Cover Photo: A screenshot of Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of the band Green Day, from their music video "Basket Case." Armstrong has dark hair and is staring directly at the camera against an electric blue background. Around his face are graphics of pink and orange fish and green eyeballs.
Screencap from Green Day's "Basket Case"/Reprise Records

The Unsung Queerness of Green Day Lyrics

Green Day’s album ‘Dookie’ is a quintessential teen-angst record. It’s also very queer—something music critics failed to talk about.


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The Advocate

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Niko is a writer of transsexual experience, based in Toronto. Her work has been featured in SPIN, Paper, Bitch, Xtra and more. She lives with her fiancee, two cats and one dog. She is a Cancer.