The rock band with the self-assured frontwoman is often a bright spot in the hyper male rock world. From Blondie’s Debbie Harry to Shirley Manson in Garbage, these are stars that often give queer music fans a starting point to find themselves.
Then there’s Gossip with its out and proud queer front-woman Beth Ditto, who this month finally releases her debut solo album, Fake Sugar. Her time in Gossip has cemented her legacy. In 2006 Gossip’s track ‘Standing in the Way of Control’ turned the band into stars, but what makes the song such a queer classic? And does the track have a legacy in an era where ‘resist’ is the new buzzword?