Billboard requested artists to write love letters to their LGBTQ fans during Pride Month

Icona Pop's Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt composed a heartfelt letter

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The gratitude to the LGBTQ community for its transformative impact on both themselves and the world.

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The letter serves as an expression of appreciation, acknowledging the community's role .

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Icona Pop emphasizes the profound influence of the LGBTQ community

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Childhood in North Carolina, situated in the religiously conservative Bible Belt of the United States.

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Adolescence spent in Latvia, known for its reputation of being notably homophobic.

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Being queer in these environments has been a profound source of heartbreak in my life.

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Watch-Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford are no longer together

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