I’m gonna be old right now for a second, but shit, in the nineties, when I was figuring myself out, we had NOTHING if you were just a teen consuming mainstream culture. I mean, I had like a relationship in fried green tomatoes that I could read too much into, and that was it. Now they say that being LGBTQ is a trend, but it’s just that the kids have representation and can be themselves in a variety of contexts. Still on my “in my day” diatribe, you could absolutely not be gay and a mainstream rapper at the same time, and I credit Kanye and Odd Future for first ushering in the more inclusive phase of mainstream hip hop (remember when Frank Ocean came out as bi? It felt cataclysmic)
I feel like I’m living in the future and I love it, thank you Lil Nas X! This is so important, I would have accepted myself so much sooner if I’d had people like that around when I was a teen.
I remember 10 years ago when Adam Lambert made out with his male band member live at the AMA's and he got "cancelled" and was a major news story for weeks.
it feels so good to have a gay black guy that looks like me. i feel happy too that he also likes black guys to unlike some other examples (kevin abstract, tyler the creator, frank ocean). This is the representation i needed to realize my sexuality and i hope he helps the mentality for other queer black boys come to realize who they are and be proud of it
empanada_de_queso on June 28th, 2021 at 12:51 UTC »
I’m gonna be old right now for a second, but shit, in the nineties, when I was figuring myself out, we had NOTHING if you were just a teen consuming mainstream culture. I mean, I had like a relationship in fried green tomatoes that I could read too much into, and that was it. Now they say that being LGBTQ is a trend, but it’s just that the kids have representation and can be themselves in a variety of contexts. Still on my “in my day” diatribe, you could absolutely not be gay and a mainstream rapper at the same time, and I credit Kanye and Odd Future for first ushering in the more inclusive phase of mainstream hip hop (remember when Frank Ocean came out as bi? It felt cataclysmic)
I feel like I’m living in the future and I love it, thank you Lil Nas X! This is so important, I would have accepted myself so much sooner if I’d had people like that around when I was a teen.
Tornado_Of_Benjamins on June 28th, 2021 at 14:42 UTC »
I remember 10 years ago when Adam Lambert made out with his male band member live at the AMA's and he got "cancelled" and was a major news story for weeks.
nourmallysalty on June 28th, 2021 at 17:16 UTC »
it feels so good to have a gay black guy that looks like me. i feel happy too that he also likes black guys to unlike some other examples (kevin abstract, tyler the creator, frank ocean). This is the representation i needed to realize my sexuality and i hope he helps the mentality for other queer black boys come to realize who they are and be proud of it