LGBTQ reprentatn the hip-hop scene has flourished the last few years. Read on to learn more about some of the biggt gay and lbian rappers the mic dtry.
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- RAPPERS WHO HAVE COME OUT AS GAY
- HERE ARE HIP-HOP ARTISTS WHO EMBRACE BEG GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL
- PRI MONTH 2022: 7 ARTISTS WHO ARE SLAYG THE GAMETHE VOIC HAVE CHANGED THE GENRE AND ARE ACTIVELY TRYG TO MAKE MORE {FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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 TY COLEMAY 26, 2022/8:39 {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:3446PX;WIDTH:5169PX;}PHOTO BY MATT WKELMEYER/GETTY IMAG FOR COACHELLABY TY COLEMAY 26, 2022 / 8:39 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"PRI MONTH 2022: 7 ARTISTS WHO ARE SLAYG THE GAME","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2022-05-26T12:39:18.226+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2022-05-26T12:39:18.226+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"BET"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"BET","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"TY COLE","KEYWORDS":"LIL NAS X, GAY PRI, LGBT PRI MONTH, SCY SANTANA, DURAND BERNARR, SEVNDEEP, SHEA DIAMOND, ARLO PARKS, LGBTQIA PRI MONTH, LGBTQIA PRI MONTH 2022, PRI MONTH, PRI MONTH 2022, KIDD KENN","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S JUNE, WHICH MEANS IS PRI MONTH, AND THERE’S SO MUCH TO BE CELEBRATED. LTLE BY LTLE, THERE’S SO MUCH PROGRS WH THE LGBTQIA+ MUNY, AND ’S NO SECRET THAT QUEER AND TRANS FOLX HAVE FLUENCED SO MUCH HOLLYWOOD AND MIC. FROM CHOREOGRAPHY TO THE VERNACULAR ED EVERYDAY NVERSATN, THE LGBTQIA+ MUNY HAS A STRONG PRENCE MEDIA. PERDT!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A HUGE TONE FOR THE MUNY THE FORM OF TWO QUEER ARTISTS WHO ARE NOW UNAPOLOGETILLY THEMSELV WHILE SUCCEEDG THE MASTREAM. LIL NAS X NTU TO PH THE ENVELOPE WH EVERY MIC VIO, LIVE PERFORMANCE, AND EVEN THE CLAPBACKS WE SEE ON SOCIAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND NOW, WE HAVE SCY SANTANA, A CY GIRLS AFFILIATE WHO EMBRAC HIS FEMY LIKE NO OTHER AND HAS BEEN WARMLY EMBRACED AS SOON AS THE WORLD DISVERED WHO HE IS. THE “WALK EM LIKE A DOG” MICIAN RECENTLY SIGNED A AL WH RCA, PROVG THAT TALENT HAS NO SEXUALY OR GENR PREFERENCE… ’S ALL ABOUT THE PERSON AND THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS CELEBRAT PRI MONTH AND BLACK MIC MONTH, THERE ARE SOME TALENTED QUEER AND TRANS ARTISTS, ADDN TO X AND SANTANA, THAT SHOULD BE HEAVY ON YOUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHOUT FURTHER ADO, HERE ARE FIVE LGBTQIA+ TALENTS THAT SHOULD BE MIXED WH YOUR GROWG MIC {MARG:0;MARG-BOTTOM:18PX;PADDG:0;LIST-STYLE:NONE;} LI{LIST-STYLE-POSN:SI;}{FONT:NORMAL 700 2.0REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;MARG:0;MARG-BOTTOM:18PX;PADDG:0;LIST-STYLE:NONE;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{FONT-SIZE:2.4REM;}} LI{LIST-STYLE-POSN:SI;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0;MARG-TOP:42PX;MAX-WIDTH:100VW;} TWTER-WIDGET{MARG:0 !IMPORTANT;} {MAX-WIDTH:100%;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.25%;MARG:0 TO;} [DATA-OEMBED-URL*='YOUTU']{HEIGHT:0;MAX-WIDTH:100%;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.25%;POSN:RELATIVE;} [DATA-OEMBED-URL*='YOUTU'] EMBED{BOTTOM:0;HEIGHT:100%;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;TOP:0;WIDTH:100%;} STAGRAM-MEDIA{WIDTH:LC(100% - 24PX) !IMPORTANT;M-WIDTH:UNSET !IMPORTANT;MARG-BOTTOM:0 !IMPORTANT;PADDG:0 12PX !IMPORTANT;MAX-WIDTH:516PX !IMPORTANT;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){ STAGRAM-MEDIA{PADDG:0 !