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• CAN RABBS BE GAY? 11 SURPRISG FACTS (UPDATED 2023)
• IS BAD BUNNY REALLY GAY? KNOW WHY THE RAPPER IS CONSIRED A ‘QUEER IN’
• LGBTQ+ STORE FOR ALL YOUR GAY PRI APPAREL!
• BRETMAN ROCK IS PLAYBOY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MALE VER STAR
• JOHN OLIVER’S GAY BUNNY BOOK OUTSELLS THE PENC’
• CAN RABBS BE GAY? [HUMPG IS NORMAL FOR RABBS!!!]
• IS BAD BUNNY GAY? PUERTO RIN RAPPER GENR AND SEXUALY
• WAS BUGS BUNNY A GAY CHARACTER?
• HOW BAD BUNNY BRIDG LGBTQ AND LATX INTI WH HIS INCLIVE ‘CARO’ VIOTHE FAST-RISG LAT TRAP STAR HAS BEEN UNAAID TO PUT HIMSELF AT ODDS WH TOXIC {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY MTV NEWS STAFFFEBARY 6, 2019/10:47 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:768PX;WIDTH:1289PX;}COURTY OF RIMAS ENTERTAMENTBY MTV NEWS STAFFFEBARY 6, 2019 / 10:47 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW BAD BUNNY BRIDG LGBTQ AND LATX INTI WH HIS INCLIVE ‘CARO’ VIO","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-02-06T15:47:29.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-02-06T15:47:29.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MTV NEWS STAFF","KEYWORDS":"HIP HOP","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BY LUS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS RISG STAR BAD BUNNY IS MAKG MONEY MOV THE MIC DTRY, HE'S G HIS PLATFORM TO PAY FORWARD TO UNRREPRENTED PEOPL. AND WH LAST MONTH’S RELEASE OF THE MIC VIO FOR "CARO,” A CUT OM HIS LATE-2018 BUT X 100PRE, THE PUERTO RIN RAPPER ME OUT AS ALLY TO THE LGBTQ MUNY. HIS CLIVE SPOTLIGHT THE FLASHY CLIP IS A WORTHWHILE WATCH FOR A LATX MUNY, AND THE WORLD AT LARGE, THAT ULD E MORE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BAD BUNNY, WHOSE REAL NAME IS BENO ANTON MARTíNEZ OS, HAS BEEN WORKG THE LAT TRAP MIC MARKET SCE 2016, EARNG HIGH-PROFILE FEATUR AND H SGL BEFORE EVEN DROPPG AN ALBUM. HE WAS TAKEN UNR THE WG OF LATX HEAVYWEIGHTS LIKE FELLOW PUERTO RIN SGER OZUNA, COLOMBIAN SUPERSTAR J BALV, AND REGGAETON MIC'S RINT VETERAN DADDY YANKEE, AND ON THE STRENGTH OF THE -SIGNS, AS WELL AS HIS PLAYFUL FLOW AND UNAPOLOGETIC ATTU, HE'S AMASSED LNS OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST YEAR, BAD BUNNY RANKED AT NO. 8 ON SPOTIFY'S MOST-STREAMED LAT ARTISTS LIST. AMONG THE UNTLS HS HE'S REGISTERED ON BILLBOARD'S LAT SONGS CHART, THE 24-YEAR-OLD HAS ALSO LAND SEVEN SONGS ON THE ALL-GENRE HOT 100 CHART, CLUDG THE NO. 1 H "I LIKE IT" WH CARDI B AND J BALV. AND WH LAT MIC NSUMPTN HAVG OUTPACED UNTRY MIC THE U.S. THIS PAST YEAR, BAD BUNNY HAS STAKED HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE LOUST LATX VOIC LEADG THIS SEA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BAD BUNNY FALLY DROPPED X 100PRE (MEANG "SIEMPRE" SPANISH, OR “FOREVER" ENGLISH) ON DECEMBER 24. IT'S BEEN LODGED THE TOP SPOT OF BILLBOARD'S HOT LAT ALBUMS CHART FOR SIX WEEKS NOW, AND PEAKED AT NO. 11 ON THE BILLBOARD 200. THE ALBUM IS LOAD WH SONGS WHERE HE'S EHER FEELG HIMSELF OR HIS FEELGS, BUT THE MIC VIOS FOR S SONGS HAVE MOSTLY STEERED AWAY OM THE RAPPER TO FOC ON HIS MSAGE. "SOLO Mí," FOR EXAMPLE, STARS AN ABED WOMAN WHO FDS STRENGTH HIS LYRICS THAT TRANSLATE TO: "DON'T LL