Charli xcx gay icon

Girls Night Out, a national club night aimed at queer people, is named after a Charli XCX song. The connection runs so deep that last year, one straight person went viral for asking if he was gay because he likes Charli’s music.

By unapologetically embracing her sexuality, Charli XCX has become an icon for many individuals within the LGBTQ+ community, serving as a symbol of empowerment and self-acceptance.

There's no male gay icon that can be compared to Judy Garland, or Madonna, or Lady Gaga, and Charli is that but on a smaller scale. You can hang around waiting for Lil Nas X or Troye Sivan to disprove it but I don't think that's gonna happen personally.

From shouting ‘gay rights!’ in viral Twitter videos to calling for a ban on conversion therapy to dedicating a single in her new album to her friend and late trans producer Sophie, Charli has found ways to use her voice in ways that matter not only to her, but to the people that predominantly make up her fanbase.