Nicki Maj Embrac Gay Fan Base, "They're Defely A Big Part Of My Movement" [Vio]

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• NICKI MAJ EMBRAC GAY FAN BASE, “THEY’RE DEFELY A BIG PART OF MY MOVEMENT” [VIO]
• NICKI MAJ TELLS HER GAY FANS: 'SUICI IS NEVER THE ANSWER''I KNOW THAT THGS ALWAYS GET BETTER,' MC {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;}CELEBRIBY JOCELYN VENAOCTOBER 1, 2010/12:02 {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:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY JOCELYN VENAOCTOBER 1, 2010 / 12:02 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NICKI MAJ TELLS HER GAY FANS: 'SUICI IS NEVER THE ANSWER'","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-10-01T16:02:17.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-10-01T16:02:17.000+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":"JOCELYN VENA","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{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;}OUTSPOKEN MC NICKI MAJ HAS [ARTICLE ID="1647740"]SAID THAT SHE WANTS TO HELP ERADITE HOMOPHOBIA HIP-HOP[/ARTICLE]. WH THE RECENT RASH OF [ARTICLE ID="1649057"]SUICIS BY GAY YOUTHS[/ARTICLE] WHO HAVE BEEN BULLIED BEE OF THEIR SEXUALY, MAJ IS NOW REACHG OUT TO TELL HER FANS, POT BLANK, THAT "SUICI IS NEVER THE ANSWER."{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 WOULD ENURAGE MY GAY FANS TO BE FIGHTERS AND TO BE BRAVE," SHE TOLD MTV NEWS. "PEOPLE FACE DIFFICULTI, NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE. I FACED DIFFICULTI WH A LOT OF THGS. I FACE OPPOSN EVERY DAY, BUT I DIDN'T KILL MYSELF AND NOW, THANK GOD, I'M HERE. SO I WANT MY LIFE TO BE A TTIMONY TO MY FANS AND MY GAY {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 MEAN I ULD NEVER IMAGE WHAT THEY'RE GOG THROUGH," SHE NTUED. "BUT I KNOW THAT SUICI IS NEVER THE ANSWER AND I KNOW THAT THGS ALWAYS GET BETTER. SO I'M SUPPORTG YOU GUYS. I LOVE YOU VERY, VERY MUCH AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T LOVE YOU, THEY NEED HELP."{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;}MAJ ADD THAT SHE THKS KNOWG THE MOTIVATNS OF BULLI ULD HELP THOSE BEG TNTED FEEL STRONGER. "I DON'T AGREE THAT EVERYONE SHOULD AGREE WH EVERYONE'S LIFTYLE. I THK THAT SOME PEOPLE AREN'T GOG TO AGREE, BUT I THK THAT WHEN YOU'RE MEAN AND WHEN YOU RIDICULE PEOPLE 'S A SIGN OF YOUR OWN SECURI," SHE EXPLAED. "SO SHOUT OUT TO ALL MY KEN AND BARBI OUT THERE AND MY GIRLS TOO; JT BELIEVE THAT THGS WILL GET BETTER AND THEY WILL THEY ALWAYS {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;}"IT JT TAK A LTLE WILLPOWER. THERE'S AN ANSWER. THERE'S ALWAYS A DIFFERENT WAY THAT YOU N FIGHT PEOPLE BACK," SHE NTUED. "AND FELY [WH] SUICI YOU'RE GIVG UP AND I DON'T PROMOTE GIVG UP. I PROMOTE FIGHTG AND WNG."{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;}MAJ JOS [ARTICLE ID="1649101"]GOSSIP BLOGGER PEREZ HILTON[/ARTICLE], [ARTICLE ID="1649114"]LUMNIST DAN SAVAGE[/ARTICLE] AND [ARTICLE ID="1649120"]TALK SHOW HOST ELLEN DEGENER[/ARTICLE] SPEAKG OUT AGAST BULLYG AND SUPPORT OF GAY {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;}MTV'S ONGOG "A TH LE" PROJECT [ARTICLE ID="1627487"]PROVIS STORI AND ROURC[/ARTICLE] FOR ANYONE WHO BELIEV THEY ARE BEG CYBERBULLIED OR WHO IS LOOKG FOR WAYS TO STOP HARASSMENT BY DIGAL {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
• LIL NAS X DIDN’T ADM TO BEG A NICKI MAJ STAN BEE HE FEARED BEG OUTED AS GAY
• EVE - WHEN ASKED IF THE RAPPER WAS FORTABLE WH HER GAY FOLLOWG SHE SAID, "FIRST OF ALL, THE GAYS, WHEN THEY LOVE YOU, THEY LOVE YOU. THEY ARE VERY LOYAL. I HAVE A HUGE GAY MEN FAN BASE — I LOVE THEM." (PHOTO: MATTEO VALLE/GETTY IMAG)
• NICKI MAJ AND YUNG MIAMI ARE IN A WAR OF WORDS OVER ‘GAY SLANG’ AND DIDDY GOT DRAGGED INTO IT
• NICKI MAJ CANCELS SDI ARABIA SHOW SUPPORT OF GAY AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS

