Backstreet Boys' A.J. McLean Talks Gay Band Members, Beg A 'Fag Hag' | HuffPost Voic

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• BACKSTREET BOYS' A.J. MCLEAN TALKS GAY BAND MEMBERS, BEG A 'FAG HAG'
• BOY BAND MEMBERS WHO ARE OUT AS GAY, BISEXUAL OR QUEER
• MY GAY INTERVIEW WH A BACKSTREET BOY: ‘I’M THE FAG HAG’
• WHICH BACKSTREET BOYS ARE GAY
• JONATHAN KNIGHT IS GAY: NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK STAR COM OUT
• BACKSTREET BOYS ARE GAY
• WHICH BACKSTREET BOY IS GAY
• WHO AMONG THE BACKSTREET BOYS MEMBER IS GAY?

BACKSTREET BOYS' A.J. MCLEAN TALKS GAY BAND MEMBERS, BEG A 'FAG HAG'

The Backstreet Boys were at a drag show when they first realized they had a gay followg.

I was bi myself, and that was when we first knew that we had a big gay followg, " A. ' Thkg back on , I've been this bs sce I was 3 and I grew up mil theater, so I was raised and surround by gay men and gay women.

As for any sort of gay mors surroundg him or the pop group, he don't re. "Everyone always says, 'When you look at a boy band, one of them has to be gay. Instead of me beg gay, I'm the fag hag, " he said.

BOY BAND MEMBERS WHO ARE OUT AS GAY, BISEXUAL OR QUEER

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MY GAY INTERVIEW WH A BACKSTREET BOY: ‘I’M THE FAG HAG’

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WHICH BACKSTREET BOYS ARE GAY

For Gay Pri Month, Billboard asked numero pop culture lumari to wre "love letters" to the LGBTQ muny.

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JONATHAN KNIGHT IS GAY: NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK STAR COM OUT

The mastream populary of boy bands wtern mic almost ensur that one or two members of each group intifi as gay, bisexual or queer.

BACKSTREET BOYS ARE GAY

Most out gay boy band members talk about their early reer days of havg dual personas - the public heterosexual teen male, and the private gay dividual - creatg an thenticy paradox.

There have been sporadic attempts to create succsful all-gay boy bands to ter to the LGBTQ dance club crowd.

WHICH BACKSTREET BOY IS GAY

Neverthels, there is a group of notable boy band members who publicly intify as gay, bisexual or queer.

WHO AMONG THE BACKSTREET BOYS MEMBER IS GAY?

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