# Music groups with openly gay members? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 27, 2005, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-groups-with-openly-gay-members/332899 "2005-11-27T07:47:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-groups-with-openly-gay-members/332899/61 "2005-11-28T17:42:33Z")
. . . Except that the lyrics to _Philadelphia Freedom_ were written by Bernie Taupin, not Elton John. ---
**Author:** ![Amaranta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Amaranta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amaranta)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-groups-with-openly-gay-members/332899/62 "2005-11-28T17:47:54Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > I’m not tied into Entertainment news closely enough to vouch for the accuracy of this (I’m sure someone here will come along and refute or support me), but I’m pretty sure that Billie Joe and maybe one other member of _Green Day_ have come out as being gay, or more likely bi. Hmm. Billie Joe is married to a woman, but did claim to be bisexual about 10 years ago in some magazine article. Tre Cool has kids and is dating someone in the Donnas. And the guy who’s not Billie Joe or Tre Cool was married, now has a girlfriend. They did have several openly gay bands (like Pansy Division) open for them when they toured for their first few albums, that might have fueled some rumors. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-groups-with-openly-gay-members/332899/63 "2005-11-28T17:53:46Z")
> [@Walloon](#): > > . . . Except that the lyrics to _Philadelphia Freedom_ were written by Bernie Taupin, not Elton John. …and they were written about Billie Jean King and her tennis team, the Philadelphia Freedoms. ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-groups-with-openly-gay-members/332899/64 "2005-11-28T17:59:27Z")
The singer in Suede (The London Suede to Americans) is gay, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-groups-with-openly-gay-members/332899/65 "2005-11-28T21:24:18Z")
> [@amaranta](#): > > Tre Cool has kids and is dating someone in the Donnas. They broke up. ---
**Author:** ![Misery\_Loves\_Co](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Misery\_Loves\_Co](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misery_Loves_Co)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-groups-with-openly-gay-members/332899/66 "2005-11-28T21:52:19Z")
> [@Sage Rat](#): > > Supposedly everyone in Rammstein is gay; though not having looked into it (nor caring much) I have no idea whether it is true nor whether they open about it. Way to use those mad straight-dope research skilz. 😃 [ignorance fought](http://herzeleid.com/en/faq/band#faq5) ---
**Author:** ![AndyPolley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@AndyPolley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyPolley)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-groups-with-openly-gay-members/332899/67 "2005-11-28T21:53:32Z")
The bass player/singer from my favorite band is openly gay. That’d be Doug Pinnick of the Band [King’s X.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_X) They always have, and still continue, to rule. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-groups-with-openly-gay-members/332899/68 "2005-11-29T01:17:42Z")
> [@John\_Stamos'\_Left\_Ear](#): > > Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields) As is the drummer/singer/manager, Claudia Gonson. ---
**Author:** ![buns3000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c89c15/32.png) [@buns3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buns3000)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-groups-with-openly-gay-members/332899/69 "2005-11-29T02:26:24Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > If only. His last name is actually just Hartman. I knew that. How embarrassing. :smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-groups-with-openly-gay-members/332899.md?page=3)