ME, BABY / I'M NOT YOURS OR ANYONE'S / I'M ME ALONE." IN AN INSTAGRAM POST ABOUT THE VIO, BAD BUNNY WROTE SPANISH, "I'M NOT SURE IF CKFIGHTS ARE ABE, BUT GENR VLENCE AGAST WOMEN AND THE ABSURD AMOUNT OF WOMEN WHO ARE MURRED IS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BAD BUNNY'S LATT MIC VIO FOR "CARO," WHICH TRANSLAT TO "EXPENSIVE" ENGLISH, IS ANOTHER THAT HIGHLIGHTS WOMEN ALONGSI OTHER MARGALIZED GROUPS LIKE THE LGBTQ MUNY. WH HIS PATED, MANICURED NAILS AND FLAMBOYANT SENSE OF STYLE, HE'S BEEN AT ODDS WH THE MACHISTA, OR OFTEN TOXIC MASCULY, CULTURE THAT'S OFTEN GRAED LATX LIFE. THOSE NAILS MA HEADL JULY WHEN A SALON OVIEDO, SPA REFED HIM SERVICE. BAD BUNNY POSTED ABOUT THE CINT ON INSTAGRAM AND WROTE, "THEY TOLD ME NO BEE I'M A MAN. WHAT YEAR IS ? F**KG 1960?" BUT HIS PEERS HAVE BEEN FAR MORE SUPPORTIVE. IN A NVERSATN WH COMPLEX LAST SEPTEMBER, J BALV CLARED THAT BAD BUNNY'S LORFUL PRENCE THE URBAN MIC SCENE MA HIM AN EXAMPLE THAT WOULD HELP "PEOPLE PRIVG THEMSELV OF BEG WHO THEY REALLY ARE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDGLY, THE MIC VIO FOR "CARO" OPENS WH BAD BUNNY GETTG HIS NAILS PATED BLACK. BUT WHEN THE MERA REFOC ON THE RAPPER, HE'S BEEN REPLACED BY PUERTO RIN MOL JAZMYNE JOY, WHO SEAMLSLY ROCKS HIS GENR-FLUID STYLE AS THE VISUAL’S NEW STAR. WHILE LIP-SYNCG HIS LYRICS, JOY FLEX ON THE HOOD OF A FERRARI NVERTIBLE. AND A DREAM-LIKE FASHN SHOW THAT UNFOLDS A PARALLEL SEQUENCE, WOMEN OF MANY SIZ, SHAP, AND AGE STT THE TWALK WH NFINCE. A FIERCE DRAG QUEEN, STYLISH BLACK MAN, AND YOUNG WOMAN WH DOWN SYNDROME TAKE THEIR STRIS WH PRI. EVENTUALLY, BAD BUNNY REAPPEARS DURG THE VIO’S SUNSET WH PEOPLE NNG AROUND HIM. A MAN AND A WOMAN EACH JUMP TO KISS HIM ON THE CHEEK, AND, BAD BUNNY KISS JOY, HIS PY, A GTURE OF SELF-LOVE. "CARO" IS RICH WH CLIVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SONG’S LYRICS ALSO TRANSFORM TO AN LGBTQ ANTHEM, PECIALLY WHEN YOU NSIR BAD BUNNY’S -WRER ON THE TRACK: PUERTO RIN GAY IN RICKY MART. BACKED BY A HARD-HTG TRAP BEAT, BAD BUNNY TAK AIM AT HIS JUDGMENTAL CRICS BY LIVG HIS BT LIFE UNBOTHERED. ON THE EMOTNAL BRIDGE, MART'S VOLS BACK BAD BUNNY'S AS HE LETS HIS GUARD DOWN TO ASK SPANISH, "WHY N I NOT BE LIKE THAT? WHAT DAMAGE HAVE I DONE TO YOU?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE LYRICS RONATE WH WELL WH RICKY'S OWN STORY. AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS GLOBAL BREAKTHROUGH THE EARLY '90S, HE WAS HARASSED BY THE PRS WH QUTNS ABOUT HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN, AND MART EVENTUALLY ME OUT AS GAY ON 2010. WH BAD BUNNY, HE FDS A BETIFUL HARMONY AS THEY SG, "I'M JT HAPPY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALL THIS MAK BAD BUNNY A SORELY-NEED LATX ARTIST — ONE WHO UNRSTANDS WHY REPRENTATN MATTERS, CHAMPNS SPE OF HIS CRICS, AND IS HOPEFULLY SPIRG MORE LATX ARTISTS TO FEARLSLY ALIGN WH THE LGBTQ MUNY. AS A GAY, MEXIN-AMERIN MAN WHO LOV REGGAETON MIC, I EPLY APPRECIATE SEEG AND HEARG BAD BUNNY PROMOTE THE IA OF EMBRACG WHO I AM "CARO.” WHETHER OR NOT THE RT OF THE WORLD IS READY FOR HIM (AND HIS NAILS), I N'T WA TO SEE WHAT HE DO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}HIP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

