Long before there was ever a Lil Nas X (seriously, before Lil Nas X was even born), the queer music act Pansy Division had the right combination of in-your-face lyrics and unexpected public exposure.

Jon Ginoli had LGBTQ activism in mind when he started the queercore band Pansy Division, but it was also important to have fun and bring joy to the band’s audience. The San Francisco group has ...

Last year, as Pansy Division played shows around the country marking 30 years of its first full-length album, “Undressed,” the pioneering gay rock band noticed more young people in the crowd than they ...

Formed in 1991 in San Francisco by Jon Ginoli, Chris Freeman, Joel Reader, and Luis Illades, Pansy Division was conceived as the first openly gay rock band featuring predominantly gay musicians. They ...

2023 marks a landmark anniversary for iconic queercore rockers Pansy Division. It's 30 years since their groundbreaking debut album, Undressed, was released, catapulting them into the spotlight. To ...