Queered Covers

Because people who change the lyrics of covers to make them more cis/straight when they sing them are weak and will not survive the apocalypse {listen}

70s-early 00s

alix dobkin - lesbian

alix olson - lesbian

ani difranco - bi lady

athens boys choir - pan trans man

bitch and animal - lesbian duo

cris williamson - lesbian

disappear fear - wlw

doria roberts - lesbian

ember swift - wlw 

gina young - lesbian

god is my copilot - bi

holly near - wlw 

indigo girls - lesbian

jamie anderson - lesbian

janis ian - lesbian

janis joplin - bi lady

jen foster - wlw

judy small - lesbian

k.d lang - lesbian

laura nyro - lesbian

lavender country - gay/lesbian

lesley gore - lesbian

lucie blue tremblay - wlw

melissa etheridge - lesbian

melissa ferrick - lesbian

pansy division - gay

sophie b. hawkins - pan lady

teresa trull - wlw

the butchies - lesbian

tracy chapman - lesbian

tribe 8 - lesbian

two nice girls - lesbian

zoe lewis - wlw 

alternative artists

adult mom - nb 

ani difranco - bi wlw 

courtney barnett - wlw 

cyberbully mom club - wlw 

ezra furman - bi mlm 

frankie cosmos - wlw 

girl in red - lesbian

grace petrie - lesbian

jamie anderson - lesbian

jasmine kennedy - lesbian

jay som - wlw 

jen cloher - lesbian

jen foster - wlw 

k.d lang - lesbian

lowell - bi wlw 

mabel ye - wlw 

mal blum - pan nb

marika hackman - wlw 

melissa etheridge - lesbian

melissa ferrick - lesbian

miki ratsula - wlw 

nicole dollanganger - wlw 

parker millsap - gay

shamir - nb pan

thao nguyen - wlw 

the greeting committee - wlw 

woodkid - gay 

asian artists

alextbh - malaysian mlm

awkwafina - chinese & korean-american 

bif naked - indian-american wlw 

doris muramatsu - japanese-american 

harisu - korean trans lady

hayley kiyoko - japanese-american wlw 

holland - korean mlm

jake zyrus - filipino trans man

japanese breakfast - korean-american 

jay som - filipino-american wlw

ki-yo - japanese mlm

klark - chinese mlm 

lady - korean trans ladies 

leon markcus - singaporean & bi mlm

leslie cheung - chinese mlm

leo kalyan - pakistani-british mlm

mabel ye - wlw 

maman - japanese wlw 

margaret cho - korean-american wlw 

mrshll - korean mlm

of methodist - singaporean mlm

poppy ajudha - indian & st lucian-english 

qiao qiao - chinese wlw 

rina sawayama - japanese-british wlw 

saintraja - malaysian mlm

secret guyz - japanese trans guys

sofya wang - chinese-american wlw 

sook-yin lee - chinese wlw 

thao nguyen - vietnamese-american wlw 

tommy genesis - indian-canadian bi wlw 

utada hikaru - japanese-american wlw 

vardaan arora - indian mlm

vivek shraya - indian-canadian trans lady

yaeji - korean-american wlw 

bands/duos

a great big world - gay

against me! - trans

aye nako

bad bad hats - bi wlw 

bikini kill - wlw 

bitch and animal - lesbian

black dresses - trans

brockhampton - gay

bronksi beat - mlm

cub sport - mlm

destroy boys - wlw 

disappear fear - wlw 

dog park dissidents - mlm

dream wife - wlw 

dyke drama 

fatty cakes & the puff pastries - wlw 

fit for rivals - lesbian

girlyman - queer

go! child - trans

god-des & she - lesbian

god is my copilot - bi

gossip - wlw 

grace petrie and the pc brigade - lesbian

hercules and love affair

hurray for the riff raff - wlw 

hyphen hyphen - wlw 

imperial teen

indigo girls - lesbian

it was romance - wlw 

joey fourr

kadie elder - mlm

larkin poe - wlw 

lavender country

le tigre 

lesbians on ectasy

lipstick homicide - wlw

lipstick jodi - wlw 

lovers - wlw 

muna - wlw 

neon trees - mlm

nero’s day at disneyland - trans

of montreal - mlm

palehound - wlw 

pansy division - mlm

partner - lesbian

pwr bttm - nb

pvris - wlw 

scissor sisters

sequin sally - wlw 

sisters

superfruit - gay

t.a.t.u - bi wlw 

team dresch - wlw 

tegan and sara - lesbian

thao & the get down stay down - wlw 

the b-52s

the blow - wlw 

the butchies - lesbian

the cliks - trans

the degenerettes - wlw

the ditty bops - wlw 

the dollyrots - wlw 

the greeting committee - wlw 