CAN RABBS BE GAY? 11 SURPRISG FACTS (UPDATED 2023)

Sger Ricky Mart, who publicly me out as gay 2010, told the magaze that Bad Bunny, born Beno Os, had bee “an in for the Lat queer muny”’s genero praise falls le wh the recent attentn Bunny has received on social media and om LGBTQ publitns. Recent exampl clu the blatant queer-bag of former Disney star Nick Jonas, who would promote his new mic at famo gay clubs and even received an Out Magaze ver.

IS BAD BUNNY REALLY GAY? KNOW WHY THE RAPPER IS CONSIRED A ‘QUEER IN’

This posng extends to a recent LA Tim profile (where Bunny nfirmed he was straight and had a girliend, but said “ do not fe me”) and var thk-piec celebratg his “new masculy” or how he “bridg LGBTQ and Latx inti” be obv there is more pal to be gaed om wearg the queer activism of the moment like a stume than actually livg and embodyg Bunny really wanted to dispel homophobia wh reggaeton mic, he would e his large platform to feature the queer and trans artists that are equently silenced and ignored wh the issue wh Bad Bunny receivg praise for his activism is different than criqug his actns. ” When Bad Bunny blurs genr l, ’s amed as “endg” toxic masculy and homophobia. Do that make them gay?

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Whether rabbs n be gay. 11 surprisg facts about a rabb’s a rabb to show homosexual a lot more….

BRETMAN ROCK IS PLAYBOY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MALE VER STAR

Rabbs n be gay. Moreover, some toxs n e homosexual behavr rabbs. Can rabbs be gay?

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JOHN OLIVER’S GAY BUNNY BOOK OUTSELLS THE PENC’

Amic advisor Petter Boeckman explaed that homosexualy animals is natural.

After all, he's been clear that "Yo Hago Lo Que Me Da La Gana" ("I Do Whatever I Want") has artfully challenged homophobia reggaeton, criqued masculy the Lato muny and been an ally to the LGBTQ muny. " When fellow reggaeton star Don Omar spewed homophobic ments onle, Bad Bunny tweeted: "Homophobia this day and age?

Bad Bunny has proven "you don't have to be homophobic or transphobic orr to succeed the world of reggaeton and músi urbana, " says La Founta-Stok. Experts say 's plited'Chosen fay': How ballroom stills pri Black, Lato LGBTQ munyMore:Queer Lato podst ‘De Pueblo, Católi y Gay’ aims to fight LGBTQ stigma.

