No True Allies.
I've had many loves in my life, and in recent memory? Industrial music has been one of them. It's given me lifelong friendships and bonding moments with people whose music I've listen to in college, and in a self serving note? The ability to do shows with them and have my name alongside some of the greats. It was a place to be myself. A scene built and fostered by the LGBTQIA+ community and wouldn't have thrived had it not been for gay clubs. Why do I preface my thoughts with this? Because it's integral to what needs to be discussed. The Industrial scene should be seen as one that's inherently progressive aka counter culture. Especially when you see what the prevalent culture is at present, Industrial is the opposite of it. It should be a place where all who believe the marginalized should feel safe belong. But this story isn't one of triumph and understanding, its one of disappointment and frustration. Brian G. of the Gothsicles fucked up. There's...