Today I explore how alternative music has shaped the queer community with my Alternative List of Queer anthems, yes I am posting it a little later than wanted but we should be full of pride all year round. Ivy by Frank Ocean Frank Ocean is known as one of the first openly gay artists to have mainstream success within the Hip-Hop and R’n’B community.  His influences are deeply ingrained into his style of music with Jazz and Funk featuring heavily while being combined with R&B beats, creating a truly experimental and alternative approach to the genre. Ocean’s second studio album, blond, was released as an iTunes & Apple Music exclusive…