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}}{DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;MARG-BOTTOM:18PX;}{FONT:NORMAL 700 2.0REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;MARG-BOTTOM:18PX;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{FONT-SIZE:2.4REM;}}DURAND {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;}{MARG:0 TO;MARG-TOP:42PX;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{WIDTH:LC((((100% - 11 * 24PX) / 12) * 10) + (24PX * 9));}}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{PADDG-LEFT:24PX;PADDG-RIGHT:24PX;WIDTH:TO;}}{FONT:NORMAL 400 1.6REM/1.5 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;MARG:0 TO;MARG-TOP:42PX;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{WIDTH:LC((((100% - 11 * 24PX) / 12) * 10) + (24PX * 9));}}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{PADDG-LEFT:24PX;PADDG-RIGHT:24PX;WIDTH:TO;}}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BABY, THE VOLS ARE VOLG!!!! DURAND BERNARR IS SOMETHG SPECIAL TO THE WORLD, AND THE POWER THAT MAN’S VOICE IS JT *CHEF’S KISS*. TRAVELG THE WORLD WH ERYKAH BADU AND HAVG HIS OWN EP LLED DUR&, THE STAR QUALY SPEAKS FOR SELF THE MIC. FROM BEG A NNER-UP ON BET’S THE NEXT BIG THG PETN TO GRACG WH HIS PERFORMANC ON THE TERRELL SHOW, BERNARR ISN’T LETTG UP ON THE GIRLS ANY TIME SOON.SHEA DIAMONDTHE COSMIC MOTHER IS WELL ON THEIR WAY TO BEG AN IN. WH APPEARANC ON HBO MAX’S AND JT LIKE THAT AND GENERA+N AND HULU’S HAPPIT SEASON, SHEA DIAMOND HAS LENT THEIR VOICE AND SHOWS THE WORLD WHY THEY SERVE TO BE THIS SPACE. AND DON’T GET STARTED WH HOW THE VISUALS ARE EVERYTHG AND THEN SOME!SEVNDEEPLET’S TALK ABOUT A FUTURE IN. SEVNEP, A WELL-KNOWN CHOREOGRAPHER, IS LIVG PROOF THAT BEG CREATIVE HAS MANY TALENTS AND THIS WONRFUL BEG TAPS TO THEM ALL. THE DANCG, THE VISUALS, THE FLOW, AND THE IMPACT THIS ARTIST HAS IS TREMENDO. WH HS LIKE “HIPS” AND “MANEATER,” THE MICIAN NTU TO FD DIFFERENT WAYS TO SHOWSE HIS {MARG-TOP:54PX;MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;WIDTH:100%;}{MARG:0 TO;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:NONE;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;} + .E1IATVX90{DISPLAY:NONE;}(:EMPTY){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;}(:EMPTY) + .E1IATVX90{DISPLAY:BLOCK;}ARLO PARKSHAILG OM LONDON, ENGLAND, ARLO PARKS IS A 21-YEAR-OLD ARTIST MAKG HER WAY TO THE TOP WH HER SOFT, SULTRY SOUNDS. ALREADY WNG AWARDS, CLUDG BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST AT THE 2021 BR AWARDS, ’S NO QUTN THAT PARKS HAS AN UNNIABLE TALENT AND WILL BE HERE FOR A LONG TIME.IAN {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:75%;} .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;}THIS GENRLS SUPERSTAR IS BREAKG DOWN ALL THE BARRIERS, AND WE’RE HERE FOR ! IAN ISIAH IS MAKG NFSNAL AND BEDROOM MIC THAT YOU N SHARE WH WHOMEVER YOU LOVE. IF YOU EVER WANT TO SET THE VIBE WH YOUR SIGNIFINT OTHER, PUT ON ONE OF HIS RERDS AND ZONE OUT.SERPENTWHFEETJO “FELLOWSHIP” WH SERPENTWHFEET, A RISG STAR WHO SHOWS BLACK QUEER LOVE THE BT WAY POSSIBLE. FROM HIS BETIFULLY DIRECTED VISUALS TO HIS SOFT-TONED VOLS, FALL A TRANCE WH THE DEAN ARTIST ALL SUMMER LONG.KIDD KENNHISTORY NTU MIC, PECIALLY WH THIS VIBRANT YOUNG STAR. BEG THE FIRST LGBTQIA+ RAPPER TO ENGAGE A RAP CYPHER FOR THE BET HIP HOP AWARDS IS A BIG AL, AND NOW PARTNERG WH MAJOR BRANDS LIKE APPLE AND TARGET IS A SLAY SELF. KIDD KENN IS A BIG AL AND WILL SHOW WHY HE’S HERE TO STAY!TY COLE IS A NEW YORK-BASED ENTERTAMENT REPORTER AND WRER FOR WHO VERS POP CULTURE, MIC, AND LIFTYLE. FOLLOW HIS LATT MGS ON TWTER @{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}LIL NAS XGAY PRILGBT PRI MONTHSCY SANTANADURAND BERNARRSEVNDEEPSHEA DIAMONDARLO PARKSLGBTQIA PRI MONTHLGBTQIA PRI MONTH 2022PRI MONTHPRI MONTH 2022KIDD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;HEIGHT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;TOP:306PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- 'OLD TOWN ROAD' RAPPER LIL NAS X APPEARS TO E OUT AS GAY
RAPPERS WHO HAVE COME OUT AS GAY
Check out the many hip-hop artists who are out and proud as gay, lbian or bisexual. * rapper outed as gay 2022 *
"When I was younger I thought I was straight, bee I was more attracted to women, and I didn't know there were more optns bis gay and straight. In a now-leted tweet that was screenshotted by celebry gossip and news se The Jasme Brand and posted to Instagram, the 45-year-old crooner, who is bt known for his early '90s classics like "Can We Talk" and "I'm Ready, " reportedly nfirmed that he is gay to a fan.
