Pansy Division

Pansy Division
Pansy Division
	Pansy Division performing in 2016
Background information
Origin	San Francisco, California, United States
Genres	Pop punk, alternative rock, power pop, queercore;
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Outpunk; Alternative Tentacles; Mint; Lookout;
Members	Jon Ginoli; Chris Freeman; Luis Illades; Joel Reader;
Website	www.pansydivision.com

Pansy Division are an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California, United States, in 1991 by guitarist and singer-songwriter Jon Ginoli along with bassist Chris Freeman.

Conceived as the first openly gay rock band featuring predominantly gay musicians, Pansy Division's music, a mix of pop punk and power pop, focuses mainly on LGBT issues, sex and relationships, often presented in a humorous light. In 1993, the band signed to punk label Lookout! Records and received international notoriety touring with Green Day in 1994, becoming the most commercially successful band of the queercore movement which began in the 1980s.

Pansy Division has released seven studio albums and three B-side compilations, among other recordings. In 2008, the band was the subject of a documentary film entitled Pansy Division: Life in a Gay Rock Band.

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