Harry Styles has long-avoided using words like “heterosexual” to describe himself and has remained coy when it comes to talking about his sexuality.
In 2017, he told the Sun he didn’t like labeling himself, saying, “It’s weird for me. Everyone should just be who they want to be.”
And in 2018, he released the song “Medicine” that sparked bisexual rumors with lyrics about “messing around” with “boys and girls.”
Now, in a new interview with Rolling Stone, Styles is finally setting the record straight (pun intended) on all that non-heterosexual, possibly bisexual stuff.
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When asked about what’s up with him singing about hooking up with guys and girls, waving rainbow flags on stage, and saying stuff like “We’re all a little bit gay, aren’t we?” to entire stadiums of fans, Styles explained his motivations.
“I want to make people feel comfortable being whatever they want to be,” he said. “Maybe at a show you can have a moment of knowing that you’re not alone.”
He continued, “I can’t claim that I know what it’s like, because I don’t. So I’m not trying to say, ‘I understand what it’s like.’ I’m just trying to make people feel included and seen.”
And maybe pander to the gays just a little bit.
Styles added, “It’s not about me trying to champion the cause, because I’m not the person to do that. It’s just about not ignoring it, I guess.”
“Everyone in that room is on the same page and everyone knows what I stand for. I’m not saying I understand how it feels. I’m just trying to say, ‘I see you.’”
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karl schroeder
Does it matter what this talentless, arrogant, vain boy thinks or says? As usual, we are giving too much space and time to someone mainly based on how good-looking he is. Whether or not he is gay, bisexual, pansexual or transgender is of little interest to the vast majority of people who will never ever even meet him never mind be involved with him.
DrakeWhite1654
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Brian
It’s 2019. Nobody is going to have their lightbulb moment of not being alone from Harry Styles. I’m sure his intentions are good, but it definitely comes across as condescending, like we are special snowflakes who need hetero validation to feel good about ourselves.
Cam
So…a straight guy gaybating.
RIGay
Same story as before. Never changes.
willcutabitch
LOL, did you mean gaybaiting? Gaybating sounds….well……I’m not going there.
Cam
@willcutabitch
Snicker, my bad
MILLZD
Clearly you, nor the person who wrote this article, actually read his interview. This statement was in regards to the Black Lives Matter and Feminist movements (not being a part of those movements) he refers to his privilege as a cus white male not a straight Cis white male. His friend in the interview even refers to him having male partners and he still says that he doesn’t want to label his sexuality which he has always said since he was like 16 and that is VALID.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Cmon Queerty Jerks!! Spew more attacks towards someone who openly supports Gays …
Brian
Just because someone doesn’t hate us doesn’t make them beyond criticism. We are long past the days of just being grateful for whatever crumbs straight people toss our way.
Exploiting gay people for marketing and virtue signaling purposes is a very real issue. There is nothing wrong with calling it out when we see it.
Cam
Or we could reverse it.
Somebody using us, trying to insinuate they are one of us hoping we would buy their music.
Truthfully reporting somebody’s actual words is not an attack.
Donston
I wouldn’t quite call it exploitation. I think exploitation is closer to what Taylor Swift is doing. However, when you’re young and figuring things out and you want to be a “good person”, it’s very easy to fall into certain traps. Even if Harry and Swift are mostly driven by “inclusion” it comes off as pandering and somewhat leechy, because most of what they’re saying and doing is designed to appeal to a straight audience and appease a straight or “mostly straight” audience. Harry’s image and music in particular is very much designed to appeal to and appease a mostly female following. That’s unlike what, say, Madonna or Gaga did for years. Furthermore, I think a lot of these celebs believe that they’re doing their part in “pushing the cause”. And that may be generally true. But constantly looking up to people who exclusively or mostly exude hetero passions, affections, romantic yearnings, relationship ambitions – it can instigate some people’s internalized homophobia, gay insecurities, same-sex preferences inferiority complexes, hetero worship or resentment. A lot of these artists either don’t understand those types of complications or don’t want to acknowledge them.
jjose712
There’s a big difference, Taylor Swift never plays with her sexuality, something Harry does a lot.
That’s why he is accusing of gaybaiting, his support is totally wellcome, him playing coy on his sexuality is not
Donston
We can’t really say if he’s actively “baited” much. He had one line in one song that suggested he might go down on dudes sometimes when he’s drunk. He’s said that he thinks “everyone’s a lil gay”. That’s not really “baiting” to me. That is, unless you are incredibly desperate for him to be “queer”. Besides, he’s young, and he could be legitimately expressing his feelings, experiences and questioning. That type of basic stuff irks me less than using “queers” as accessories and to have a “cool moment”.
Ronbo
Yes, they are truly jerks. These people try to be repugnant… and they just keep posting so that we can’t NOT see it. They take whatever ‘good’ and try to spin it down, down, down to their level. Misery loves company, so Donston has Brian.
