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Aquinas, the KPop singer and rap artist from South Korea, has taken to Instagram to come out as bisexual.
The 20-year-old performer, real name Kang Min-soo, uploaded an image of the bisexual flag to his Instagram account on July 13 with the words “I’m bisexual” splattered across the flag.
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In a subsequent interview with SpoTV News, Aquinas clarified his reasons for coming out in such a blunt manner. “I contemplated for hours before making the post,” he said. “I feel gender identity is just one piece of information that everyone has in their life. I felt so frustrated because I had to hide it. In our society, the LGBTQ+ community is still discriminated against and criticized. So I thought if I made such a confession at a young age, the LGBTQ+ community would have the courage and would be comforted.”
“I wanted to give courage to the LGBTQ+ community so I just shared the message I’ve been meaning to share,” he added.
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Aquinas first rose to popularity in 2019 following a stint on the Korean reality television series High School Rapper 3. He placed second in the competition. He subsequently released his debut album in 2020 titled It Doesn’t Matter.
Here’s Aquinas performing the title track on It Doesn’t Matter in May of 2021:
Chrisk
Who would’ve guessed this paradigm of manliness would come out as Bi. 😉 Maybe if he came from North Korea then I’d be surprised.
jamierparks
I see what you’re saying, but if you look at these South Korean performers they all dress up like this. It’s what’s in fashion for them. I don’t think we can use our judgement about dress/hair/behavior on their culture.
sfhairy
tip toeing to announce he’s gay in a couple of years…
Donston
I feel like people who keep making these types of comments are themselves anti-gay. Because anyone with sense knows by this point that many folks who “come out” never embrace a “gay” identity or being seen as “gay” and knows that the gender, sexual, romantic, emotion, relationship spectrum is wide and varied. Stop trolling. Stop being childish. And stop saying things that do nothing but spur on homo resentments and resentment towards a “gay” identity.
sfhairy
@donston Sure Jan.
bivector
This feels like one of those Reddit bots that compulsively posts this on every article
sfhairy
@bivector she’s about as bi as I am. she’s coming out in South Korea, they are not known for being tolerant of gays, so she’s tiptoeing out of the closet. I did this at 16 when I said Mom, I’m bisexual and bam, three years later I was able to say, Mom, I’m gay, her response was duh. That’s my response to this “rapper”.
ffxv
@sfhairy Its 2021 and people are Bi. Its shocking I know. We gotta support these folks now. We definately had this this thing in the 90’s and 2000’s where we convinced ourselves that Bi folks were just gay people who hadnt come out yet. You seem like you might be stuck there. Perhaps from your own 1960’s coming out story maybe its harder to move on from old tropes than one thinks. That man knows what he is and is ok with it. who are you to tell him otherwise
Cam
Coming out in a less LGBTQ friendly country. Good for him!
Jim
Get over yourself Aquinas. IT’s the 21st century !!!
whateverokok
HUH?! The only aquinas I know is a junior college. This dude is about as popular as a case of the clap from a 2 dolla hooka. And, for what it is worth, Dotson is right. Just because someone comes out as bi does not mean they are really gay and will come out as gay later. For a marginalized community that wants to be treated equally and without judgement, you all sure are the worst hypocrites out there. I think I’d rather be with a bunch of 1930s/40s Germans. At least with them you know where you stand. LOL.
Cam
Hi Troll, you realized your using one of your older recognizable screenames right? So you just do what you always do, try to attack ANY out of the closet LGBTQ celeb, or attack somebody who is coming out.
You aren’t subtle and your troll game is sad and weak.
Hdtex
whateverokok is a mut.
PollyDarton
Know him, I do not.
jonasalden
For me, the cringe-worthy fake hip hop pantomime is the real no-no here.