"My mom keeps tellg me Luther Vandross, Teddy Penrgrass, and Tev Campbell were gay, " the fan's tweet read, to which Campbell simply quote-tweeted and said, "Tev is, " acpanied by the rabow flag and sunglass emojis. Then Augt, durg an terview wh People Magaze's Every Day podst, the R&B star remisced about his s-long reer the mic/entertament dtry so far, while also givg listeners a rare glimpse to his personal life and nfirmg that he do intify as a gay man.
The edian, actor, and star of the NBC's The Carmichael Show me out as gay April durg his HBO Max edy show Rothaniel. And the secret is that I'm gay.
HERE ARE HIP-HOP ARTISTS WHO EMBRACE BEG GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL
"Old Town Road" sger Lil Nas X appears to e out as gay, after the fd between Nicki Maj and Cardi B igned mors about his sexualy * rapper outed as gay 2022 *
The popular and credibly private vio game streamer, who is most known for playg Mecraft and for streamg on Twch, me out an April Twter Q&A wh his followers when he was asked by a fan what his favore moment the gay, romantic, teen Netflix seri Heartstopper was. ""For those nfed basilly I gus I am technilly unlabeled as the way I have kda always gone around life jt beg attracted to whoever I am attracted to jt so happens that most of them le up wh a 'certa type' you uld say, " he later clarified, sayg that he is "okay wh the gay label.
Vcent Wang -- the popular, UK-based League of Legends ports player better known by his streamg name Bost -- publicly me out as gay a May Twter statement. "I'm gay, " he wrote. At the age of 8, I was bombard wh homophobic and sexist remarks at home.
I was hyper-nsc of how I should act and tried not to act or sound 'gay, ' but I was still nstantly bullied for . "He ntued: "The gamg dtry is rampant wh sexism, prejudice, and homophobia. Though the pop sger has been open about her sexualy for years ( 2019 she told Attu that she was bisexual and an open relatnship), she took to Instagram June to celebrate Pri Month and to talk even further about her sexualy, remdg everyone that she is, fact, a queer in who is "not gay and not straight.
