"But last week, when Doechii quietly changed her IG bio to reflect her new lesbian identity and was spotted praising an Autostraddle article about political lesbianism, certain fans lost it. Instead of accepting that identities can change over the course of a lifetime, they decided to feel attacked by the rapper's decision to reassert her queerness in different terms. The article Doechii praised as being powerful was first published last Pride month."
"In 2020, when Doechii's first EP "Oh The Places You'll Go" started getting major play on TikTok, one of her first major hits had the rapper introducing herself to the class as "Doechii with two "i"s," on "Yucky Blucky Fruitcake." "I never really went with the flow or the trends," she sang, "I think I like girls, but I think I like men. Doechii is a d*ck, I never fit in.""
Doechii changed her Instagram bio to reflect a lesbian identity and praised perspectives that portray queerness as a principled, chosen stance for some people. The shift prompted backlash from certain fans who reacted angrily instead of accepting sexual identities can evolve over time. Earlier lyrics from Doechii referenced attraction to both women and men and self-described "fruitcake" tendencies, illustrating fluidity. The praised perspective contrasts "born this way" rhetoric by framing queerness as a potentially intentional, principled choice for some individuals. Other viewpoints emphasize that sexual identification is not a choice and should not be treated as deliberate or deviant.
Read at Queerty
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