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• DON'T TELL ME TO MAKE R&B BEE I'M BLACK: GAY SGER VCT ON CARVG A PATH POP"SCE I WAS LIKE FIVE, I LISTENED TO CELE DN 'TIL I ULDN'T ANYMORE."BY PHILLIP HENRYNOVEMBER 29, 2018/9:50 {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:2882PX;WIDTH:4324PX;}TOMMASO BODDI/GETTY IMAG FOR GLAADHOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 17: VINCINT PERFORMS ONSTAGE AT JT TRANTER AND GLAAD PRENT 'BEYOND' SPIR DAY CONCERT AT THE SAYERS CLUB ON OCTOBER 17, 2018 HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY TOMMASO BODDI/GETTY IMAG FOR GLAAD)BY PHILLIP HENRYNOVEMBER 29, 2018 / 9:50 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DON'T TELL ME TO MAKE R&B BEE I'M BLACK: GAY SGER VCT ON CARVG A PATH POP","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-11-29T14:50:16.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-11-29T14:50:16.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"PHILLIP HENRY"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"GO FOR . YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOG TO HAPPEN UNLS YOU GIVE YOUR ALL. IF YOU TRY AND YOU FAIL, THAT'S FE, BUT DON'T LET OPPORTUNI SLIP AWAY BEE YOU'RE AAID THAT MAY NOT WORK OUT." WORDS TO LIVE BY OM SGER-SONGWRER VCT WHOSE LATT SONG, "ME," IS ABOUT JT {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:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE VOL POWERHOE MA HIS WAY TO THE NATNAL STAGE WHEN HE BEME A FALIST ON THE FOUR, AFTER LEAVG AMERIN IDOL DURG HOLLYWOOD WEEK TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNY. A YEAR LATER, THE POP SGER HAS STEPPED OUT AND RELEASED SOME IMPRSIVE BOPS OF HIS OWN THAT NTUE TO WOW HIS GROWG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BLACK AND OPENLY GAY, VCT IS CREATG AND MAKG SPACE FOR HIMSELF AND OTHERS SPAC HE WOULD OTHERWISE BE NIED OR TOLD HE ULDN'T SUCCEED . A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WH, VCT DON'T FD HIMSELF HIBED BY WHAT OTHERS BELIEVE HE N'T OR SHOULDN’T DO. THE SGER SAT DOWN WH NEWNOWNEXT TO TALK ABOUT HIS SONGWRG, AMBNS, AND HIS PLANS FOR THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"ME" IS AN ABSOLUTE BOP. WHERE DID YOU DRAW THE SPIRATN OM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE WASN'T A PERSON PARTICULAR. I HAVE JT NOTICED THAT TIME AND TIME AGA THROUGH IENDS THAT THEY SORT OF LET OPPORTUNI THAT VOLVE BEG LOVE AND BEG WH SOMEONE SLIP AWAY OM THEM OUT OF FEAR BY NOT GOG FOR . I WANTED TO PUT THAT SONG FOR WHERE I N SAY: "OKAY, DON’T LET THAT PERSON WALK AWAY BEE THE TIMG MAY BE BAD OR YOU MAY BE REJECTED. JT TELL THEM THAT YOU WANT THEM TO BE YOURS AND THAT'S ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU WRE ALL YOUR OWN SONGS. DO YOU ALWAYS WRE OM A PLACE THAT'S OBSERVATNAL OR TROSPECTIVE? MAYBE BOTH?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-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 'S VERY MUCH A B OF BOTH. I N'T WRE A SONG THAT I N'T RELATE TO. I'VE HAD MOMENTS MY LIFE WHERE "ME" FELY RELAT TO ME, BUT I'M SO OBSERVATNAL WH MY IENDS AND PEOPLE AROUND ME THAT I TAKE A LOT OF WHAT I SEE AND E THAT. MY IENDS PROBABLY DON'T LOVE THAT SO MUCH, BEE I'M WRG ABOUT THEIR LIV, BUT 'S NEVER ROGATORY. IT'S ALWAYS A POSIVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS A SONGWRER, WHAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU HEARD SONGWRG THAT REALLY WOWED YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT HAD TO BE WHEN I HEARD THE SONG "WHEN IT DON’T COME EASY" BY PATTY GRIFF. