Queer History is Made at Grammy Awards

The 65th annual Grammy Awards, which took place on February 5 in Los Angeles, hosted a number of LGBTQ groundbreaking moments and wins.

Kim Petras and Sam Smith's Grammy won for "Unholy" in the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category. Petras became the first openly trans woman to take home this award.

Petras acknowledged transgender legends who paved the way and remembered late Scottish singer Sophie.

Queer artists like Brandi Carlile (Best Rock Performance & Best Rock Song) and Steve Lacy (Best Progressive R&B Album), and Wet Leg (Best Alternative Music Album & Performance) also brought home trophies.

Beyoncé broke conductor Georg Solti's record by taking home her 32nd Grammy Award. She is now the most awarded artist in Grammy history. She thanked LGTBQ community "for inventing genre" during her acceptance speech.

GLAAD's Anthony Allen Ramos said in a statement."Tonight, queer artists from so many parts of the LGBTQ community representing so many unique musical genres became Grammy winners, and because of this Recording Academy reminded the world just how impactful LGBTQ people are when it comes to creating music...From Sam Smith and Kim Petras' breaking barriers for non-binary and transgender people in music by winning the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, to Brandi Carlile and Wet Leg dominating the Rock and Alternative Music categories with multiple wins, and Steve Lacy's win for Best Progressive R&B album the Grammy Awards were dominated by more openly LGBTQ artists and musicians than ever before."