CAN RABBS BE GAY? [HUMPG IS NORMAL FOR RABBS!!!]

In other words, is Bad Bunny gay?

IS BAD BUNNY GAY? PUERTO RIN RAPPER GENR AND SEXUALY

And even when the ‘Yo Perreo Sola’ vio received a lot of hate the form of homophobia and whatnot, Bunny’s fans and people close to him loved Mart, Bunny’s llaborator and someone who risked his reer mic by g out as gay back 2010, said that he liked the vio and nsired Bunny to have bee “an in for the Lat queer muny. He even cricized reggaeton artist Don Omar for his anti-gay remarks.

Furthermore, Bunny has also ma his voice heard agast people power who discrimate agast the LGBITQ+ muny and the public 2019, he was at the foreont of the protts agast Puerto Ri ernor Rirdo Rosselló for his volvement sexism, homophobia, and sensive ments towards var, Febary 2020, durg his mil performance on The Tonight Show Starrg Jimmy Fallon, he openly paid tribute to Alexa Negrón Luciano, a trans woman btally murred Puerto Ri. All the, pl regularly featurg same-sex upl, transgenr women, and people wh disabili his works of art, make a pellg se for his ‘queer in’ Gay But Genr-FluidSpeculatns about Bunny potentially beg gay or fallg on the genr spectm started wh the ‘Caro’ mic vio he released January, who is seen gettg his nails done while enjoyg a fashn show before transformg to a female versn of himself the vio, ma many thk that he uld be exprsg his genr inty a not-so-subtle took him more than a year for him to e out fally. Beg gay ma me feel unworthy, and for years, I stggled to accept myself and others.

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WAS BUGS BUNNY A GAY CHARACTER?

Bretman Rock has donned Playboy’s famed bunny ears and bee the first out gay man to star on s ver. Playboy has ma history by featurg s first-ever gay male ver star on the ont of s October 2021 digal issue, drsg fluencer Bretman Rock up one of s inic Playboy Bunny stum.

He also vered the Gay Tim 2019. Thank you, ' said another, while one more add: 'A magaze ma for h**ny heterosexual men jt put a gay man on the ver.

I’m not anti gay or trans or anythg, this is jt none sense! Bad Bunny fans shut down queerbag accatns after gay VMAs kiss.