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST BETIFUL LOVE SONGS. SHE TALKS ABOUT HOW WHEN EVERYTHG ELSE DON'T SEEM LIKE 'S WORKG OUT, I WILL BE THERE. I THOUGHT WAS ONE OF THE MOST ELEGANT WAYS TO SAY "I LOVE YOU AND WON'T GIVE UP ON YOU." IT WILL MAKE YOU CRY. BRACE {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:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU ALWAYS FELT FORTABLE WRG MIC THAT IS PLETELY EXPRSIVE OF YOUR SEXUALY AND WHO YOU ARE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALWAYS. THE THG ABOUT ME IS, THAT I'M A LTLE STRANGE THE SENSE THAT NEVER DAWNED ON ME THAT WHO I WAS OR THAT BEG AN OUTSIR WAS STRANGE. I JT THOUGHT WHO I WAS WAS FE. OF URSE WE ALL LIVE A WORLD WHERE WE ARE NSTANTLY BEG TOLD THAT WHO WE ARE IS WRONG AND THE WAY WE LIVE IS BAD. I JT BSH OFF MY SHOULR BEE I THK 'S BULLSH. I DON'T WANT TO LET OTHER PEOPLE'S OPNS OF WHO I AM AND THE WAY I LIVE MY LIFE TO DISPT WHAT I DO AND THE WAY THAT I CREATE MY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS FAR AS CREATIVY GO AND CREATG ART WAYS THAT PEOPLE WOULD SAY ISN’T FOR YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT OTHER PEOPLE TERTED TO KNOW?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WOULD WANT TO SAY TO ANYONE AND PECIALLY YOUNGER QUEER BLACK BOYS WHO WANT TO BE POP STARS, YOU N WRE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO. IT DON'T MATTER WHAT YOUR SK LOR IS OR WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE. YOU N MAKE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO. THERE’S NO BOX. YOU DON’T NEED TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE TELLG YOU OTHERWISE. YOU'LL SLEEP BETTER LIVG THAT WAY, AND PEOPLE WILL RPECT YOU FOR {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:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT GIFT HAS LIVG THAT WAY GIVEN YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-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 GIVEN ME EEDOM. IT HAS GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNY TO BE HONT WH MYSELF AND TO DO WHAT I LIKE. I WAS TOLD FOR THE LONGT TIME THAT I HAD TO MAKE R&B MIC BEE I’M BLACK. AND I WAS LIKE, "I DON'T LIKE R&B, I DON'T WANNA MAKE R&B. I WANNA MAKE POP MIC." SCE I WAS LIKE FIVE, I LISTENED TO CELE DN 'TIL I ULDN'T ANYMORE. I LISTENED TO ROBYN AND MADONNA AND BJORK. THAT'S WHO I LOVE TO LISTEN TO AND, FOR ME, GAVE ME SUCH A EEDOM TO UNRSTAND WHAT I WANTED AND WHO I WANTED TO BE. AS LONG AS WAS THENTIC, THAT'S ALL THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT GAVE ME NFINCE, LIKE BODY ARMOR, TO NAVIGATE THE [LGBTQ] MUNY. BEG BLACK AND GAY, WE'RE LIKE A SUB-LEVEL OF THE MUNY, BUT WHAT I UNRSTAND IS THAT I DON’T HAVE TO FEEL THAT WAY JT BEE PEOPLE TRY AND TREAT ME THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} I LOVE A NO-NONSENSE GIRL. WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RIGHT NOW, I'M RERDG MY EP. IT'S SCHLED TO E OUT FEBARY. I'VE ALREADY RERD ABOUT 19 SONGS, SO SOME CUTS ARE GONNA NEED TO BE MA. I'M VERY EXCED. WE'RE DOG THE EP, VIOS, AND THE WHOLE {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
• STONEWALL 1979: GAYS HOLLYWOOD
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