the hidden cameras

the internet - lesbian

the irrepressibles

the regrettes - wlw 

the scary jokes

the sounds 

the queers 

tribe 8 

two nice girls - lesbian

vampire weekend - gay

wyvern lingo - wlw 

years and years - mlm

bisexual artists

amanda palmer - wlw 

ana carolina - wlw 

angie - wlw 

ani difranco - wlw

azealia banks - wlw 

bella thorne - wlw 

billie joe armstrong/green day - mlm

caitlyn scarlett - wlw 

clairo - wlw 

david bowie - mlm

dodie - wlw 

ezra furman - mlm

halsey - wlw 

janelle monae - wlw

janis joplin - wlw 

kesha - wlw 

lady gaga - wlw 

lights - wlw 

lowell - wlw 

lzzy hale/halestorm - wlw 

maggie lindemann - wlw 

meshell ndgeocello - wlw

missy higgins - wlw 

princess nokia - wlw 

rita ora - wlw 

sara ramirez - wlw 

sia - wlw 

sir babygirl - nb

sophie b. hawkins - wlw 

taylor bennet - mlm

tommy genesis - wlw 

tove lo - wlw 

black artists

1.8.7/jordana lesesne - trans lady

ah mer ah su - trans lady

amandla stenberg - wlw 

anye elite - mlm

azealia banks - wlw 

be steadwell - wlw 

big freedia - mlm

black cracker - trans man

bre-z - wlw

bronze avery - mlm

cakes da killa - mlm

chynna - wlw 

cj run - nb

dizzy fae - wlw 

doria roberts - wlw 

domo wilson - wlw 

drebae - mlm

frank ocean - mlm

halsey - wlw 

iamddb - wlw 

ilovemakonnen - mlm

janelle monae - wlw 

kaytranada - mlm

kehlani - wlw 

keiynan lonsdale - mlm

kelela - wlw 

kele okereke - mlm

kevin abstract - mlm

kodie shane - wlw 

le1f - mlm

melange lavonne - wlw 

meshell ndegeocello - wlw 

mnek - mlm

mykki blanco - mlm

nitty scott - bi wlw 

princess nokia - wlw 

quay dash - trans lady

rico dalasaam - mlm

rupaul - mlm

serpentwithfeet - mlm

shamir - nb

shea diamond - trans lady

siya - wlw 

starley - wlw 

syd/the internet - wlw 

tt the artist - wlw 

taylor bennet - mlm

temper/aina brei’yon - wlw 

theesatisfaction - wlw 

tiara thomas - wlw 

tiffany gouche - wlw 

tinashe - wlw 

todrick hall - mlm

toshi reagon - wlw 

tracy chapman - wlw 

tyler, the creator - mlm

tyra b - wlw 

vincint - mlm

young m.a - wlw 

zebra katz - mlm 

european artists

Ängie - swedish bi wlw

alexander bard - swedish mlm

aurora - norwegian wlw 

beatrice eli - swedish lesbian

bright light bright light - welsh mlm

christine and the queens - french wlw

electrosexual - french mlm

girl in red - norwegian lesbian

ji nilson - swedish lesbian

julia volkova/t.a.t.u - russian bi wlw

maja lvarsson - swedish wlw

ola salo - swedish bi mlm

oscar zia - swedish mlm

saara aalto - finnish lesbian

silvana imam - swedish lesbian

sliimy - french mlm

smoothboi ezra - irish nb

soko - french wlw

sophie - scottish trans lady

steve strange - welsh mlm

tender forever - french wlw

the singing nun - belgian wlw

the spook school - scottish trans

tove lo - swedish bi wlw

gay artists

adam lambert

alextbh

andrea di giovanni

anye elite

arca

baths

big freedia

cakes da killa

drebae

geo louis

hercules and love affair

holland

ieuan

ilovemakonnen

jesse saint john

joey graceffa 

kaytranada 

kele okereke 

kevin abstract

ki-yo

le1f

leo kalyan 

lil phag

lontalius

m. lamar

matt alber 

matt fishel

mika

mnek

mrshll

mykki blanco

of methodist

olly alexander/years and years

parker millsap

perfume genius

rostam batmanglij

rupaul 

sakima

saintraja 

sam smith

steve grand

superfruit 

todrick hall

tom goss

troye sivan

tyler glenn

ty herndon

vardaan arora 

who is fancy

zebra katz

genderqueer/nb artists 

a.w

adore delano - gay

adult mom 

aeon fux 

aja

amandla stenberg - lesbian

angel haze - pan

babeo baggins

binary breaker

body betrayal 

cayetana/allegra anka 

chris pureka 

cj run - bi

courtney act - pan

drowned in vomit 

falter

imaginary hockey league 

imbi the girl 

in love with a ghost 

jake edwards 

jinkx monsoon

kieran strange

king princess - lesbian

le tigre 

mal blum - bi/pan

mothpuppy

ness nite - lesbian

openside 

pwr bttm

rachel maria cox

rae spoon

recurse

sam smith - gay

