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Tove Lo is a burgeoning gay icon.

“I love that there are so many queer artists at the front of pop,” she says. “For me, sexuality is a fluid thing and it’s hard to be just the one way.”. For Gay Pride Month, Billboard asked numerous pop culture luminaries to write “love letters” to the LGBTQ community. Below, international pop singer-songwriter and LA Pride headliner Tove Lo.

Tove Lo talks about what its like being in a straight relationship while identifying with the queer community more. In her GAY TIMES cover story, Tove reflects on her momentous year career, which includes a quintuple platinum sleeper hit in Habits (Stay High), Grammy and Golden Globe nominations and collaborations with artists such as Charli XCX, Nick Jonas, Lorde, Ellie Goulding and Duran Duran.

Now, Lo openly identifies as bisexual and even penned a letter to the LGBTQ community last year as part of Billboard’s pride coverage, which you can read here! When I first listened to Sunshine. Dedicated fans started lining up a few hours before the slated 7pm door time — I showed up at and was about 20th in line. In full celebration mode, Lo filled the outside room with treats, like balloons imprinted with the Lady Wood and Sunshine Kitty logos, a special photo booth, and themed drinks.

The photo booth digitally placed fans on the Sunshine Kitty album cover next to Lo, and provided entertainment before the show began. I will say, the crowd had less obvious queer female representation than I had maybe hoped for — especially compared to the Fletcher concert I attended a few weeks ago, which was a beautiful sea of primarily queer people.

For a moment, I did long for a subtle gay head nod or an encounter with an ex-hookup. As someone whose summer hookup just came to an end, the song hits crushingly hard — bad pun definitely intended. In an email with Autostraddle, Lo explains that the song is about her first girl crush, and she struggled with knowing whether the girl was flirting or just wanting to be friends. Since Lo grew up in such a liberal family, she never felt pressured to label her sexuality, until her fans kept asking if she viewed herself as bisexual.

Spoiler alert: Abbi dreaded telling Ilana about her acceptance to art school because of what it meant for their friendship. The power of friendship, especially when it comes to queer female friendship, is immeasurable. But you know, angst — I related it to feeling like a loner and wanting an escape. The words I once thought I understood so well, I now actually did.

And I belted the words without even remotely caring that I was there alone. Full circle. Lo did a great job juxtaposing new and old songs, with seamless transitions. Stellar and electric. The energy levels surged. As Lo finished her final song, I watched her slowly vanish from the stage as the lights turned to black. Lo live is always a great time and this being an album release made it far more special.

It was a far, far more intimate concert than the one at Hammerstein, with a fraction of the people. Before I even left the venue, I texted my friends in our gay group chat judge me, I know you have one too and asked who was down for the February show. The answer: everyone. Erica is a freelance photographer and writer based in New York City, where they are most definitely not having a postgrad existential crisis.

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