Pride 2023: The Icons That Empower Us
June is Pride Month in the US and Canada, a time to celebrate queerness and express pride in your identity. We’re highlighting the icons that help our staff feel empowered, confident, or safe in their queer identity. These icons may be someone in their per...
A Global Community Like No Other
Beyond geography, language, heritage, religion, there’s another community with a culture of its own and that’s the LGBTQIA+ community. Bonded by a collective rebellion of gender norms and stereotypes, the queer community value fearless authenticity and are...
Discovering LGBTQ+ Pride In Music
At The Orchard we’re here because we have something in common -- a love and passion for music. We joined The Orchard because nothing gives us more joy than sharing music with the world and connecting fans on a global scale! Music has a magical ability to c...
“Our Mission Came Out Of A Need”: How Milan’s FLUIDOSTUDIO Spotlights LGBTQ+ Artists
Milan-based record label and recording studio FLUIDOSTUDIO was founded by Italian DJs and producers Stefano Libertini Protopapa and Pierpaolo Moschino as a way to spotlight and provide a platform for LGBTQ+ artists within Italy and beyond. We spoke with fo...
Ten Minutes with Gia Woods
In her upcoming debut EP CUT SEASON, Gia Woods is clearing out her life from relationships and cycles that no longer serve her. Gia has always used music and songwriting to convey her most honest and inner feelings. In her first single from 2015, “Only A G...
Understanding Pride Through History & Music
June is Pride month, along with Black Music Month, and while in past years the occasion was spent celebrating love with powerful marches and events, 2020 brings about a version of Pride that is sadly familiar and reflective of its origins. Let’s not forget...