PRI MONTH 2022: 7 ARTISTS WHO ARE SLAYG THE GAMETHE VOIC HAVE CHANGED THE GENRE AND ARE ACTIVELY TRYG TO MAKE MORE {FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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 TY COLEMAY 26, 2022/8:39 {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:3446PX;WIDTH:5169PX;}PHOTO BY MATT WKELMEYER/GETTY IMAG FOR COACHELLABY TY COLEMAY 26, 2022 / 8:39 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"PRI MONTH 2022: 7 ARTISTS WHO ARE SLAYG THE GAME","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2022-05-26T12:39:18.226+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2022-05-26T12:39:18.226+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"BET"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"BET","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"TY COLE","KEYWORDS":"LIL NAS X, GAY PRI, LGBT PRI MONTH, SCY SANTANA, DURAND BERNARR, SEVNDEEP, SHEA DIAMOND, ARLO PARKS, LGBTQIA PRI MONTH, LGBTQIA PRI MONTH 2022, PRI MONTH, PRI MONTH 2022, KIDD KENN","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S JUNE, WHICH MEANS IS PRI MONTH, AND THERE’S SO MUCH TO BE CELEBRATED. LTLE BY LTLE, THERE’S SO MUCH PROGRS WH THE LGBTQIA+ MUNY, AND ’S NO SECRET THAT QUEER AND TRANS FOLX HAVE FLUENCED SO MUCH HOLLYWOOD AND MIC. FROM CHOREOGRAPHY TO THE VERNACULAR ED EVERYDAY NVERSATN, THE LGBTQIA+ MUNY HAS A STRONG PRENCE MEDIA. PERDT!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A HUGE TONE FOR THE MUNY THE FORM OF TWO QUEER ARTISTS WHO ARE NOW UNAPOLOGETILLY THEMSELV WHILE SUCCEEDG THE MASTREAM. LIL NAS X NTU TO PH THE ENVELOPE WH EVERY MIC VIO, LIVE PERFORMANCE, AND EVEN THE CLAPBACKS WE SEE ON SOCIAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND NOW, WE HAVE SCY SANTANA, A CY GIRLS AFFILIATE WHO EMBRAC HIS FEMY LIKE NO OTHER AND HAS BEEN WARMLY EMBRACED AS SOON AS THE WORLD DISVERED WHO HE IS. THE “WALK EM LIKE A DOG” MICIAN RECENTLY SIGNED A AL WH RCA, PROVG THAT TALENT HAS NO SEXUALY OR GENR PREFERENCE… ’S ALL ABOUT THE PERSON AND THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS CELEBRAT PRI MONTH AND BLACK MIC MONTH, THERE ARE SOME TALENTED QUEER AND TRANS ARTISTS, ADDN TO X AND SANTANA, THAT SHOULD BE HEAVY ON YOUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHOUT FURTHER ADO, HERE ARE FIVE LGBTQIA+ TALENTS THAT SHOULD BE MIXED WH YOUR GROWG MIC {MARG:0;MARG-BOTTOM:18PX;PADDG:0;LIST-STYLE:NONE;} LI{LIST-STYLE-POSN:SI;}{FONT:NORMAL 700 2.0REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;MARG:0;MARG-BOTTOM:18PX;PADDG:0;LIST-STYLE:NONE;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{FONT-SIZE:2.4REM;}} LI{LIST-STYLE-POSN:SI;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0;MARG-TOP:42PX;MAX-WIDTH:100VW;} TWTER-WIDGET{MARG:0 !IMPORTANT;} {MAX-WIDTH:100%;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.25%;MARG:0 TO;} [DATA-OEMBED-URL*='YOUTU']{HEIGHT:0;MAX-WIDTH:100%;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.25%;POSN:RELATIVE;} [DATA-OEMBED-URL*='YOUTU'] EMBED{BOTTOM:0;HEIGHT:100%;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;TOP:0;WIDTH:100%;} STAGRAM-MEDIA{WIDTH:LC(100% - 24PX) !IMPORTANT;M-WIDTH:UNSET !IMPORTANT;MARG-BOTTOM:0 !IMPORTANT;PADDG:0 12PX !IMPORTANT;MAX-WIDTH:516PX !IMPORTANT;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){ STAGRAM-MEDIA{PADDG:0 !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}}{DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;MARG-BOTTOM:18PX;}{FONT:NORMAL 700 2.0REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;MARG-BOTTOM:18PX;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{FONT-SIZE:2.4REM;}}DURAND {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;}{MARG:0 TO;MARG-TOP:42PX;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{WIDTH:LC((((100% - 11 * 24PX) / 12) * 10) + (24PX * 9));}}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{PADDG-LEFT:24PX;PADDG-RIGHT:24PX;WIDTH:TO;}}{FONT:NORMAL 400 1.6REM/1.5 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;MARG:0 