Frank Ocean: 'I cried the night I me out as gay'

Contents:

• FRANK OCEAN SHAR HIS CREATIVE PROCS IN RARE INTERVIEW FOR 'GAY LETTER'
• FRANK OCEAN TALKS RELATNSHIPS, MIC, AND HANGG OUT WH PRINT OBAMA NEW GAYLETTER VER STORY
• HIP-HOP WORLD GIV GAY SGER SUPPORT
• FRANK OCEAN IS TALLER THAN YOU THK HE IS, AND MORE REVELATNS FROM HIS NEW INTERVIEWHE TALKS DATG, MIC, HIS FAVORE TV SHOWS, AND {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 MALE ROTHAPRIL 16, 2019/3:39 {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:3712PX;WIDTH:5568PX;}GETTY IMAGBY MALE ROTHAPRIL 16, 2019 / 3:39 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"FRANK OCEAN IS TALLER THAN YOU THK HE IS, AND MORE REVELATNS FROM HIS NEW INTERVIEW","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-04-16T19:39:36.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-04-16T19:39:36.000+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":"MALE ROTH","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;}FRANK OCEAN SEEMS TO BE OPENG UP TO THE WORLD A B MORE — LAST YEAR, HE MA HIS INSTAGRAM PUBLIC AND JANUARY, HE WAS TERVIEWED BY GQ. NOW, HE'S JOED GAYLETTER FOR AN TERVIEW OFFERG A GLIMPSE TO HIS WORLD, WHICH MAYBE ISN'T SO SECRETIVE AND SHROUD MYSTERY AS YOU MIGHT {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;}"I THK THE WHOLE IA OF ME AS A RECLE IS ABSURD 'E I'M THE STREETS LIKE ALL THE TIME," THE BLON SGER SAID. "I'M OUTSI ALL THE TIME, I'M TRAVELG THE WORLD ALL THE TIME. IT'S FUNNY TO ME THAT THAT'S THE PERCEPTN, BUT I UNRSTAND WHAT PEOPLE MEAN BY THIS NEW PARADIGM."{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 WI-RANGG, EE-FLOWG CHAT VERS A LOT OF BAS, CLUDG OCEAN'S LOVE LIFE (HE DON'T E DATG APPS AND HAS BEEN A RELATNSHIP FOR THREE YEARS), HIS HOBBI (ROCK CLIMBG AND LEARNG FRENCH), AND HIS FAVORE TV SHOWS (CHEF'S TABLE, HANDMAID'S TALE, GROWN-ISH, AND RUPL'S DRAG RACE).{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;}HE ALSO TALKS ABOUT HIS TERT QUEER ART AND HOW THAT FLUENCED HIS BOYS DON'T CRY MAGAZE, WHICH HELPED DISTRACT HIM OM HIS TRATNS WH THE MIC DTRY. "WELL, FUCKG WH MAJOR MIC PANI, YOU'RE GOG TO BE... FLOWERED," HE SAID. "ANYTIME YOU GET TO THE BS SI OF THE ARTS, THERE HAS TO BE SOME GREE OF OBJECTIFITN OR MODIFITN THAT YOU’RE FORTABLE WH, OF YOURSELF AND OF YOUR WORK."{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;}HE NTUED, "FOR ME, 'S ABOUT WHY AM I DOG THIS? WHAT EXACTLY DO I WANT OM THIS? AND HOW DO I GET THOSE SPECIFIC THGS I WANT OUT OF THIS? AND WHAT DO SUCCS LOOK LIKE ON THOSE TERMS? AND WHAT DO FAILURE LOOK LIKE ON THOSE TERMS? THAT'S HOW I THK ABOUT NOW."{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;}SPEAKG OF MIC, THE 31-YEAR-OLD REVEALED THAT HE'S BEEN SPLTG TIME BETWEEN HIS HOM NEW YORK AND L.A. WHILE WORKG ON NEW MATERIAL. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, OCEAN MA SURE TO CLEAR UP A HUGE MISNCEPTN ABOUT HOW TALL HE ACTUALLY IS: "MY WIKIPEDIA SAYS I'M 5'10", BUT I'M 6'1"," HE SAID. "SO LISTEN, WE HAVE TO RRECT THE KIDS ON MY HEIGHT. IT'S REALLY AFFECTG MY FUTURE, BLOCKG MY SHE."{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;}READ THE FULL GAYLETTER TERVIEW WH OCEAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• FRANK OCEAN: ‘I CRIED THE NIGHT I ME OUT AS GAY’

FRANK OCEAN SHAR HIS CREATIVE PROCS IN RARE INTERVIEW FOR 'GAY LETTER'

" "Frank Ocean Com Out and Be the First Gay Rapper History. " That last one is wrong on several levels: Ocean did not e the word "gay, " nor is he a rapper, nor would he be the first gay rapper if eher of those labels applied.

Especially black mic, which has long been sperate need of a voice like Ocean's to break the layers of homophobia. " At, Jaah Lemix noted that while few urban artists openly embrace homosexualy, many are "the closet wh the glass door, " livg a life they don't reveal their mic.

FRANK OCEAN TALKS RELATNSHIPS, MIC, AND HANGG OUT WH PRINT OBAMA NEW GAYLETTER VER STORY

"I hope that Frank Ocean don't bee 'the gay sger, ' for would be crimally unfair for him to wear that label as so many of his peers are sleepg wh and lovg same genred persons, while sellg imag of hyper-heterosexualy, " she wrote. Unlike the standard g out gture – newsman Anrson Cooper's public email to his iend Andrew Sullivan, "The fact is, I'm gay" — Ocean's prented sexualy as somethg that aris wh particular circumstanc, fed by shiftg sire and dividual enunters rather than solidifyg as an inty.

