From Tyler, the Creator to Lil Nas X, hip-hop has never had so many stars who intify as gay or bisexual. Is this a blip or a turng pot?
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FIVE YEARS OLD AND GAY RURAL, WTERN KANSAS
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“I know we promised to never be ‘that’ type of gay person, I know we promised to die wh the secret, but this will open doors for many other queer people to simply exist. After s of transposg our sir onto the fantasi projected by straight (or ocsnally bisexual) women, here’s Lil Nas X, providg gay men a sex idol all their own.