10 queer punks from the 70s
1. George walker: gay
George walker was the guitarist for the punk band “the cheifs”, which was an inspiration to many of the bands around the LA punk scene.
2. Bambi lake (right): trans woman
Bambi Lake was involved in the San Francisco punk scene, singing with the all woman punk band “vs”. She also toured with the British punk band “the stranglers” and dated Baba Chenelle who was the drummer for “the zeros”.
3. Robert Lopez: gay
Robert Lopez was the guitarist for “the zeros” in the 70s. He later took the stage name El Vez and preforms music that mixes the styles of Elvis Presley with his Mexican heritage.
4. Karla Maddog: lesbian
Karla Maddog was the drummer for the punk band “the controllers”. She also happens to be the cousin of intersex and genderqueer artist Vaginal Davis.
5. Patrick Mack: gay
Patrick Mack was the singer and songwriter for the punk band “the stimulators”. He died in 1983 from complications with AIDS.
6. Adele Bertei: lesbian
Adele Bertei played guitar in the band “the contortions” and then formed “the bloods” which consisted of all openly gay women.
7. Caroline Coon: bisexual
Caroline Coon was a writer for the melody maker, and wrote about and interviewed punk bands at the time. She also briefly managed “the clash”.
8. Richard Lloyd: bisexual
Richard Lloyd was the guitarist for punk band “television”. In the book “Television's Marquee Moon” By Bryan Waterman it says when talking about the book “Please kill me” by Legs McNeil “Though Lloyd would later complain that McNeil had reduced eight hours of interviews to their most lurid residue, he still seemed pleased at having been designated the band's bisexual darling”
9. Jane wiedlin: bisexual
Jane wiedlin is the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for “the Go-Gos”. Though “the go-gos” are probably mostly thought of as more pop, they started in the Los Angeles punk scene.
10. Lance Loud: gay
Lance Loud was the singer for the punk band “the mumps”. In 1973 he was in the documentary “An American Family” which was about his family, where it was revealed that he was gay on national television.
