"Grammy-Award winning singer/songwriter Frank Ocean famously penned a heartfelt open letter on Tumblr in 2012, ahead of the release of his first major album, Channel Orange, in which he revealed his first love with a man. "what I'm about to post is for anyone who cares to read. it was intended to fill the thank you's section in my album credits, but with all the rumors going around.. I figured it'd be good clarify...," he began."
"On the last day of Pride Month in 2019, rapper Lil Nas X came out as gay, pointing toward his song "c7osure" from his second EP titled 7. "some of y'all already know, some of y'all don't care, some of y'all not gone fwm no more," he wrote in a June 30, 2019 tweet. If people were picking up what Lil Nas X was putting down, he shared another tweet with the artwork from "c7osure" that read, "deadass thought i made it obvious,""
"Emmy-award-winning actor Niecy Nash-Betts revealed her relationship with a photo of her and wife Jessica Betts in a surprise Instagram post in August 2020, alongside the caption "Mrs. Carol Denise Betts 💍 @jessicabettsmusic #LoveWins🌈 📸 @robertector." In a profile for Out, Niecy shared how she didn't initially see the news of her wedding as a "coming out." But, the When They See Us actor later acknowledged that she understands how the representation of their relationship "matters" at the end of the day."
Frank Ocean publicly revealed his first love was a man in a 2012 Tumblr open letter ahead of Channel Orange. Lil Nas X came out as gay on June 30, 2019, pointing listeners to his song "c7osure" and tweeting candid lines about his sexuality. Niecy Nash-Betts announced her relationship with Jessica Betts in an August 2020 Instagram post and later acknowledged the importance of representation. Each public coming-out moment provided visibility for Black LGBTQ+ identities and offered models of authenticity that can encourage young queer people to embrace and express their true selves.
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