Monday is the first day of Pride Month! Community events will be happening all over the state — and all month long! — to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community.

According to the American Library Association, Pride Month recognizes the impact that people in the LGBTQIA+ community have had on history. It is held in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, which became a catalyst for the LGBTQIA+ rights movement.

Let’s start this month with music that supports, celebrates, and champions the LGBTQIA+ community by creating a playlist of some of our favorite artists! (And, If you want even more music for Pride after the Coffee Break, you can flip over to The Current’s Pride Stream!)

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from artists in the LGBTQIA+ community would you like to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive.

Songs Played

Jay Som- Superbike
Janelle Monae- Pynk feat. Grimes
Elton John- Tiny Dancer
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts- A.C.D.C.
Lucy Dacus- Ankles
George Michael- Faith
Orville Peck- Take You Back (The Iron Hoof Cattle Song)