DON'T TELL ME TO MAKE R&B BEE I'M BLACK: GAY SGER VCT ON CARVG A PATH POP"SCE I WAS LIKE FIVE, I LISTENED TO CELE DN 'TIL I ULDN'T ANYMORE."BY PHILLIP HENRYNOVEMBER 29, 2018/9:50 {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:2882PX;WIDTH:4324PX;}TOMMASO BODDI/GETTY IMAG FOR GLAADHOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 17: VINCINT PERFORMS ONSTAGE AT JT TRANTER AND GLAAD PRENT 'BEYOND' SPIR DAY CONCERT AT THE SAYERS CLUB ON OCTOBER 17, 2018 HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY TOMMASO BODDI/GETTY IMAG FOR GLAAD)BY PHILLIP HENRYNOVEMBER 29, 2018 / 9:50 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DON'T TELL ME TO MAKE R&B BEE I'M BLACK: GAY SGER VCT ON CARVG A PATH POP","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-11-29T14:50:16.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-11-29T14:50:16.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"PHILLIP HENRY"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"GO FOR . YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOG TO HAPPEN UNLS YOU GIVE YOUR ALL. IF YOU TRY AND YOU FAIL, THAT'S FE, BUT DON'T LET OPPORTUNI SLIP AWAY BEE YOU'RE AAID THAT MAY NOT WORK OUT." WORDS TO LIVE BY OM SGER-SONGWRER VCT WHOSE LATT SONG, "ME," IS ABOUT JT {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:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE VOL POWERHOE MA HIS WAY TO THE NATNAL STAGE WHEN HE BEME A FALIST ON THE FOUR, AFTER LEAVG AMERIN IDOL DURG HOLLYWOOD WEEK TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNY. A YEAR LATER, THE POP SGER HAS STEPPED OUT AND RELEASED SOME IMPRSIVE BOPS OF HIS OWN THAT NTUE TO WOW HIS GROWG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BLACK AND OPENLY GAY, VCT IS CREATG AND MAKG SPACE FOR HIMSELF AND OTHERS SPAC HE WOULD OTHERWISE BE NIED OR TOLD HE ULDN'T SUCCEED . A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WH, VCT DON'T FD HIMSELF HIBED BY WHAT OTHERS BELIEVE HE N'T OR SHOULDN’T DO. THE SGER SAT DOWN WH NEWNOWNEXT TO TALK ABOUT HIS SONGWRG, AMBNS, AND HIS PLANS FOR THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"ME" IS AN ABSOLUTE BOP. WHERE DID YOU DRAW THE SPIRATN OM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE WASN'T A PERSON PARTICULAR. I HAVE JT NOTICED THAT TIME AND TIME AGA THROUGH IENDS THAT THEY SORT OF LET OPPORTUNI THAT VOLVE BEG LOVE AND BEG WH SOMEONE SLIP AWAY OM THEM OUT OF FEAR BY NOT GOG FOR . I WANTED TO PUT THAT SONG FOR WHERE I N SAY: "OKAY, DON’T LET THAT PERSON WALK AWAY BEE THE TIMG MAY BE BAD OR YOU MAY BE REJECTED. JT TELL THEM THAT YOU WANT THEM TO BE YOURS AND THAT'S ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU WRE ALL YOUR OWN SONGS. DO YOU ALWAYS WRE OM A PLACE THAT'S OBSERVATNAL OR TROSPECTIVE? MAYBE BOTH?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-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 'S VERY MUCH A B OF BOTH. I N'T WRE A SONG THAT I N'T RELATE TO. I'VE HAD MOMENTS MY LIFE WHERE "ME" FELY RELAT TO ME, BUT I'M SO OBSERVATNAL WH MY IENDS AND PEOPLE AROUND ME THAT I TAKE A LOT OF WHAT I SEE AND E THAT. MY IENDS PROBABLY DON'T LOVE THAT SO MUCH, BEE I'M WRG ABOUT THEIR LIV, BUT 'S NEVER ROGATORY. IT'S ALWAYS A POSIVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS A SONGWRER, WHAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU HEARD SONGWRG THAT REALLY WOWED YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT HAD TO BE WHEN I HEARD THE SONG "WHEN IT DON’T COME EASY" BY PATTY GRIFF. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST BETIFUL LOVE SONGS. SHE TALKS ABOUT HOW WHEN EVERYTHG ELSE DON'T SEEM LIKE 'S WORKG OUT, I WILL BE THERE. I THOUGHT WAS ONE OF THE MOST ELEGANT WAYS TO SAY "I LOVE YOU AND WON'T GIVE UP ON YOU." IT WILL MAKE YOU CRY. BRACE {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:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU ALWAYS FELT FORTABLE WRG MIC THAT IS PLETELY EXPRSIVE OF YOUR SEXUALY AND WHO YOU ARE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALWAYS. THE THG ABOUT ME IS, THAT I'M A LTLE STRANGE THE SENSE THAT NEVER DAWNED ON ME THAT WHO I WAS OR THAT BEG AN OUTSIR WAS STRANGE. I JT THOUGHT WHO I WAS WAS FE. OF URSE WE ALL LIVE A WORLD WHERE WE ARE NSTANTLY BEG TOLD THAT WHO WE ARE IS WRONG AND THE WAY WE LIVE IS BAD. I JT BSH OFF MY SHOULR BEE I THK 'S BULLSH. I DON'T WANT TO LET OTHER PEOPLE'S OPNS OF WHO I AM AND THE WAY I LIVE MY LIFE TO DISPT WHAT I DO AND THE WAY THAT I CREATE MY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS FAR AS CREATIVY GO AND CREATG ART WAYS THAT PEOPLE WOULD SAY ISN’T FOR YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT OTHER PEOPLE TERTED TO KNOW?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WOULD WANT TO SAY TO ANYONE AND PECIALLY YOUNGER QUEER BLACK BOYS WHO WANT TO BE POP STARS, YOU N WRE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO. IT DON'T MATTER WHAT YOUR SK LOR IS OR WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE. YOU N MAKE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO. THERE’S NO BOX. YOU DON’T NEED TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE TELLG YOU OTHERWISE. YOU'LL SLEEP BETTER LIVG THAT WAY, AND PEOPLE WILL RPECT YOU FOR {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:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT GIFT HAS LIVG THAT WAY GIVEN YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-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 GIVEN ME EEDOM. IT HAS GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNY TO BE HONT WH MYSELF AND TO DO WHAT I LIKE. I WAS TOLD FOR THE LONGT TIME THAT I HAD TO MAKE R&B MIC BEE I’M BLACK. AND I WAS LIKE, "I DON'T LIKE R&B, I DON'T WANNA MAKE R&B. I WANNA MAKE POP MIC." SCE I WAS LIKE FIVE, I LISTENED TO CELE DN 'TIL I ULDN'T ANYMORE. I LISTENED TO ROBYN AND MADONNA AND BJORK. THAT'S WHO I LOVE TO LISTEN TO AND, FOR ME, GAVE ME SUCH A EEDOM TO UNRSTAND WHAT I WANTED AND WHO I WANTED TO BE. AS LONG AS WAS THENTIC, THAT'S ALL THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT GAVE ME NFINCE, LIKE BODY ARMOR, TO NAVIGATE THE [LGBTQ] MUNY. BEG BLACK AND GAY, WE'RE LIKE A SUB-LEVEL OF THE MUNY, BUT WHAT I UNRSTAND IS THAT I DON’T HAVE TO FEEL THAT WAY JT BEE PEOPLE TRY AND TREAT ME THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} I LOVE A NO-NONSENSE GIRL. WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RIGHT NOW, I'M RERDG MY EP. IT'S SCHLED TO E OUT FEBARY. I'VE ALREADY RERD ABOUT 19 SONGS, SO SOME CUTS ARE GONNA NEED TO BE MA. I'M VERY EXCED. WE'RE DOG THE EP, VIOS, AND THE WHOLE {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

