Celebrating Pride Month

Why are we celebrating the LGBTQIA+ movement in June?
On the night of 27-28 June 1969, the New York police decided to raid Greenwich Village, the historically gay neighborhood in Manhattan. But when they arrived at the Stonewall Inn, a bar on Christopher Street, the community rebelled. For several days, the population stood up against these injustices, organizing spontaneous demonstrations that were quelled by the NYPD.

These riots are considered the spark that allowed the movement to organize itself to defend the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to live their sexual orientation openly, without fear of arrest.

One year after the uprising, to commemorate this founding event, the first gay pride marches took place in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Los Angeles. Since then, these peaceful and festive events have become a way for the community to show their pride while continuing to fight for the rights of LGBTQIA+ people.

Pride Month remains more essential than ever. While progress has been made in recognizing the rights of LGBTQIA+ people, many inequalities, discrimination, and violence persist, including in contexts where rights seemed established. Pride Month is a powerful moment to remember that visibility, listening, and solidarity are not givens but daily struggles. It is also an opportunity to honor the movement’s pioneers and shed light on ongoing challenges. A place where music has always played a crucial role, re-orienting norms, and challenging the status quo…

To celebrate Pride month, we want to highlight queer voices with our best electronic and dance sounds, indie gems and anthems featuring LGBTQIA+ artists and their allies.

• Borboleta – ‘Fly’ / EveryDejaVu
• Cakes da Killa, TOKiMONSTA – ‘Switch it (Kingdom Remix)’ / Young Art Records
• Dawn Richard – ‘Slim Thicc’ / Local Action
• Dee Diggs – ‘Love Cruise’ / toucan sounds
• Deena Abdelwahed – ‘Tawa’ / InFiné
• Douglas Dare – ‘Sailor ‘ / Erased Tapes
• Dressed Like Boys – ‘Jaouad’ / Mayway Records
• Ephemerals – ‘You’ll Never See Me Cry’ / Jalapeno Records
• Gorgeous Dykes – ‘Cool Gay Aunt’ / EveryDejaVu
• I.JORDAN – ‘I’m Waiting (Just 4 U)’/ Local Action
• Jeanneto – ‘Pas Normal’ / Floral Records
• Jools – ‘Limerence’ / Hassle Records
• Kiddy Smile, Crookers – ‘Dickmatized’ / Neverbeener Records
• Lambrini Girls – ‘Cuntology 101’ / City Slang
• Léonie Pernet – ‘Butterfly’ / InFiné
• Maddy Street – ‘Deep Eyes’ / 22D Music
• Maggie Kiing – ‘She Pop That’ / Old Soul Music
• Maud Geffray – ‘In Your Eyes’ / Pan European Recording
• myst milano. – ‘No Shade’ / Halocline Trance
• NVDES – ‘I Want to Make Out at the Gay Club’ / B3SCI Records
• Pom Pom Squad – ‘Drunk Voicemail’ / City Slang
• ROZET – ‘Shadow Wurk’ / Young Art Records
• Russell Louder – ‘Light of the Moon’ / Lisbon Lux Records
• RVG – ‘Nothing Really Changes’ / Fire Records
• SPRINTS – ‘Adore Adore Adore’ / City Slang
• UNIIQU3 – ‘Microdosing’ / Local Action
• Yelle – ‘Je t’aime encore’ / Recreation Center
• Yndi – ‘Memoria’ / Nascimento
• Zsela – ‘Not Your Angel’ / Mexican Summer