HOW BAD BUNNY BRIDG LGBTQ AND LATX INTI WH HIS INCLIVE ‘CARO’ VIOTHE FAST-RISG LAT TRAP STAR HAS BEEN UNAAID TO PUT HIMSELF AT ODDS WH TOXIC {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY MTV NEWS STAFFFEBARY 6, 2019/10:47 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:768PX;WIDTH:1289PX;}COURTY OF RIMAS ENTERTAMENTBY MTV NEWS STAFFFEBARY 6, 2019 / 10:47 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW BAD BUNNY BRIDG LGBTQ AND LATX INTI WH HIS INCLIVE ‘CARO’ VIO","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-02-06T15:47:29.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-02-06T15:47:29.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MTV NEWS STAFF","KEYWORDS":"HIP HOP","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BY LUS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS RISG STAR BAD BUNNY IS MAKG MONEY MOV THE MIC DTRY, HE'S G HIS PLATFORM TO PAY FORWARD TO UNRREPRENTED PEOPL. AND WH LAST MONTH’S RELEASE OF THE MIC VIO FOR "CARO,” A CUT OM HIS LATE-2018 BUT X 100PRE, THE PUERTO RIN RAPPER ME OUT AS ALLY TO THE LGBTQ MUNY. HIS CLIVE SPOTLIGHT THE FLASHY CLIP IS A WORTHWHILE WATCH FOR A LATX MUNY, AND THE WORLD AT LARGE, THAT ULD E MORE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BAD BUNNY, WHOSE REAL NAME IS BENO ANTON MARTíNEZ OS, HAS BEEN WORKG THE LAT TRAP MIC MARKET SCE 2016, EARNG HIGH-PROFILE FEATUR AND H SGL BEFORE EVEN DROPPG AN ALBUM. HE WAS TAKEN UNR THE WG OF LATX HEAVYWEIGHTS LIKE FELLOW PUERTO RIN SGER OZUNA, COLOMBIAN SUPERSTAR J BALV, AND REGGAETON MIC'S RINT VETERAN DADDY YANKEE, AND ON THE STRENGTH OF THE -SIGNS, AS WELL AS HIS PLAYFUL FLOW AND UNAPOLOGETIC ATTU, HE'S AMASSED LNS OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST YEAR, BAD BUNNY RANKED AT NO. 8 ON SPOTIFY'S MOST-STREAMED LAT ARTISTS LIST. AMONG THE UNTLS HS HE'S REGISTERED ON BILLBOARD'S LAT SONGS CHART, THE 24-YEAR-OLD HAS ALSO LAND SEVEN SONGS ON THE ALL-GENRE HOT 100 CHART, CLUDG THE NO. 1 H "I LIKE IT" WH CARDI B AND J BALV. AND WH LAT MIC NSUMPTN HAVG OUTPACED UNTRY MIC THE U.S. THIS PAST YEAR, BAD BUNNY HAS STAKED HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE LOUST LATX VOIC LEADG THIS SEA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BAD BUNNY FALLY DROPPED X 100PRE (MEANG "SIEMPRE" SPANISH, OR “FOREVER" ENGLISH) ON DECEMBER 24. IT'S BEEN LODGED THE TOP SPOT OF BILLBOARD'S HOT LAT ALBUMS CHART FOR SIX WEEKS NOW, AND PEAKED AT NO. 11 ON THE BILLBOARD 200. THE ALBUM IS LOAD WH SONGS WHERE HE'S EHER FEELG HIMSELF OR HIS FEELGS, BUT THE MIC VIOS FOR S SONGS HAVE MOSTLY STEERED AWAY OM THE RAPPER TO FOC ON HIS MSAGE. "SOLO Mí," FOR EXAMPLE, STARS AN ABED WOMAN WHO FDS STRENGTH HIS LYRICS THAT TRANSLATE TO: "DON'T LL ME, BABY / I'M NOT YOURS OR ANYONE'S / I'M ME ALONE." IN AN INSTAGRAM POST ABOUT THE VIO, BAD BUNNY WROTE SPANISH, "I'M NOT SURE IF CKFIGHTS ARE ABE, BUT GENR VLENCE AGAST WOMEN AND THE ABSURD AMOUNT OF WOMEN WHO ARE MURRED IS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BAD BUNNY'S LATT MIC VIO FOR "CARO," WHICH TRANSLAT TO "EXPENSIVE" ENGLISH, IS ANOTHER THAT HIGHLIGHTS WOMEN ALONGSI OTHER MARGALIZED GROUPS LIKE THE LGBTQ MUNY. WH HIS PATED, MANICURED NAILS AND FLAMBOYANT SENSE OF STYLE, HE'S BEEN AT ODDS WH THE MACHISTA, OR OFTEN TOXIC MASCULY, CULTURE THAT'S OFTEN GRAED LATX LIFE. THOSE NAILS MA HEADL JULY WHEN A SALON OVIEDO, SPA REFED HIM