#32 Kehlani
Kehlani’s 2017 single Honey has become somewhat of a gay anthem. In 2021, she clarified to reporters that she identifies as a lesbian after identifying as queer. However, she has long been an ally, especially when her 2017 single became such a massive hit among the LGBTQ community.”
“I mean, I’ve been making music about women my whole career, but I never felt the need to write ‘she,’ necessarily. It wasn’t in the forefront of my mind,” she stated during an interview with The Fader. “But now I’ve seen how people reacted to my song ‘Honey,’ or when I’ve used the correct pronouns and put women in my music videos… just seeing how much people felt like they needed that representation or how much it inspired them definitely encouraged me to step into this new phase of making music.”