That is… if they are even non-binary.
With tRump’s policy and brownshirts coming at us, NORMAL individuals gather their friends and circle the wagons. Not these people… they are forming a circular firing squad! It’s such a constant from the SAME people, that it seems like they are religious nuts, impersonating non-binary individuals as freakin’ insane.
Either way, we definitely need to expand our public mental health services. 800-662-HELP (4357), TTY: 800-487-4889. What kind of ‘broken’ leads to attacking your friends and arming your enemies with such examples of insanity?
Bubble
LOL Taylor Swift is such a closeted lesbian and you think she is gaybaiting?
How is she ‘gaybaiting’ any more than Cher or Madonna or Kylie?
Terrycloth
I personally don’t care .although he is trying to be ambiguous in his answer. Won’t stop me from buying his music he can sing ! His last album was great. He can live his life as he chooses..he is trying hard not to offend anyone and keep his sexual preference in the air.. .
nitejonboy
I’d have more respect for him if he’d just frigging stop with the gaybaiting and say ” I’m a straight ally “.
Ajs33308
Everyone assumes they are telling the truth. One thing money talks, so if ur manager says say this most will conform to their managers requests.. Or they lose a lot of $$
Donston
Wondering about this dude’s sex and love life and where he fits on the romantic, sexual, affection, relationship contentment spectrum- it’s not really worthwhile. He’s still super young and he’s a total stranger to most of us. Nonetheless, it is true that no one in Harry’s position would unabashedly say that they’re into dudes. We’ve gotten almost to the point where a male entertainer saying he’s somewhat intrigued by guys or even has some attractions towards guys is okay. Playing around with gender norms or being sexually “ambiguous” or a bit “fluid” is borderline okay. That is, depending on the image you’re trying to craft and the market you’re going after. In fact, revealing those things can give you a bit of edge or buzz or mystery. But if you’re a young male artist with A-list potential, and you’re dependent on your good looks and sex appeal and young female following, there’s still some great limitations. Expressing that you are very interested in males, that you have romantic passions towards males, that you have male relationship ambitions, that you’re in a legit male-male relationship, that you definitely don’t have overall preferences towards females, that you perhaps have little or no interests in women- that type of stuff is still a big no-no. If you are a young “heartthrob” women must be the main staple in your romantic and sexual image. Otherwise, you’re not going to sustain in the industry. Or at least that seems to be the way the entertainment industry continues to see things. Stuff like this is partly why I try to remove myself when discussing the identity, sexuality, leanings of any young public figure. It’s also why I often find it problematic when women initiate discussions around the identity or sexuality of a male entertainer or try to dictate male identity. If someone is closeted or trying to suss out who they are and what they want and might even be dealing with some levels of shame or resentment, they don’t need any further pressures. Particularly not hetero-normal/hetero-romantic/identity pressures from their female following.
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There are a zillion people and organizations attempting to eliminate all the progress made in the last 20 years. This misadmistration just filed a brief before the SCOTUS to make discrimination against Gays the law of the land. No “religious freedom” bullthit. Just pure and simple”we hate Gays” and we gonna fire your Gay arses just because we want to
Here we have very popular celebs openly supporting us who have influence over millions and we have a thread full of bitter Queens questioning their motivation. You don’t think they LOSE fans and money by doing so???
Please stop the fcuking circular firing squads. Target your venom towards those who wish to deny our rights, toss us out of our homes and jobs and yes this is a thing imprison us…..
Donston
You’re trying to fuse two vastly different issues. People aren’t interested in being props that only get shine when someone wants to show how “open-minded” and “progressive” they are or be something that public figures associate with mainly to try and give themselves some edge or mystery. So, I get it. People are complicated. And so sociology and social politics and the entertainment industry. No, Harry does not deserve any real resentment. But there’s nothing wrong with moving discussions beyond the basic.
Ronbo
It seems that “D” wants to take the conversation “beyond the basics” into tRump territory.
Terrycloth
Shawn menendes is so tired of people assuming hes gay or out and out asking that he has been posting pictures of him kissing a girl..like that will stop the rumors..duh ..just come out ..oh. That may hurt your 97% fan base of tween girls..so we will pretend that beard is really your girlfriend * wink wink
Donston
Can we not place coming out pressures on people who barely past puberty? While yes, this supposed relationship/fling with Camilla does feel orchestrated and deliberate.
whakjob
Lord, can a boy just protect his career without you queens running the purity test? Any artist with his following that carries a rainbow flag on stage is OK in my book.. You GO Harry!
Ronbo
Yes. But, quite frankly, the naysayers don’t seem authentic. Their words fit a tRump rally false-flag operation.
Birdbrain1963
Ya know he goes both.