schmekel 

shamir - pan

she king/shawnee 

sir babygirl - bi

smoothboi ezra 

sons of an illustrious father 

spoonboy

ty greenstein

tylan

worriers 

indigenous/native/aboriginal artists

cris derksen - two spirit

dio ghandih - queer two spirit 

fay ball - lesbian

iskwe - queer 

melody mckiver - two spirit 

shawnee/she king  - two spirit 

tony enos - two spirit 

jewish artists

adam lambert - gay

ari gold - gay

athens boys choir - pansexual trans man

babydaddy/scissor sisters - gay

bria & chrissy - lesbian

brooke candy - pan wlw

dana international - trans woman

ezra furman - bi mlm

frankie cosmos - wlw

god-des & she - lesbian

janis ian - lesbian

japanese breakfast - wlw

jinkx monsoon - nb

k.d lang - lesbian 

laura nyro - wlw 

lesley gore - lesbian

mykki blanco - gay

peaches - bi wlw

troye sivan - gay

woodkid - gay

yeho - gay

lgbt rappers

aja - mlm

angel haze - nb

boyfriend - pan wlw 

bre-z - wlw 

brooke candy - pan wlw 

brockhampton - mlm

cakes da killa - gay

cazwell - gay

chynna - bi wlw 

cj run - nb

cupcakke - wlw 

dai burger - wlw 

domo wilson - lesbian

drebae - gay

frank ocean - mlm

god-des & she - lesbian

iamddb - wlw

ilovemakonnen - mlm

katastrophe - trans man

kaytranada - mlm

kevin abstract - mlm

kodie shane - wlw 

lady sovereign - wlw 

le1f - mlm

lil phag - mlm

melange lavonne - wlw

meshell ndgeocello - wlw 

princess nokia - wlw 

rico dalasaam - mlm

silvana imam - wlw 

siya - wlw 

taylor bennet - mlm

todrick hall - mlm

tommy genesis - bi wlw

tt the artist - wlw 

tyler, the creator - mlm

young m.a - wlw 

zebra katz - mlm

latinx artists

(me llamo) sebastian - mlm & Chilean

adrianne - wlw 

adore delano - nb & mexican-american

ana carolina - wlw & brazilian

arca - gay & venezuelan

banda uo - mlm, trans lady & brazilian

celeste carballow - wlw 

dani umpi - mlm & urugauyan 

dj keoki - salvadorian mlm

ellen oleria - wlw & brazilian

entropica - wlw 

francisco victoria - mlm

frankie simone - wlw & puerto rican-american

ga31 - lesbian & brazilian 

hurray for the riff raff - puerto rican

kehlani - black spanish-american wlw 

lauren jauregui - cuban-american

linn da quebrada - trans lady

manitas nerviosas - trans lady

mc trans - brazilian trans lady

miss bolivia - argentinian wlw 

nina dioz - mexican lesbian

nitty scott - black puerto rican-american

nomi ruiz - trans lady

pabllo vittar - gay brazilian

precolumbian - genderqueer 

princess nokia - puerto rican-american 

sara ramirez - mexican-american bi wlw 

reyna - mexican & lesbian 

rico dalasaam - black gay brazilian

rubby - dominican mlm

sailorfag - mexican & gay

siya - black puerto rican-american lesbian

young m.a - jamaican & puerto rican-american

lesbian artists

alix dobkin

alix olson

ally hills

amandla stenberg

beatrice eli

chely wright

cris williamson

courtney barnett

doria roberts

girl in red

gina young 

grace petrie

god-des & she 

hayley kiyoko

indigo girls

janis ian

jamie anderson

ji nilson

julien baker

kaki king 

k.d lang

king princess

lady sovereign 

lauren ruth ward

lauren sanderson

lesley gore 

lp

lynn gunn/pvris 

mary lambert

melange lavonne 

melissa etheridge

melissa ferrick

mirah

nakala

ness nite

partner

ria mae

saara alto

sara renberg

sateen

shura

silvana imam

siya

sofya wang

syd/the internet

tegan and sara 

tender forever 

teresa trull

torres/mackenzie scott 

tracy chapman

two nice girls 

young m.a 

zolita

middle eastern artists 

dana international - israeli trans woman

ferras - gay jordanian-american

harel skaat - gay israeli

ivri lider/typ - gay israeli 

mashrou leila - gay lebanese-american

mika - gay lesbanese-english

pollyanna frank - israeli lesbian

rona kenan - israeli lesbian

rostam - gay iranian-american 

yael deckelbaum - israeli lesbian

yeho - gay israeli

yehuda poliker - gay israeli

yehudit ravitz - israeli lesbian

muslim artists

ajah uk - lesbian

leo kalyan - gay

mashrou leila - gay

shamir - nb (raised muslim)

