Desmond Child Opens Up: What It Meant to Be a Gay Producer in Rock Music

Desmond Child Opens Up: What It Meant to Be a Gay Producer in Rock Music

In a recent interview with The SDR Show, Desmond Child opened up about the homophobia he faced in the 1980s music industry. He recalled how some bands rejected his work simply because he was openly part of the LGBTQ+ community. Child humorously reflected on his experience, saying, “It was okay for me to be a co-writer because you’re equal. But these hetero bands—by the way, that wore makeup and painted their nails, they were very masculine, righ…