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SalaciousBCrumb@lemy.lol to World News@quokk.au · 14 days ago

Korean boy band member becomes first active K-pop star to come out as gay

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Korean boy band member becomes first active K-pop star to come out as gay

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SalaciousBCrumb@lemy.lol to World News@quokk.au · 14 days ago
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Publicly identifying as gay is rare among active K-pop stars, whose behavior is tightly controlled by music labels and policed by fans who expect them to have wholesome images.
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    Good for him. I hope the fans support him.

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      Isn’t Japan like REALLY homophobic?

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        he’s from south korea

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          Oh. Shit. Now I feel like a racist.

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            The title said “Korean”, how did you get Japan?

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              I know… that is why I feel bad.

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              And what did you think the “K” stood for??

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