Weigh In: Tank Slammed By Own Fans For Performg At D.C.'s Gay Pri - That Grape Juice

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“Bee the art of beg gay is beg gay," he said.

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TANK SHUTS DOWN HOMOPHOBIC HATERS, RPONDS TO PERFORMG AT GAY PRI EVENTSTHE VETERAN R&B SGER RECENTLY STOPPED BY THE ‘DRK CHAMPS’ PODST. {FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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;}MICBY ALEXIS REEMAY 25, 2022/2:48 {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:1350PX;WIDTH:2400PX;}(PHOTO BY ALBERTO E. 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THERE IS A STIGMA. THERE’S A HATE THAT GO ALONG WH BEG GAY. OFTENTIM OUR LANGUAGE… TOO EVEN GRA A PERSON, TO THE LOWT WE N GRA ‘EM, WE E GAY AS THE ADJECTIVE, AND SO, THAT RRI ON EVEN TO ENTERTAMENT,” THE GRAMMY NOMATED ARTIST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: TANK PENS OPEN LETTER TO FANS AS HE GEARS UP TO RELEASE HIS FAL R&B {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE FURTHER EXPLAED THAT AT THE BEGNG OF HIS PERFORMANCE THE DIENCE WAS A B HANT ON HIS ARRIVAL SCE HE WAS THE ONLY HETEROSEXUAL PERFORMER FOR THE EVENG BUT AS SOON AS HE TOLD THE CROWD “TURN UP” THEY WELED HIM WH OPEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT WAS AT THAT MOMENT THAT THEY UNRSTOOD, LIKE, I HAVE NO JUDGMENT FOR YOU AND YOUR LIFTYLE. I ONLY HAVE LOVE FOR YOU AS A HUMAN BEG,” HE ADDS. “YOU ALSO ARE THE REASON WHY I’M ABLE TO FEED MY FAY. SO I LOVE YOU FOR THAT AND I’M GON’ ENTERTA, THE SAME WAY I WOULD ENTERTA ON ANY STAGE WHETHER ’S A BUNCH OF GIRLS THE ONT ROW OR A BUNCH OF GUYS THE ONT ROW.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TANK NTUED SAYG THAT HE IS “SECURE” WHO HE IS AND PERFORMG OR ATTENDG CERTA EVENTS DON’T CHANGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I DON’T FEEL LIKE I’M GONNA WALK TO A GAY ROOM AND ALL OF A SUDN BEE GAY,” HE SAID. “WHEN THE BACKLASH AND PEOPLE ARE SAYG OH “HE MT BE GAY,” I N LGH AT THAT E THAT’S NOT THE WORST THG YOU N LL ME E I DON’T SEE AS THAT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LISTEN TO HIS DRK CHAMPS TERVIEW BELOW:{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;CLEAR:BOTH;}MIC NEWSTANKDRK CHAMPSGAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG-TOP:24PX;}{MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;}{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;}TRENDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{DISPLAY:GRID;GRID-TEMPLATE-LUMNS:50% 50%;GRID-LUMN-GAP:12PX;}}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{DISPLAY:BLOCK;}} > DIV{HEIGHT:133PX;BOX-SHADOW:0 4PX 8PX 0 RGBA(0,0,0,0.18);MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;-WEBK-TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);-MS-TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){ > DIV{WIDTH:100%;}} > DIV A{-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;-MS-FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} > DIV A > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1) > DIV{BORR-TOP-RIGHT-RADI:0PX;BORR-BOTTOM-LEFT-RADI:VAR(--BORR-RADI);HEIGHT:133PX;WIDTH:133PX;PADDG-TOP:100%;} > DIV A > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1) > DIV > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1){BORR-TOP-RIGHT-RADI:0PX;BORR-BOTTOM-LEFT-RADI:VAR(--BORR-RADI);} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1){OVERFLOW:HIDN;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) > *{-WEBK-ALIGN-SELF:FLEX-START;-MS-FLEX-EM-ALIGN:START;ALIGN-SELF:FLEX-START;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(2){MARG-BOTTOM:LC(VAR(--SPACER) * 2);} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(2){DISPLAY:NONE;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(3){MARG:6PX 0 0 0;PADDG:0;POSN:RELATIVE;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(3) SPAN{-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:1;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) SPAN{-WEBK-BOX-ORIENT:VERTIL;-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:4;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;FONT:NORMAL 600 1.2REM/1.25 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;OVERFLOW:HIDN;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){ > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) SPAN{FONT-SIZE:1.4REM;}}{-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;-WEBK-TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);-MS-TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);}{BOX-SHADOW:0 8PX 22PX -6PX RGBA(0,0,0,0.3);-WEBK-TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);-MS-TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);} > *:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(2){MARG-BOTTOM:LC(VAR(--SPACER) * 6);}ACTOR RON CEPHAS JON DITHE EMMY-WNG ACTOR WAS 66.YNW MELLY REQUTS BOND WHILE HE AWAS SEND MURR TRIALTHE RAPPER’S RETRIAL IS SCHLED FOR OCTOBER 9.THE TMP INDICTMENT: THE FORMER PRINT PLAYED A DANGERO GAME WH BLACK PEOPLE, AND NOW HIS NUMBER’S UP (ANALYSIS)AFTER YEARS OF TRYG TO NVCE BLACK VOTERS HE’S WORTH THE EFFORT, A GROUP OF SUPERSTAR BLACK LEGAL PROFSNALS, CLUDG FANI WILLIS, MAY BE THE ON TO ULTIMATELY TAKE HIM DOWN FOR GOOD.LORI HARVEY AND DAMSON IDRIS ENJOY VATN CABO SAN LUS, MEXITHE UPLE BEME IG OFFICIAL JANUARY 2023. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;HEIGHT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;TOP:306PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Recently appearg on the Drk Champs podst host by DJ Nore and DJ Efn, the 46-year-old born Durrell Artaze Babbs was asked why he believ he received criqu om fans after performg at a Blag gay pri event D.

