Hayley Kiyoko, Troye Sivan, and the New Age of Queer Pop

On May 11, British singer/actress Rita Ora released a song. “Girls,” as it was appropriately titled, featured Cardi B, Bebe Rexha, and Charli XCX. Built around a sing-song chorus of “sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls/red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls,” it was intended as a queer liberation anthem. But …

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