Chris Freeman (musician)
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Chris Freeman is an American
bassist
. He is best known as a member of the band Pansy Division
, which was founded by Freeman and Jon Ginoli
in 1991. Pansy Division is known as one of the founding examples of the queercore
genre of punk rock
. He is openly
gay
.
Freeman is also a writer for various magazines and publications including Frontiers Magazine. He has starred, with Pansy Division, in the 1997 film Queercore: A Punk-U-Mentary by Scott Treleaven
; as an actor, he appeared in the 2002 film Luster
, by Everett Lewis
; and most recently in the 2008 documentary film Pansy Division: Life In a Gay Rock Band, directed by Michael Carmona.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
bassist
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
. He is best known as a member of the band Pansy Division
Pansy Division
Pansy Division is an American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco, California in 1991. Featuring primarily gay musicians and focusing mostly on gay-related themes, Pansy Division is one of the more melodic-oriented bands to emerge from the "queercore" movement that began in the 1980s.-Early...
, which was founded by Freeman and Jon Ginoli
Jon Ginoli
Jon Latimer Ginoli is an American guitarist. He is best known as a member of the band Pansy Division, which was founded by Ginoli and Chris Freeman in 1991. Pansy Division is known as one of the founding examples of the queercore genre of punk rock...
in 1991. Pansy Division is known as one of the founding examples of the queercore
Queercore
Queercore is a cultural and social movement that began in the mid-1980s as an offshoot of punk. It is distinguished by being discontent with society in general and its rejection of the disapproval of the gay, bisexual, and lesbian communities and their "oppressive agenda"...
genre of punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
. He is openly
Coming out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
.
Freeman is also a writer for various magazines and publications including Frontiers Magazine. He has starred, with Pansy Division, in the 1997 film Queercore: A Punk-U-Mentary by Scott Treleaven
Scott Treleaven
Scott Treleaven is a Canadian artist whose work employs a variety of media including collage, film, video, drawing, photography and installation.-Artwork:...
; as an actor, he appeared in the 2002 film Luster
Luster (film)
Luster also known as Muse is a 2002 gay-themed drama film written and directed by Everett Lewis. The film is about a weekend in the lives of a group of friends in the Los Angeles queer punk scene. Lewis sought to "infuse queerness" into the film as much as he could, so he cast a number of...
, by Everett Lewis
Everett Lewis
Everett Lewis is an American director, screenwriter and producer. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from North Carolina State University and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Southern California...
; and most recently in the 2008 documentary film Pansy Division: Life In a Gay Rock Band, directed by Michael Carmona.