Elsewere, Alyson Camus writes about Odd Future's Syd The Kyd outing Alicia Keys, Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah as lesbians. 50 years ago, women would be killing themselves over being outted. Today, nobody really gives a shit. SO following in the footsteps of Lesley Gore and Janis Ian, female rock stars decision to remain in the closet is just that. A personal decision.
Nobody cares who is lesbian, whatever stigma there might be on gay male movie stars, I mean, if Ryan Gosling is gay he might wanna remain closeted for the immediate future, still so what if Nicki Minaj, who stated explicitly in an Usher song that she didn't like cock, she licked pussy. Fine by me, right? I am not even sure why she is so shy about it.
Syd The Kyd outing of three hip hop figures, one of whom is married to Swiss Beatz, is interesting and probably not inaccurate. And again, if Melissa Etheridge can be an out Lesvian, not to mention Cathy Richarson of Jefferson Starship, why not Missy Elliott? Is there perhaps a black stigma? Surely not…
Our sexuality, even in this day and age, is somethat on the private side. Why would we choose to share it with any one? Why should rock stars? I don't know but they do and then they try to hide behind it: sexual peekaboo. If I was gay I think I would be out… but who knows?