NICKI MAJ EMBRAC GAY FAN BASE, “THEY’RE DEFELY A BIG PART OF MY MOVEMENT” [VIO]

Rapper Nicki Maj Talks Sexualy and “No Homo” Wh Out Mag. Do rapper Nicki Maj have what tak to change rap’s homophobic landspe? That’s the qutn at In a wi-rangg feature, the 25-year-old newer discs why "barbie" is a worse sult than "bch, " how she stopped g the phrase "no homo, " and that ’s an honor to have gay men impersonate her bee "they only impersonate the bt.

LGBTQ fans have even acced Maj of g homophobic sults to take down male the album's send track "Majty, " Maj raps:“Who want wh Nicki now/I smoke ‘em like hippi now/they see me say ‘Yippie’ now/home nn’ like Griffey now/they swch’ like sissi now/you niggas is iffy now.

"Maj appears to be puttg down Young Thug wh gay stereotyp, mak fun of lisps, men wearg drs, and even qutns if he is actually heterosexual.

NICKI MAJ TELLS HER GAY FANS: 'SUICI IS NEVER THE ANSWER''I KNOW THAT THGS ALWAYS GET BETTER,' MC {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;}CELEBRIBY JOCELYN VENAOCTOBER 1, 2010/12:02 {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:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY JOCELYN VENAOCTOBER 1, 2010 / 12:02 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NICKI MAJ TELLS HER GAY FANS: 'SUICI IS NEVER THE ANSWER'","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-10-01T16:02:17.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-10-01T16:02:17.000+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":"JOCELYN VENA","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{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;}OUTSPOKEN MC NICKI MAJ HAS [ARTICLE ID="1647740"]SAID THAT SHE WANTS TO HELP ERADITE HOMOPHOBIA HIP-HOP[/ARTICLE]. WH THE RECENT RASH OF [ARTICLE ID="1649057"]SUICIS BY GAY YOUTHS[/ARTICLE] WHO HAVE BEEN BULLIED BEE OF THEIR SEXUALY, MAJ IS NOW REACHG OUT TO TELL HER FANS, POT BLANK, THAT "SUICI IS NEVER THE ANSWER."{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 WOULD ENURAGE MY GAY FANS TO BE FIGHTERS AND TO BE BRAVE," SHE TOLD MTV NEWS. "PEOPLE FACE DIFFICULTI, NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE. I FACED DIFFICULTI WH A LOT OF THGS. I FACE OPPOSN EVERY DAY, BUT I DIDN'T KILL MYSELF AND NOW, THANK GOD, I'M HERE. SO I WANT MY LIFE TO BE A TTIMONY TO MY FANS AND MY GAY {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 MEAN I ULD NEVER IMAGE WHAT THEY'RE GOG THROUGH," SHE NTUED. "BUT I KNOW THAT SUICI IS NEVER THE ANSWER AND I KNOW THAT THGS ALWAYS GET BETTER. SO I'M SUPPORTG YOU GUYS. I LOVE YOU VERY, VERY MUCH AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T LOVE YOU, THEY NEED HELP."{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;}MAJ ADD THAT SHE THKS KNOWG THE MOTIVATNS OF BULLI ULD HELP THOSE BEG TNTED FEEL STRONGER. "I DON'T AGREE THAT EVERYONE SHOULD AGREE WH EVERYONE'S LIFTYLE. I THK THAT SOME PEOPLE AREN'T GOG TO AGREE, BUT I THK THAT WHEN YOU'RE MEAN AND WHEN YOU RIDICULE PEOPLE 'S A SIGN OF YOUR OWN SECURI," SHE EXPLAED. "SO SHOUT OUT TO ALL MY KEN AND BARBI OUT THERE AND MY GIRLS TOO; JT BELIEVE THAT THGS WILL GET BETTER AND THEY WILL THEY ALWAYS {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;}"IT JT TAK A LTLE WILLPOWER. THERE'S AN ANSWER. THERE'S ALWAYS A DIFFERENT WAY THAT YOU N FIGHT PEOPLE BACK," SHE NTUED. "AND FELY [WH] SUICI YOU'RE GIVG UP AND I DON'T PROMOTE GIVG UP. I PROMOTE FIGHTG AND WNG."{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;}MAJ JOS [ARTICLE ID="1649101"]GOSSIP BLOGGER PEREZ HILTON[/ARTICLE], [ARTICLE ID="1649114"]LUMNIST DAN SAVAGE[/ARTICLE] AND [ARTICLE ID="1649120"]TALK SHOW HOST ELLEN DEGENER[/ARTICLE] SPEAKG OUT AGAST BULLYG AND SUPPORT OF GAY {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;}MTV'S ONGOG "A TH LE" PROJECT [ARTICLE ID="1627487"]PROVIS STORI AND ROURC[/ARTICLE] FOR ANYONE WHO BELIEV THEY ARE BEG CYBERBULLIED OR WHO IS LOOKG FOR WAYS TO STOP HARASSMENT BY DIGAL {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 homophobia, fat shamg, ableism, femmephobia, and sh is annoyg.

