So I’m gonna say this, and I’m gonna say it once, to all my fellow white queers and even more importantly to all the hand-wringing whiners who want to complain about how it’s “the gay community”:
If Hozier came out with an album cycle like Montero, we’d all lose our fucking minds hyping it.
If Lady Gaga came out with an album cycle like Montero, we’d all lose our fucking minds hyping it.
And if Harry Styles came out with an album cycle like Montero, I think the world might actually spontaneously combust from the combined weight of all the queer people losing their fucking minds hyping it.
And if any of these artists came out with an album cycle like Montero, the media would do the same. “Groundbreaking.” “Provocative.” “A fascinating critique on gender and sexuality.”
YOU KNOW WHY THEY DON’T DO IT FOR LIL NAS X, SO YOU BETTER SHOW THE FUCK UP JUST LIKE YOU WOULD FOR A STRAIGHT WHITE ARTIST.
I expect it. Listen to the album (I don’t even like this genre and it slaps, so no fucking whining!), give it plays. Talk about it on your blogs. Leave hype comments on the YouTube videos and his TikTok. Make it clear he’s here, he’s queer (and again, before anybody whines at me: HE’S CALLED HIMSELF THAT, you have no excuse to bitch), GET FUCKING USED TO IT, this is what the community looks like and we—and he—deserve some fucking respect.
As white queers, we have a lot to answer for and a lot of showing up to do. There’s a lot of racism in the community.
So do your part, AND MAKE THIS MAN AN ICON.
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