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Queen Latifah Says Playing A Lesbian In &#;Set It Off&#; Was Difficult
Queen Latifah&#;s career is the gold common. Starting out as rapper from New Jersey, Latifah has gone on to do just about everything and anything she wants. Yet despite all her success, the year-old entrepreneur says one of the hardest decisions of her career was choosing to play Cleo Simms, a lesbian, in the classic film Set It Off.
Latifah opened up about the iconic role with Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross for In Style, and said when she agreed to play the gun-toting thief, she had a chat with her family first.
&#;When I got the role of amateur bank robber Cleo Sims in Set It Off, I sat down with my younger siblings and told them, ‘Listen, I’m playing a gay character. Your classmates might tease you or say negative things about it,’ ” she said. “But I’m doing it because I trust I can bring positive attention to the male lover African-American community, and I believe that I can do a great profession as an actor.’ They understood, and when those things inevitably
Queen Latifah - Finally caught out there!!!
R3: doesn't mean she is ashamed or denying her sexuality.
But SHE HAS DENIED HER SEXUALITY! More than once actually. And with a little too much disgust. I recall reading a song magazine article in the 90s where she flat out denied she was gay and was really angry about being asked.
[italic][bold]She responded to the womxn loving womxn report in her autobiography "Ladies First: Revelations of a Strong Woman" by saying, "It's offensive when someone asks, 'Are you gay?' A woman cannot be strong, outspoken, competent at running her own business, handle herself physically, play a very convincing role in a movie, recognize what she wants, and go for it, without existence gay? Come on."[/italic][/bold]
No, you come on bitch. You're creature asked because you are consistently seen at lesbian bars and are acknowledged to throw "gay" parties.
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These LGBTQ Celebrities All Came Out Later in Life
In today&#;s pop tradition landscape, we have inspiring Diverse celebrities who are coming out at younger and younger ages — like YouTube sensation JoJo Siwa who came out as gay in at age 17, or Zaya Wade, the gender nonconforming daughter of Siohvaughn Funches and Dwyane Wade, who came out to her parents at age 12 but (according to dad) has known her gender individuality since she was 3 years old. But while our current climate has by no means eradicated the homophobia that just a few decades back was as commonplace to sitcom TV as a laugh track, the progress is undeniable.
But, of course, not everyone fully understands their sexuality at a young age. Plus, many celebrities have talked about the fear of entity blacklisted from the business, jeered in the press, or alienated from their loved ones if they ever were to arrive out.
So, with all that merged, some celebrities like Tommy Dorfman, Wayne Brady and Niecy Nash Betts all cam
Queen Latifah, Madonna Marry Gay Couples at the Grammys
The show-stopping moment of the 56th annual Grammy Awards was the live nuptials of 33 couples, a mix of gay and straight, who tied the knot during a show of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ same-sex marriage anthem “Same Love.&#;
Queen Latifah officiated the ceremony, while Madonna joined the crowd on stage for &#;Same Love&#; and a rendition of &#;Open Your Heart.&#; The moment marked a remarkably overt political statement for the Grammycast, albeit one for a cause that has broad support throughout the entertainment industry.
Grammy producers went to great lengths to pull off the live wedding, which focused on a ring exchange as the couples lined up facing each other on stage. Latifah had to go through the official process of becoming licensed to perform weddings by Los Angeles County prior to Sunday&#;s telecast in order to advance authenticity to the stunt.
As the couples filed off the stage, plenty of audience members at Los Angeles&#; Staples Center were seen wiping tears from their eyes.
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