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Placebo on pushing the boundaries of gender and sexuality in the ‘90s
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nme.comPlacebo’s efforts to bring queerness to the mainstream in the 1990s.Speaking to The Guardian, Molko touched on his groundbreaking work to push the boundaries of gender and sexuality in a time when being queer was still taboo in mainstream media.“We did what we could within the framework that existed,” he said, “and we rebelled against the framework that existed.”Noting that the conversations around queer identity, gender expression and sexual fluidity are “much, much more complex now”, Molko continued: “If just by being ourselves in the ‘90s, we made people feel less alone – if we managed to, in any way whatsoever, increase the potential and capacity for freedom just by one per cent – then we’ve achieved something.”The Guardian pointed to.
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