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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- HIP-HOP ARTIST STEVE LACY SAYS HE'S BISEXUAL—BUT WOULD NEVER DATE A BLACK GUY"I STILL LOVE THEM AND WANT THEM TO DO WELL LIFE, WE JT WON’T DATE."BY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 3, 2017/3:52 {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:2909PX;WIDTH:4311PX;}FRéDéRIC RAGOT/REDFERNSBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 3, 2017 / 3:52 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HIP-HOP ARTIST STEVE LACY SAYS HE'S BISEXUAL—BUT WOULD NEVER DATE A BLACK GUY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-10-03T19:52:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-10-03T19:52:41.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STEVE LACY IS GARNERG ALL KDS OF ACCLAIM: THE 19-YEAR-OLD MEMBER OF THE INTER HAS PRODUCED TRACKS FOR KENDRICK LAMAR AND VAMPIRE WEEKEND, LNCHED HIS BUT SOLO RERD, STEVE LACY’S DEMO, AND MA WAV WH HIS TRIPPY SGLE “4REAL.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE'S ALSO ONE OF A GROWG NUMBER OF MEN THE HIP-HOP SCENE FORTABLE TALKG ABOUT THEIR BISEXUALY. IN A TUMBLR POST THIS SUMMER, LACY WAS ASKED IF HE WAS STRAIGHT OR BISEXUAL, TO WHICH HE REPLIED "I'M HUMAN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A FOLLOWUP ASKG IF HE'D DATE A GUY, HE REPLIED "SURE, WHY NOT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT WAS A DISCSN OF WHAT KD OF GUYS HE'D DATE THAT SPARKED NTROVERSY: LACY REVEALED THAT HE'S NOT TERTED BLACK MEN AS ROMANTIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“OKAY I GET THAT YOU SEE AS A PREFERENCE," ONE MENTER REPLIED, "BUT DON’T YOU THK YOU OWE TO YOURSELF TO BREAK DOWN THE DYNAMICS THAT LEAD YOU TO HAVE A BLATANTLY ANTI-BLACK PREFERENCE PARTNERS?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT LACY REJECTED THE NOTN HE WAS PREJUDICED: “THE REASON FOR ALL ISN’T ANTI-BLACK AT ALL," HE REPLIED. "GROWG UP AROUND BLACK MAL, THEY WERE ALWAYS MY PETORS YA KNOW? I NEVER VIEWED OR SAW MYSELF DOG ANYTHG SEXUAL WH MY NEIGHBORS. I LERALLY, LIKE I SAID, SEE THEM AS BROTHERS."{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;} .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;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"AS MUCH AS YOU OR WHOEVER THKS THIS SOUNDS LIKE B.S., ’S OM A REAL PLACE," HE ADD. "I’M A NIGGA OM COMPTON, I DON’T DISLIKE BLACK PEOPLE, I PREFER TO LIVE HERE AND BE AROUND POC BEE I LOVE BLACK PEOPLE. I’M JT NOT ATTRACTED TO BLACK BOYS, THAT IS . I STILL LOVE THEM AND WANT THEM TO DO WELL LIFE, WE JT WON’T DATE. SORRY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT DIDN'T CUT FOR SOME PEOPLE, CLUDG AFFY'S DARYL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE’S TREATG A WHOLE GROUP OF PEOPLE AS THE FEW HE’S GROWN UP WH, WHICH IS MAKG A GENERALIZATN. LACY’S PARG EVERY BLACK BOY ON EARTH TO THE PEOPLE HE GREW UP WH, WHICH IS ACCURATE, BUT JT WRONG. THAT’S EQUIVALENT TO ME MEETG ONE POC WHO SAYS THEY HATE BLACK PEOPLE AND THKG “EVERYONE OF THAT PARTICULAR MUNY IS RACIST.” NOT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PERRY MATAS THAT LACY IS TERNALIZG AND RERCG A RACIAL HIERARCHY "ALMOST AS IF HE’S TOO GOOD TO DATE BLACK MEN, THAT THEY’RE BELOW HIM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OTHERS APPRECIATE LACY'S PERSPECTIVE. ON MEDIUM, BBREYN WR:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A