LIL NAS X DIDN’T ADM TO BEG A NICKI MAJ STAN BEE HE FEARED BEG OUTED AS GAY

1533932673\u201cI do wonr if some of the cis women that make gay/trans jok realize that they\u2019re playg to the hands of the patriarchy that se anythg their likens as weak.

Young Money rapper Nicki Maj opens up about her gay fan base and how much of an impact they have on her movement the new issue of Out magaze.

In her feature, Maj also reveals Lil Wayne‘s uneass toward gay fans. “Obvly, the majory of the men hip-hop don’t want you to thk they’re gay.

EVE - WHEN ASKED IF THE RAPPER WAS FORTABLE WH HER GAY FOLLOWG SHE SAID, "FIRST OF ALL, THE GAYS, WHEN THEY LOVE YOU, THEY LOVE YOU. THEY ARE VERY LOYAL. I HAVE A HUGE GAY MEN FAN BASE — I LOVE THEM." (PHOTO: MATTEO VALLE/GETTY IMAG)

And I don’t lose credibily any way if I say I thk girls are dope and sexy…Normally, Wayne probably wouldn’t have gay guys g to see his shows much, but they’re fely a big part of my movement, and I hope they’d still e out and see me…I thk that will be really, really tertg, jt to start bridgg that gap.

Earlier this year, Maj talked about one day hopg to wns a male rapper openly adm to beg gay. Guys n’t do that…I thk the world is gettg more gay-iendly, so hip-hop is too.

NICKI MAJ AND YUNG MIAMI ARE IN A WAR OF WORDS OVER ‘GAY SLANG’ AND DIDDY GOT DRAGGED INTO IT

But ’s harr to image an openly gay male rapper beg embraced.

NICKI MAJ CANCELS SDI ARABIA SHOW SUPPORT OF GAY AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS

People view gay men as havg no street credibily.

It a’t for me to make a cisn whether he should e out or whatever the se may be…Wh me, ’s all about beg fortable wh who you are and if you gay, fe, be gay. I’m not gay but fe, you do what you do. “I thk very often people miss that I’m om New York, and I don’t really know why that is, but I remember I said on Twter one time, ‘Shout out to Queens, ’ and all of the gay boys thought I was talkg to them, and I realized that people haven’t gotten that I’m Southsi Jamai, Queens, New York Cy.

Outspoken MC Nicki Maj has [article id="1647740"]said that she wants to help eradite homophobia hip-hop[/article].