TO;MARG-TOP:42PX;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{WIDTH:LC((((100% - 11 * 24PX) / 12) * 10) + (24PX * 9));}}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{PADDG-LEFT:24PX;PADDG-RIGHT:24PX;WIDTH:TO;}}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BABY, THE VOLS ARE VOLG!!!! DURAND BERNARR IS SOMETHG SPECIAL TO THE WORLD, AND THE POWER THAT MAN’S VOICE IS JT *CHEF’S KISS*. TRAVELG THE WORLD WH ERYKAH BADU AND HAVG HIS OWN EP LLED DUR&, THE STAR QUALY SPEAKS FOR SELF THE MIC. FROM BEG A NNER-UP ON BET’S THE NEXT BIG THG PETN TO GRACG WH HIS PERFORMANC ON THE TERRELL SHOW, BERNARR ISN’T LETTG UP ON THE GIRLS ANY TIME SOON.SHEA DIAMONDTHE COSMIC MOTHER IS WELL ON THEIR WAY TO BEG AN IN. WH APPEARANC ON HBO MAX’S AND JT LIKE THAT AND GENERA+N AND HULU’S HAPPIT SEASON, SHEA DIAMOND HAS LENT THEIR VOICE AND SHOWS THE WORLD WHY THEY SERVE TO BE THIS SPACE. AND DON’T GET STARTED WH HOW THE VISUALS ARE EVERYTHG AND THEN SOME!SEVNDEEPLET’S TALK ABOUT A FUTURE IN. SEVNEP, A WELL-KNOWN CHOREOGRAPHER, IS LIVG PROOF THAT BEG CREATIVE HAS MANY TALENTS AND THIS WONRFUL BEG TAPS TO THEM ALL. THE DANCG, THE VISUALS, THE FLOW, AND THE IMPACT THIS ARTIST HAS IS TREMENDO. WH HS LIKE “HIPS” AND “MANEATER,” THE MICIAN NTU TO FD DIFFERENT WAYS TO SHOWSE HIS {MARG-TOP:54PX;MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;WIDTH:100%;}{MARG:0 TO;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:NONE;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;} + .E1IATVX90{DISPLAY:NONE;}(:EMPTY){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;}(:EMPTY) + .E1IATVX90{DISPLAY:BLOCK;}ARLO PARKSHAILG OM LONDON, ENGLAND, ARLO PARKS IS A 21-YEAR-OLD ARTIST MAKG HER WAY TO THE TOP WH HER SOFT, SULTRY SOUNDS. ALREADY WNG AWARDS, CLUDG BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST AT THE 2021 BR AWARDS, ’S NO QUTN THAT PARKS HAS AN UNNIABLE TALENT AND WILL BE HERE FOR A LONG TIME.IAN {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:75%;} .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;}THIS GENRLS SUPERSTAR IS BREAKG DOWN ALL THE BARRIERS, AND WE’RE HERE FOR ! IAN ISIAH IS MAKG NFSNAL AND BEDROOM MIC THAT YOU N SHARE WH WHOMEVER YOU LOVE. IF YOU EVER WANT TO SET THE VIBE WH YOUR SIGNIFINT OTHER, PUT ON ONE OF HIS RERDS AND ZONE OUT.SERPENTWHFEETJO “FELLOWSHIP” WH SERPENTWHFEET, A RISG STAR WHO SHOWS BLACK QUEER LOVE THE BT WAY POSSIBLE. FROM HIS BETIFULLY DIRECTED VISUALS TO HIS SOFT-TONED VOLS, FALL A TRANCE WH THE DEAN ARTIST ALL SUMMER LONG.KIDD KENNHISTORY NTU MIC, PECIALLY WH THIS VIBRANT YOUNG STAR. BEG THE FIRST LGBTQIA+ RAPPER TO ENGAGE A RAP CYPHER FOR THE BET HIP HOP AWARDS IS A BIG AL, AND NOW PARTNERG WH MAJOR BRANDS LIKE APPLE AND TARGET IS A SLAY SELF. KIDD KENN IS A BIG AL AND WILL SHOW WHY HE’S HERE TO STAY!TY COLE IS A NEW YORK-BASED ENTERTAMENT REPORTER AND WRER FOR WHO VERS POP CULTURE, MIC, AND LIFTYLE. FOLLOW HIS LATT MGS ON TWTER @{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}LIL NAS XGAY PRILGBT PRI MONTHSCY SANTANADURAND BERNARRSEVNDEEPSHEA DIAMONDARLO PARKSLGBTQIA PRI MONTHLGBTQIA PRI MONTH 2022PRI MONTHPRI MONTH 2022KIDD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;HEIGHT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;TOP:306PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
* rapper outed as gay 2022 *
"I'm not gay.
The Brish distance swimmer and Olympian publicly me out as gay June after petg at the World Champnships Budapt. "Now is a good time for me bee the Commonwealth Gam is a month's time, and there's gog to be a lot of people watchg that, and there are so many untri the Commonwealth where beg gay is illegal.
'OLD TOWN ROAD' RAPPER LIL NAS X APPEARS TO E OUT AS GAY
Popular ntent creator and YouTuber Adam Beal me out as gay a July vio posted to his channel. I'm Gay... I've been out and kissed many gay men, kissed many straight women, and kissed many gay women.
That's probably why I love gog to all the gay bars Sydney as well. Mor League baseball player publicly me out as gay an emotnal Augt Instagram post.