There’s a hate that go along wh beg gay. Oftentim our language… too even gra a person, to the lowt we n gra ‘em, we e gay as the adjective, and so, that rri on even to entertament, ” the Grammy nomated artist further explaed that at the begng of his performance the dience was a b hant on his arrival sce he was the only heterosexual performer for the eveng but as soon as he told the crowd “turn up” they weled him wh open arms. “I don’t feel like I’m gonna walk to a gay room and all of a sudn bee gay, ” he said.

“When the backlash and people are sayg oh “he mt be gay, ” I n lgh at that e that’s not the worst thg you n ll me e I don’t see as that.

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This week that regnn go to R&B crooner Tank, who is tg his cishet k on the peculiari of beg gay.

WEIGH IN: TANK SLAMMED BY OWN FANS FOR PERFORMG AT D.C.’S GAY PRI

While appearg on the podst Lip Service to promote his new album, Elevatn, he said that jt bee a man has sucked dick before don't mean he's gay.

'" the sger said, "It don't mean he's gay. Bee the art of beg gay isbeg gay. Black Gay Pri event.

TANK BREAKS SILENCE AFTER H WH GAY RUMORS: 'LOVE ALWAYS WS'

In this stance, the mician dodged what uld've been an opportuny to let toxic masculy and homophobia n rampant by remdg his hetero mat that beg LGBTQ+ is about more than what we do behd closed doors and dark alleys. When he says "you strike out at three" -- meang after three dicks, you're a homo -- we might have to agree! Sadly, that joy mt now be forever tempered by the knowledge that Koko, whose life sh so brightly om the screen, has been lost to – who, though thori say there is no evince her ath was motivated by homophobia or transphobia, is neverthels yet another victim of the eply embedd hate and vlence that hnts our culture and mak movi like this one seem so very, very prec.

’s gay pri event this weekend.

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Tank Breaks Silence After H Wh Gay Rumors: 'Love Always Ws'.

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