SERVICE. BAD BUNNY POSTED ABOUT THE CINT ON INSTAGRAM AND WROTE, "THEY TOLD ME NO BEE I'M A MAN. WHAT YEAR IS ? F**KG 1960?" BUT HIS PEERS HAVE BEEN FAR MORE SUPPORTIVE. IN A NVERSATN WH COMPLEX LAST SEPTEMBER, J BALV CLARED THAT BAD BUNNY'S LORFUL PRENCE THE URBAN MIC SCENE MA HIM AN EXAMPLE THAT WOULD HELP "PEOPLE PRIVG THEMSELV OF BEG WHO THEY REALLY ARE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDGLY, THE MIC VIO FOR "CARO" OPENS WH BAD BUNNY GETTG HIS NAILS PATED BLACK. BUT WHEN THE MERA REFOC ON THE RAPPER, HE'S BEEN REPLACED BY PUERTO RIN MOL JAZMYNE JOY, WHO SEAMLSLY ROCKS HIS GENR-FLUID STYLE AS THE VISUAL’S NEW STAR. WHILE LIP-SYNCG HIS LYRICS, JOY FLEX ON THE HOOD OF A FERRARI NVERTIBLE. AND A DREAM-LIKE FASHN SHOW THAT UNFOLDS A PARALLEL SEQUENCE, WOMEN OF MANY SIZ, SHAP, AND AGE STT THE TWALK WH NFINCE. A FIERCE DRAG QUEEN, STYLISH BLACK MAN, AND YOUNG WOMAN WH DOWN SYNDROME TAKE THEIR STRIS WH PRI. EVENTUALLY, BAD BUNNY REAPPEARS DURG THE VIO’S SUNSET WH PEOPLE NNG AROUND HIM. A MAN AND A WOMAN EACH JUMP TO KISS HIM ON THE CHEEK, AND, BAD BUNNY KISS JOY, HIS PY, A GTURE OF SELF-LOVE. "CARO" IS RICH WH CLIVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SONG’S LYRICS ALSO TRANSFORM TO AN LGBTQ ANTHEM, PECIALLY WHEN YOU NSIR BAD BUNNY’S -WRER ON THE TRACK: PUERTO RIN GAY IN RICKY MART. BACKED BY A HARD-HTG TRAP BEAT, BAD BUNNY TAK AIM AT HIS JUDGMENTAL CRICS BY LIVG HIS BT LIFE UNBOTHERED. ON THE EMOTNAL BRIDGE, MART'S VOLS BACK BAD BUNNY'S AS HE LETS HIS GUARD DOWN TO ASK SPANISH, "WHY N I NOT BE LIKE THAT? WHAT DAMAGE HAVE I DONE TO YOU?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE LYRICS RONATE WH WELL WH RICKY'S OWN STORY. AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS GLOBAL BREAKTHROUGH THE EARLY '90S, HE WAS HARASSED BY THE PRS WH QUTNS ABOUT HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN, AND MART EVENTUALLY ME OUT AS GAY ON 2010. WH BAD BUNNY, HE FDS A BETIFUL HARMONY AS THEY SG, "I'M JT HAPPY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALL THIS MAK BAD BUNNY A SORELY-NEED LATX ARTIST — ONE WHO UNRSTANDS WHY REPRENTATN MATTERS, CHAMPNS SPE OF HIS CRICS, AND IS HOPEFULLY SPIRG MORE LATX ARTISTS TO FEARLSLY ALIGN WH THE LGBTQ MUNY. AS A GAY, MEXIN-AMERIN MAN WHO LOV REGGAETON MIC, I EPLY APPRECIATE SEEG AND HEARG BAD BUNNY PROMOTE THE IA OF EMBRACG WHO I AM "CARO.” WHETHER OR NOT THE RT OF THE WORLD IS READY FOR HIM (AND HIS NAILS), I N'T WA TO SEE WHAT HE DO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}HIP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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Lerally overnight, the biggt star the lerary world has bee a gay bunny named Marlon Sunday night John Oliver announced on HBO’s Last Week Tonight that A Day the Life of Marlon Bundo, a children’s book about a gay bunny, named after a pet rabb owned by the fay of Vice Print Mike Pence, would be available immediately.

“Also, our story is about Marlon Bundo fallg love wh another boy rabb, bee our Marlon Bundo is gay—jt like the real Marlon Bundo. ”To add nobily to his trollg of Pence’s policized homophobia, Oliver also said that all proceeds om the book will go to The Trevor Project and AIDS Uned. ) But as he also poted out, was the Penc who st the first polil stone by partnerg wh Foc on the Fay to promote , unrlg the partisan ia that fay-iendly means “not gay.