Spencer Day

Matt Alber

Hugh Jackman

Nelson Eddy

R25 How could the male singers from Alcazar be gay?

Does Sting count?

I'd second giving Matt Alber a listen. ('ve attached a nice acoustic version of his song "End of the World" for your listening pleasure.

Why not start with the classics? Here's a great song from Romanovsky and Phillips from back in the 80s.

Rufus Wainwright

REM/Michael Stipe

I just returned from a brief trip to New York, where I saw The Man Who Came to Dinner, and the latest Jerome Kern tuner, Very Warm For May. There was one really good song in the latter, "All In Fun," but the rest of the score (and show) was a snooze. I'm sure Kern and Hammerstein will do better with their next show!

The play was really funny. I went to the stage door to collect a few autographs afterward, and ended up having a nice conversation with a charming young actor named Gordon Merrick who played the son. He seemed disenchanted with acting, and talked about taking up writing. He was a bit cagey about the kinds of stories he wanted to tell, but invited me to join him for lunch the next day to continue the conversation. Sadly, I had to catch my train home the next morning so I guess I'll never know...

^^^Oops! Wrong thread.

Carry on singing, gay men!

[quote]REM/Michael Stipe

Does Michael Stipe consider himself gay? I thought he claimed bi or unclassified

I thought he came out as "I don't like labels" then eventually came out as gay. But I could be wrong

Kulr Alessandro from Eurovision 2025 (represented Norway) just came out. He kissed his boyfriend on tiktok.

That should read Kyle Alessandro, sorry.

Kyle Alessandro is gross and ugly

John Grant

R42 I think he's cute.

[quote] Any newer guys out now?

R22 Troye Sivan, Olly Alexander, Orville Peck, Perfume Genius, Conan Grey, Frank Ocean...

Any good newer guys out now?

Brian Justin Crumb is Amazing. George Michael of course.

Omar Apollo

The quite unnecessarily handsome Tsatsamis

Ben McGarvey, Minute Taker

Mickey Callisto

R38-I'm sure his boyfriend begs to differ.

Little Richard

Nick Name And The Normals

Italian stallion Ivan Cattaneo

DL fave David Archuleta.

DL non-fave Clay Aiken

Roger Daltrey-The Who

Michael Stipe-He's GAY-totally Gay. Kenny Chesney-GAY

Jay Brannan: "I Want to be a Housewife"

Mika isn't in this conversation yet? How soon we forget, how soon, how soon.

Cazwell, Jonathan Mendelsohn, that guy from Savage Garden

Nakia

R32 - No! Sting is ridiculously straight.

Are you sure R32? You haven't heard the rumors?

Morrissey-soooo GAYE!!

Sting is not gay-

^^^he's a fucking douchebag, and his 2nd wife Trudie Styler^^^

It took 65 replies to get to Morrissey?

Opera singer David Daniels….just don’t accept an invite to his house for drinks

If we're including opera (with a detour to Broadway), Tony winner Paulo Szot.

Queen Elton of course.

Kraft Dinner Lang.

A Severe Joy

Joel Gibb from The Hidden Cameras, with the sexiest chest in indie music.

[QUOTE]Kraft Dinner Lang.

Gay male? That'll disappoint lots of lesbians.

I got to meet Joel Gibb from The Hidden Cameras last night. He is sex on legs, amazing hairy chest. If they remake Querelle he could do the Brad Davis role.

Check out Hifi Sean & David McAlmont, 1990s pop stars who now record as a duo. Their 2023 "Happy Ending" album is spectacularly good.

McAlmont was always out and has a stunning voice, probably best remembered on his and Bernard Butler's 1995 UK hit "Yes".

Sean Dickson had been the lead singer/guitarist/keyboardist in The Soup Dragons; he came out in the early 2000s and is also a dance music producer.

Are we talking out gay or closeted/DL/rumored gay?

Out gay singers R78.

David McAlmont was definitely out. And "Yes" was fucking fabulous, one of the best "fuck you" songs ever!

The Aluminum Group, a band out of Chicago led by two gay brothers (who take turns singing leads).

They were similar to Everything But The Girl, maybe Stereolab, with a pinch of Bacharach thrown in.

People won't like this, but I can only listen to gay male singers if they sound straight. If they sound like gay men singing, I have an aversion to them. I don't care if I'm criticized for it because you have no control over who you like or don't like.

“Lol”

R82 ok

How does someone sing "gay" r82?

R84 Do you like everything? At least I'm being honest. I'm not saying I don't like them as people. There's a sort of overemotional singing style some gay male singers have, like Sam Smith or Adam Lambert, that really turns me off. I like Troye Sivan, he just sounds like a boy band singer.

Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees

Labi Siffre. Not only does he possess the voice of an angel, but his lyrics make you feel the best things about yourself. An incredible artist. An openly gay man who universally appeals to humanity. There's nothing separatist about his songs, nor does he come from an angle that suggests he feels that he is "other" than anyone who may relate to his music. His songs are open & proud without veering to into boasting, self-pity, or hyper grandiosity. Over the past few years his music has crept into the mainstream here & there, which is so well deserved.

R88 I just recently discovered his work! Love it.

Most of us would know his work only from the Madness cover of "It Must Be Love" (with a cameo by Labi himself in the video). But he's got much more in his catalog. He's unique, but I'd sort of put him and Joan Armatrading in a category by themselves - very one of a kind singer-songwriters with great lyrics and a singular point of view.

R89...The Joan Armtrading comparison is brilliant & spot on! Love Joan. Her rabid & loyal fanbase is quite inspiring. She's enjoyed their support from the beginning. They're such enthusiasts of her work, making it so tempting for future fans to explore her work. An artist who truly about nothing other than her craft.

Marvelous gay Frenchie Jean Sablon

Calum Scott of “Britain’s Got Talent”— love his Robyn cover.

Thank you R81 - never heard of them before, but I've become a fan - great stuff!

Uhh...BILLY PORTER! What took you gurls so long to acknowledge him in this thread?! Let me guess...racism!

Jonsi