PREFERENCE IS LERALLY THAT, A PREFERENCE. CULTIVATED UNIQUELY AND DIVIDUALLY THROUGH ON UNIQUE AND DIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE. UNLS YOU ARE A BLACK GAY MALE OM COMPTON WHO GREW UP EXACTLY LIKE STEVE, YOU, SURPRISGLY, MIGHT NOT GET WHERE HE’S G OM. WHY NCEL HIM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE LITERALLY STAT THAT HE SE BLACK MEN AS BROTHERS. I’D BE MAD IF HE SAID HE ULDN’T STAND BLACK MEN. BUT THIS—THIS IS LOGIL. IT’S NOT AS IF BEG GAY IS CELEBRATED OR SEEN AS A BENEFICIAL THG ALMOST ANY BLACK MUNY. WHO KNOWS WHEN STEVE REALIZED HIS SEXUALY. WHO KNOWS HOW STEVE REALIZED HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVENTUALLY LACY SAID HE WASN'T TAKG ANYMORE QUTNS ABOUT HIS SEXUALY, AND THAT THE ANSWERS WERE ALL ON HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON TWTER, HE SUGGTED FOLLOWERS SHOULD JT "LET KIDS BE THEMSELV WHOUT HAVG TO ANNOUNCE WHAT/WHO THEY'RE TO SEXUALLY."{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;} .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;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FAIR ENOUGH. AT 19, MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ALL FIGURED OUT—WHO THEY WANT TO DATE OR WHY. BUT IS LACY JTIFIED HIS DATG PREFERENC OR IS HE TRAFFICKG DAMAGG STEREOTYP?{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;} .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;}{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
- IS STEVE LACY GAY? THE SGER AND GUARIST OPEN UP ABOUT HIS SEXUALY AND DATG PREFERENC!
HIP-HOP ARTIST STEVE LACY SAYS HE'S BISEXUAL—BUT WOULD NEVER DATE A BLACK GUY"I STILL LOVE THEM AND WANT THEM TO DO WELL LIFE, WE JT WON’T DATE."BY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 3, 2017/3:52 {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:2909PX;WIDTH:4311PX;}FRéDéRIC RAGOT/REDFERNSBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 3, 2017 / 3:52 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HIP-HOP ARTIST STEVE LACY SAYS HE'S BISEXUAL—BUT WOULD NEVER DATE A BLACK GUY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-10-03T19:52:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-10-03T19:52:41.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STEVE LACY IS GARNERG ALL KDS OF ACCLAIM: THE 19-YEAR-OLD MEMBER OF THE INTER HAS PRODUCED TRACKS FOR KENDRICK LAMAR AND VAMPIRE WEEKEND, LNCHED HIS BUT SOLO RERD, STEVE LACY’S DEMO, AND MA WAV WH HIS TRIPPY SGLE “4REAL.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE'S ALSO ONE OF A GROWG NUMBER OF MEN THE HIP-HOP SCENE FORTABLE TALKG ABOUT THEIR BISEXUALY. IN A TUMBLR POST THIS SUMMER, LACY WAS ASKED IF HE WAS STRAIGHT OR BISEXUAL, TO WHICH HE REPLIED "I'M HUMAN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A FOLLOWUP ASKG IF HE'D DATE A GUY, HE REPLIED "SURE, WHY NOT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT WAS A DISCSN OF WHAT KD OF GUYS HE'D DATE THAT SPARKED NTROVERSY: LACY REVEALED THAT HE'S NOT TERTED BLACK MEN AS ROMANTIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“OKAY I GET THAT YOU SEE AS A PREFERENCE," ONE MENTER REPLIED, "BUT DON’T YOU THK YOU OWE TO YOURSELF TO BREAK DOWN THE DYNAMICS THAT LEAD YOU TO HAVE A BLATANTLY ANTI-BLACK PREFERENCE PARTNERS?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT LACY REJECTED THE NOTN HE WAS PREJUDICED: “THE REASON FOR ALL ISN’T ANTI-BLACK AT ALL," HE REPLIED. "GROWG UP AROUND BLACK MAL, THEY WERE ALWAYS MY PETORS YA KNOW? I NEVER VIEWED OR SAW MYSELF DOG ANYTHG SEXUAL WH MY NEIGHBORS. I LERALLY, LIKE I SAID, SEE THEM AS BROTHERS."