Ameri’s Got Talent dns “the world’s gayt boy band” - LGBTQ Natn

Contents:

• BOY BAND MEMBERS WHO ARE OUT AS GAY, BISEXUAL OR QUEER
• AMERI’S GOT TALENT DNS “THE WORLD’S GAYT BOY BAND”
• AMERI’S FIRST ALL OPENLY GAY BOY BAND RELEASE DEBUT SGLE

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

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

AMERI’S GOT TALENT DNS “THE WORLD’S GAYT BOY BAND”

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.

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AMERI’S FIRST ALL OPENLY GAY BOY BAND RELEASE DEBUT SGLE

For as long there have been boy bands, there have been gay or bisexual boy band members. Sger Dunn Jam, who has a dghter wh an ex-girliend, first me out as bisexual 2009 but later clarified that he is gay, acknowledgg a Brish TV documentary that he had a three-year relatnship wh one of Blue's hunky male backup dancers.