The vio follows Vct arrivg at a lively gay bar as he spots a potential love tert across the room.

Of urse, the cls forba any acts of homosexualy. For inic stars like Montgomery Clift, Spencer Tracy and Kathare Hepburn, this meant fake marriag and relatnships, and secretive measur to disguise any homosexual activi they engaged .

STONEWALL 1979: GAYS HOLLYWOOD

Vcent Price, who was one of the most succsful actors the history of Hollywood and known for his genre-breakg work horror movi, was also vertly gay and a close iend of Stty's. The documentary Celluloid Closet has a great sectn on “The Sissy, ” and turns out, sure enough, the guys were gay offscreen and Stty was hangg out wh them on a — seems like — weekly basis.

So was fascatg to me that the onscreen sissi who were forced by the system to play the kd of weak, gay pansy typ were ed gay real life. As an out gay man, n you speak a ltle b about what the story meant to you? To be gay was somethg to be eply ashamed of.

[The cls] ma very risky for movie stars or anyone who was senr the movie bs to be overtly gay or lbian.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

At the same time, the Los Angel Police Department was operatg a vice squad whose ma occupatn was the huiatn, extortn and g of gay and lbian people's liv, oftentim lln wh the prs.

So Hollywood's homophobia had implitns and nsequenc well beyond the cy lims of Hollywood self. For me as a filmmaker, much ls a gay filmmaker, I thought that this story was a very important one to explore. Well, I thk there's really no parison bee on the surface, people n be out and gay and there are no morals cls as perta to sexualy.