pansexual artists

angel haze/roes - nb

athens boys choir - trans man

brooke candy - wlw 

brendon urie - mlm

boyfriend - wlw 

christine and the queens - wlw 

courtney act - nb

janelle monae - wlw 

kailee morgue - wlw

miley cyrus - wlw

nick monaco - mlm

rina sawayama - wlw 

shamir - nb 

sophie b. hawkins - wlw 

yaysh - wlw 

plus sized artists

anohni - trans woman

beth ditto/gossip - wlw

fatty cakes and the puff pastries - wlw 

god-des & she - wlw 

mary lambert - wlw 

pop artists

a great big world - mlm

alextbh - gay

anne-marie - wlw 

angie - wlw 

aurora - wlw 

ava max - wlw 

beatrice eli - lesbian

bec sandridge - lesbian

car astor/see - wlw 

cub sport - mlm

christina aguilera - bi wlw 

fletcher - wlw 

frankie simone - wlw 

gia - wlw 

girl in red - lesbian

girli - bi wlw 

halsey - bi wlw 

hayley kiyoko - lesbian

janelle monae - pan wlw 

jesse saint john - gay

ji nilson - lesbian

kadie elder - mlm

keiynan lonsdale - mlm 

kesha - wlw 

king princess - lesbian 

lauren jauregui - wlw 

leo kalyan - gay

lights - wlw 

maddie ross - wlw 

mary lambert - lesbian

matt fishel - mlm

mika - mlm

miley cyrus - pan wlw 

muna - wlw 

of montreal - mlm

perfume genius - gay

rina sawayama - pan wlw 

rita ora - bi wlw 

sam smith - gay nb

saintraja - gay

sakima - gay

sir babygirl - bi nb 

sizzy rocket - bi wlw

sofya wang - lesbian

starley - lesbian 

superfruit - gay 

tegan and sara - lesbian

todrick hall - gay

tove lo - bi wlw 

troye sivan - gay

the veronicas - wlw 

vardaan arora - gay

who is fancy - gay

woodkid - mlm

years and years - mlm

zolita - wlw 

queer/unlabelled artists

aurora - wlw 

charlotte day wilson - wlw 

coeur de pirate - wlw 

dizzy fae - wlw 

ember swift - wlw 

frank ocean - mlm

frankie cosmos - wlw 

japanese breakfast - wlw 

jay som - wlw 

kehlani - wlw 

keiynan lonsdale - mlm

kelela - wlw

kodie shane - wlw 

miki ratsula - wlw 

muna - wlw 

nicole dollanganger - wlw 

st. vincent - wlw 

thao nguyen - wlw 

tiara thomas - wlw 

yaeji - wlw 

rock artists

Against me! - trans wlw 

bif naked - wlw 

bikini kill - wlw

cw/a - lesbian

destroy boys - wlw 

dream wife - wlw 

dyke drama - wlw 

ezra furman - bi mlm

fagatron - mlm

fit for rivals - lesbian

g.l.o.s.s - trans women

gina young - lesbian

god is my copilot 

gossip - wlw

grlwood - lesbian

halestorm - bi wlw 

it was romance - wlw 

kate nash - wlw 

larkin poe - wlw 

lauren ruth ward - lesbian 

life of agony - trans woman

lipstick homicide - wlw 

lipstick jodi - wlw 

melissa etheridge - lesbian

pansy division - mlm

partner - wlw 

pwr bttm - nb

pvris - lesbian 

the butchies - wlw 

the degenerettes - wlw 

the regrettes - wlw 

tyler glenn - gay 

