GRiZ, the Detro DJ and producer, opened up about his sexualy earlier this week, an spirg and ndid op-ed published by the Huffgton Post. In the op-ed, tled 'My Name is GRiZ and...', the bass-leang DJ tailed the stggl and reali of growg up as a gay man.
Contents:
- 'YEAH, I’M GAY” — GRIZ ON G OUT AND LEARNG TO LOVE HIMSELF
- TURNS OUT, GRIZ IS GAY AND WANTS YOU ALL TO KNOW ABOUT !
- GRIZ OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY AND DISCS EARLY STGGL TOUCHG OP-ED
- GRIZ OUT AS GAY SPIRG OP-ED PIECE
'YEAH, I’M GAY” — GRIZ ON G OUT AND LEARNG TO LOVE HIMSELF
Today, Metro Detro’s own DJ and Producer Grant Kwiecski better known by his stage name GRiZ, issued a statement g out to the world as gay. * is griz gay *
“Beg gay wasn’t ol. It was the first time that the Michigan-born ejay, electronic mic producer and saxophone player, who is known for his funky, sax-and-dance mic fn, told the world that he was gay. Growg up, he said, there was no gay role mol his life or a safe space who said, “It’s OK to be gay.
TURNS OUT, GRIZ IS GAY AND WANTS YOU ALL TO KNOW ABOUT !
Today, Grant Kwiecski better known as GRiZ me out as gay a touchg statement on Huffgton Post, makg him a new role mol for LGBT kids! * is griz gay *
”Read more:Gay Mlims ph for changPopular gay bar Ann Arbor vandalized: 'I feel vlated'Today is Natnal Comg Out Day, and GRiZ wants his story to enurage others to be more acceptg, lovg, and to also not be aaid to e out.
” GRiZ nfid everythg Cort, except for one thg: that he was gay. I’m gay for sure.
Beg gay wasn’t somethg he saw around him. ” In high school, “gay” was a rels term ed to scribe somethg lame.
GRIZ OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY AND DISCS EARLY STGGL TOUCHG OP-ED
“You know, that’s soooo gay, ” GRiZ relled. That’s me, I’m gay, and I don’t thk I’m lame, but everybody else do.
” GRiZ met his first group of gay iends llege at Michigan State Universy.
GRIZ OUT AS GAY SPIRG OP-ED PIECE
By sophomore year, he was fortable enough to ask qutns. “I didn’t want people to label my mic as gay mic.
I thk we’re fally a culture now where beg gay is normalized. After g out as gay a now semal letter to the Huffgton Post 2017, GRiZ has ma his missn to transform his shows to safe havens for nsc fans to be exprsive and embrace themselv.
“There’s no room for opprsn, bigotry, racism or homophobia at this party, ” GRiZ sgle “It Gets Better” has been ed by the anizatn of the same name their tnal vios, and GRiZ has lent support to siar nonprofs supportg LGBTQ+ youth cludg The Trevor Project and Happy Hippie Foundatn. Today, Metro Detro’s own DJ and Producer Grant Kwiecski better known by his stage name GRiZ, issued a statement via Huffgton Post g out to the world as gay.