Boy Band Members Who Are Out As Gay, Bisexual or Queer

Contents:

• 'LHH: HOLLYWOOD' STAR A1 BENTLEY SPARKS GAY RUMORS WH THIS PHOTO
• BOY BAND MEMBERS WHO ARE OUT AS GAY, BISEXUAL OR QUEER
• A1 STAR BEN ADAMS LEAV LGBT FANS OUTRAGED WH OFFENSIVE 'GAY' MENT ON WAY TO HEADLE NORTHERN PRI
• ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER
• WHY ARE PEOPLE GAY? GAY BY CHOICE OR IS BEG GAY GEIC?
• AM I GAY?

'LHH: HOLLYWOOD' STAR A1 BENTLEY SPARKS GAY RUMORS WH THIS PHOTO

Is A1 Bentley gay or not? Someone wonred whether he's bi sexual, while another was already nvced that Bentley's gay as sayg, "Bh u gay idc what nobody say. U dtry n****s are really gay as f**k.

"I wonr when he gone e out the closet, " an dividual asked as one other echoed the remarks, "Jt e out already and say your gay. The mastream populary of boy bands wtern mic almost ensur that one or two members of each group intifi as gay, bisexual or queer. 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. Neverthels, there is a group of notable boy band members who publicly intify as gay, bisexual or queer.

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

A1 star Ben Adams leav LGBT fans outraged wh offensive 'gay' ment on way to headle Northern PriThe Take On Me sger has now leted the awkward ptn and replaced wh a new oneBen Adams om A1 has left his LGBT fans fur after makg an offensive ment about his t-shirt on the way up to Northern Pri.

A1 STAR BEN ADAMS LEAV LGBT FANS OUTRAGED WH OFFENSIVE 'GAY' MENT ON WAY TO HEADLE NORTHERN PRI

" Another fumed: "I am so glad your'e a gay ally. Do you fancy makg a public apology for your improper e of the word 'gay' before you do? Consirg a recent survey by the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD) found that 12 percent of the populatn intifi as LGBTQIA+, 's more ccial than ever to unrstand the termology around this growg muny.

Until somewhat recently, variatns of the term "gay muny" were ed to enpass the entirety of the group that we now refer to as LGBTQIA+.

Magaze, the first acronym to take shape the 1990s was "GLBT, " ed to scribe those who intified as eher gay, lbian, bisexual, or transgenr.

ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER

" This notatn clus space for those intifyg as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer (and some s, "qutng"), tersex, asexual (and sometim "ally"), and the "+" is for a plethora of other orientatns and inti.

WHY ARE PEOPLE GAY? GAY BY CHOICE OR IS BEG GAY GEIC?

Before then, the term "gay" was ed to refer to both men and women, although was more closely associated wh men. G: Gay. Before the latter half of the 19th century, the word "gay" simply referred to someone who was "reee, " "cheerful, " or "bright and showy, " acrdg to The Oxford Dictnary of Difficult Words.

AM I GAY?

Sce then, the word "gay" has fully replaced the term "homosexual, " which many found to be too clil and was riddled wh stigma. Acrdg to the Universy of Illois, "gay" is still ed to scribe a number of thgs, cludg the LGBTQIA+ muny as a whole, a sgle dividual who do not intify as straight, and men who are attracted to other men a "romantic, erotic and/or emotnal sense. (And, while this should go whout sayg, the ia that intifyg as bisexual is a "way statn" om straight to gay is an accurate and hurtful stereotype.

The "A" LGBTQIA+ n also refer to the term "ally, " which is ed to fe someone who "nonts heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, heterosexual, and genrstraight privilege themselv and others, " acrdg to the Universy of Illois. Some lbians may prefer to intify as gay or as gay women.

GAY. Estimat as to the number of gay people the populatn range om 1--20 to 1--10, so why are some people gay? Are they gay by choice or is beg gay geic?