Biography
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Years Active
1991 – present (34 years)
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Founded In
San Francisco, California, United States
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Members
- Bernard Yin (2003 – 2005)
- Chris Bowe (1991 – 1991)
- Chris Freeman (1991 – present)
- Dan Panic (1994 – 1994)
- David Ward (1992 – 1994)
Pansy Division is a pop punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1991. The band is often credited with popularizing the queercore movement when they opened for fellow Bay Area band and former Lookout! Records artists Green Day on their "Dookie" tour in 1994. While the band's record sales waned in the late 90s and 2000s (1998's "Absurd Pop Song Romance" only selling around 5,000 copies compared to their 1996 album "Wish I'd Taken Pictures" selling around 15,000), they have seen a resurgence in popularity thanks in part to the queercore revival that began in the mid 2010s.
Their first single release was the "Fem in a Black Leather Jacket" EP released in November 1992 on Lookout! Records. The band has had around a dozen different drummers, a majority of which were within the first three years of the band's existence.
While the band has not released any new music since 2016's "Quite Contrary", they still regularly perform live.
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