HIP-HOP WORLD GIV GAY SGER SUPPORT

There is a leage of Ain Amerin artists who've prented broar fns of sexualy through their songs and their public personali, as well, though homophobia has certaly kept many more om livg fully hont liv. Gospel mic thory Anthony Heilbut's newly published book of says discs the impact of "the gay men of gospel, " om key mil archects like Jam Cleveland to crossover figur like Bayard Rt. (Kelefa Sanneh's 2010 New Yorker profile of the gospel artist Tonex explor how homophobia n impact an artist wh that muny.

FRANK OCEAN IS TALLER THAN YOU THK HE IS, AND MORE REVELATNS FROM HIS NEW INTERVIEWHE TALKS DATG, MIC, HIS FAVORE TV SHOWS, AND {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 MALE ROTHAPRIL 16, 2019/3:39 {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:3712PX;WIDTH:5568PX;}GETTY IMAGBY MALE ROTHAPRIL 16, 2019 / 3:39 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"FRANK OCEAN IS TALLER THAN YOU THK HE IS, AND MORE REVELATNS FROM HIS NEW INTERVIEW","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-04-16T19:39:36.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-04-16T19:39:36.000+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":"MALE ROTH","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;}FRANK OCEAN SEEMS TO BE OPENG UP TO THE WORLD A B MORE — LAST YEAR, HE MA HIS INSTAGRAM PUBLIC AND JANUARY, HE WAS TERVIEWED BY GQ. NOW, HE'S JOED GAYLETTER FOR AN TERVIEW OFFERG A GLIMPSE TO HIS WORLD, WHICH MAYBE ISN'T SO SECRETIVE AND SHROUD MYSTERY AS YOU MIGHT {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;}"I THK THE WHOLE IA OF ME AS A RECLE IS ABSURD 'E I'M THE STREETS LIKE ALL THE TIME," THE BLON SGER SAID. "I'M OUTSI ALL THE TIME, I'M TRAVELG THE WORLD ALL THE TIME. IT'S FUNNY TO ME THAT THAT'S THE PERCEPTN, BUT I UNRSTAND WHAT PEOPLE MEAN BY THIS NEW PARADIGM."{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 WI-RANGG, EE-FLOWG CHAT VERS A LOT OF BAS, CLUDG OCEAN'S LOVE LIFE (HE DON'T E DATG APPS AND HAS BEEN A RELATNSHIP FOR THREE YEARS), HIS HOBBI (ROCK CLIMBG AND LEARNG FRENCH), AND HIS FAVORE TV SHOWS (CHEF'S TABLE, HANDMAID'S TALE, GROWN-ISH, AND RUPL'S DRAG RACE).{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;}HE ALSO TALKS ABOUT HIS TERT QUEER ART AND HOW THAT FLUENCED HIS BOYS DON'T CRY MAGAZE, WHICH HELPED DISTRACT HIM OM HIS TRATNS WH THE MIC DTRY. "WELL, FUCKG WH MAJOR MIC PANI, YOU'RE GOG TO BE... FLOWERED," HE SAID. "ANYTIME YOU GET TO THE BS SI OF THE ARTS, THERE HAS TO BE SOME GREE OF OBJECTIFITN OR MODIFITN THAT YOU’RE FORTABLE WH, OF YOURSELF AND OF YOUR WORK."{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;}HE NTUED, "FOR ME, 'S ABOUT WHY AM I DOG THIS? WHAT EXACTLY DO I WANT OM THIS? AND HOW DO I GET THOSE SPECIFIC THGS I WANT OUT OF THIS? AND WHAT DO SUCCS LOOK LIKE ON THOSE TERMS? AND WHAT DO FAILURE LOOK LIKE ON THOSE TERMS? THAT'S HOW I THK ABOUT NOW."{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;}SPEAKG OF MIC, THE 31-YEAR-OLD REVEALED THAT HE'S BEEN SPLTG TIME BETWEEN HIS HOM NEW YORK AND L.A. WHILE WORKG ON NEW MATERIAL. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, OCEAN MA SURE TO CLEAR UP A HUGE MISNCEPTN ABOUT HOW TALL HE ACTUALLY IS: "MY WIKIPEDIA SAYS I'M 5'10", BUT I'M 6'1"," HE SAID. "SO LISTEN, WE HAVE TO RRECT THE KIDS ON MY HEIGHT. IT'S REALLY AFFECTG MY FUTURE, BLOCKG MY SHE."{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;}READ THE FULL GAYLETTER TERVIEW WH OCEAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

) David Hajdu's bgraphy of De Ellgton's llaborator Billy Strayhorn shows how the lyricist's life as one of the few openly gay men mid-century jazz helped shape classic songs like "Lh Life. Though the "No Homo" meme rap tipped the discsn toward adolcent game playg and bigotry, even stubbornly straight pop scen, the trend is toward passn. Frank Ocean sat down wh Gayletter for the ver of their latt issue, which released on Tuday (April 16).

Frank Ocean on the ver story for GAYLETTER Issue 10.

Collier Schorr/GAYLETTER. Check out the rt of the terview wh Gayletter, which clus a flex of Frank hangg out wh Barack Obama and makg sure everyone knows he’s ed 6’1″ stead of the 5’11” that up on Google. Frank Ocean on the ver story for GAYLETTER Issue 10.

FRANK OCEAN: ‘I CRIED THE NIGHT I ME OUT AS GAY’

Frank Ocean serv as the subject of the ver-story for the latt edn of Gay Letter magaze. You n read Frank Ocean’s new ver-story for Gay Letter at the outlet’s official webse, and check out his Instagram post regardg his latt terview below. Ocean’s nfsn, which two days after Anrson Cooper‘s announcement that he is gay, sends a bold msage to the world of hip-hip, where homophobic ntent has equently been ndoned.