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LGBTQ Actors & Stories Honored At Critics Choice Awards + More News
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Last night’s Critics’ Choice Awards honored queer actors like Janelle Monáe and Niecy Nash with major awards, and recognized LGBTQ+ film and television shows such as Tár, Hacks, The Whale, and Everything Everywhere All At Once. Continue reading “LGBTQ Actors & Stories Honored At Critics Choice Awards + More News”
Rolling Stone: Janelle Monáe Comes Out As “Queer Black Woman”
In a new cover story interview for Rolling Stone, singer/actress Janelle Monáe comes out as “a queer black woman” and says she identifies as “pansexual.”
“Being a queer black woman in America,” she says, taking a breath as she comes out, “someone who has been in relationships with both men and women – I consider myself to be a free-ass motherfucker.” She initially identified as bisexual, she clarifies, “but then later I read about pansexuality and was like, ‘Oh, these are things that I identify with too.’ I’m open to learning more about who I am.”
As many have noted, Monáe’s latest music videos for her new album Dirty Computer have been filled with sexual themes and imagery.
Here’s her most recent, “PYNK.”