smaller/indie artists

adult mom - nb

black dresses - trans wlw 

caitie inson - wlw 

cj run - bi nb

cyberbully mom club - wlw 

destroy boys - wlw 

fatty cakes and the puff pastries - wlw 

fly bye - wlw 

frankie simone- wlw

girl in red - lesbian

grlwood - lesbian

lipstick homicide - lesbian

lipstick jodi - lesbian

lovers - wlw 

mabel ye - wlw 

marika hackman

maddie ross - wlw 

miki ratsula - wlw 

nakala - wlw 

ness nite - genderqueer lesbian

palehound - wlw 

phem - bi wlw 

saintraja - gay

sapphic lasers - lesbian

sara renberg - lesbian

sequin sally - bi wlw 

sir babygirl - bi nb

torrey mercer - bi wlw 

whitney lindquist - wlw 

trans lady artists

1.8.7/jordana lesesne 

against me!/laura jane grace - bi

ah mer ah su

anohni

axis of awesome 

black dresses - lesbian

bulldog eyes

dana international

genesis p-orridge 

giant kitty

girls rituals - lesbian

g.l.o.s.s

go! child

harisu

hirs

just fern

katey red 

kim petras

life of agony/mina caputo 

mc trans

miss blanks

miss white

namoli brennet

native cats

nervus 

nero’s day at disneyland

peppermint 

quay dash

sateen - lesbian

she/her/hers

shea diamond

sophie

steam powered giraffe 

the scary jokes 

too attached 

vivek shraya 

trans man artists

athens boys choir - pan

black cracker 

coyote grace 

jake edwards

jake zyrus 

joe stevens

katastrophe 

laith ashley

lars randa 

lizzy’s husband 

lucas silvera/the cliks

ren stedman

ryan cassata 

also the title track Am I A Girl is an actual nonbinary anthem—she sings “please don’t complicate me / i don’t understand / sometimes i’m feminine / sometimes I’m masculine / don’t evaluate me as woman or man…am i a girl? / am i a boy? / what does that even mean? / i’m somewhere in between”

I’m tired of seeing people make gay song recommendations where every single artist is a synthpop singer, so here’s a list of punk rock songs written by/about wlw for all your gay needs.

1. “I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone”, Sleater-Kinney 2. “So-Called Str8 Grrrl”, Gina Young 3. “Rebel Girl”, Bikini Kill 4. “The Galaxy is Gay”, The Butchies 5. “Rebecca”, Against Me! (the lead singer of this band is a trans woman, as well, and writes a lot of songs about her experiences with gender. You guys should all go check her band out) 6. “My Best Friend’s Hot”, the Dollyrots 7. “Queer for You”, The Degenerettes 8. “She’s so Lovely”, Sleater-Kinney 9. “Truck Drivin Girlfriend”, The Degenerettes 10. “Rockerchick”, Lipstick Homicide 11. “Straight”, Veruca Salt 12. “Ellen D”, The Butchies 13. “November”, Kera & the Lesbians (more folk punk-y than anything else but still a severely underrated song) 14. “What’s Expected of You”, Lipstick Homicide 15. “Two Coffins”, Against Me!