With her androgynous beauty and menswear-inspired dapper duds, Monáe is queering the way we look at music and fashion.
Like Davie Bowie before her, Janelle Monáe is queering music and fashion.
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And she's doing it while reminding us that you don't have to be gay to be queer.
"The lesbian community has tried to claim me, but I only date androids." - Janelle responding to assumptions she is gay.
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She isn't one to slap on a label:
In an interview with The New Gay.
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