{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;} .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;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"AS MUCH AS YOU OR WHOEVER THKS THIS SOUNDS LIKE B.S., ’S OM A REAL PLACE," HE ADD. "I’M A NIGGA OM COMPTON, I DON’T DISLIKE BLACK PEOPLE, I PREFER TO LIVE HERE AND BE AROUND POC BEE I LOVE BLACK PEOPLE. I’M JT NOT ATTRACTED TO BLACK BOYS, THAT IS . I STILL LOVE THEM AND WANT THEM TO DO WELL LIFE, WE JT WON’T DATE. SORRY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT DIDN'T CUT FOR SOME PEOPLE, CLUDG AFFY'S DARYL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE’S TREATG A WHOLE GROUP OF PEOPLE AS THE FEW HE’S GROWN UP WH, WHICH IS MAKG A GENERALIZATN. LACY’S PARG EVERY BLACK BOY ON EARTH TO THE PEOPLE HE GREW UP WH, WHICH IS ACCURATE, BUT JT WRONG. THAT’S EQUIVALENT TO ME MEETG ONE POC WHO SAYS THEY HATE BLACK PEOPLE AND THKG “EVERYONE OF THAT PARTICULAR MUNY IS RACIST.” NOT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PERRY MATAS THAT LACY IS TERNALIZG AND RERCG A RACIAL HIERARCHY "ALMOST AS IF HE’S TOO GOOD TO DATE BLACK MEN, THAT THEY’RE BELOW HIM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OTHERS APPRECIATE LACY'S PERSPECTIVE. ON MEDIUM, BBREYN WR:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A PREFERENCE IS LERALLY THAT, A PREFERENCE. CULTIVATED UNIQUELY AND DIVIDUALLY THROUGH ON UNIQUE AND DIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE. UNLS YOU ARE A BLACK GAY MALE OM COMPTON WHO GREW UP EXACTLY LIKE STEVE, YOU, SURPRISGLY, MIGHT NOT GET WHERE HE’S G OM. WHY NCEL HIM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE LITERALLY STAT THAT HE SE BLACK MEN AS BROTHERS. I’D BE MAD IF HE SAID HE ULDN’T STAND BLACK MEN. BUT THIS—THIS IS LOGIL. IT’S NOT AS IF BEG GAY IS CELEBRATED OR SEEN AS A BENEFICIAL THG ALMOST ANY BLACK MUNY. WHO KNOWS WHEN STEVE REALIZED HIS SEXUALY. WHO KNOWS HOW STEVE REALIZED HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVENTUALLY LACY SAID HE WASN'T TAKG ANYMORE QUTNS ABOUT HIS SEXUALY, AND THAT THE ANSWERS WERE ALL ON HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON TWTER, HE SUGGTED FOLLOWERS SHOULD JT "LET KIDS BE THEMSELV WHOUT HAVG TO ANNOUNCE WHAT/WHO THEY'RE TO SEXUALLY."{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;} .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;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FAIR ENOUGH. AT 19, MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ALL FIGURED OUT—WHO THEY WANT TO DATE OR WHY. BUT IS LACY JTIFIED HIS DATG PREFERENC OR IS HE TRAFFICKG DAMAGG STEREOTYP?{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;} .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;}{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
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IS STEVE LACY GAY? THE SGER AND GUARIST OPEN UP ABOUT HIS SEXUALY AND DATG PREFERENC!
Osborne, one of the tular brothers, me out as gay last year, makg him the only openly LGBTQ+ mician signed to a major untry label. Asked if he feels any raship wh a Black gay pop artist like Lil Nas X, who also wr provotive lyrics about his sex life for the Top 40, Lacy murred. He add that he don’t talk about sexualy the limelight wh gay or bi peers like Ocean, Syd and Tyler.