QUEER ARTISTS WE LOVE
CHAZ CARDIGAN
An alt-rocker for a new, angsty generation, Chaz Cardigan is making space for himself in a genre in which LGBTQ musicians aren’t often seen. Cardigan recently released the video for “Not OK!”—a brash anthem for people struggling to get their shit together: “How many times can I fake it / Before it breaks me / I’m not OK,” the chorus builds over an electric guitar while he flips off a giant gummy bear. With all of his quirks and color, Cardigan recognizes the privilege he has to make music without his sexuality being the focus.
“I’m allowed to say that I’m queer, and no one really bats an eyelash,” he says. “I’m allowed, actually, to just exist as a person and not even have to make my sexuality a focus in my art.
