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 .