High heel devotee Mark Bryan built a modeling career being business up top and stunty down below. In a recent interview, he made it clear that the skirt-and-stiletto style was just for show.
Bryan recently chatted with Queer Eye: Germany‘s trans beauty guru Avi Jakobs for her new miniseries, Beyond Fashion. She started out excited to meet him, but things quickly took a turn after he clarified that he’s not advocating for queer rights or visibility at all.
“I don’t really think that I’m fighting with you,” he stated. “I’m not fighting against you, either.”
In this now-viral clip, things started to spiral in a homophobic direction:
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Comments like “they’ve made it made difficult for themselves just being more flamboyant” and “they made it worse for me, being straight, because now I’m assumed to be gay” straight to this trans woman’s face set the internet all the way off.
Now, the model has taken to his Instagram Story to try to clarify his statements. Mostly, he apologized for his phrasing rather than his sentiments.
“I understand what I said is misleading and maybe not have been the best choice of words, and for that I’m really sorry that it came out wrong. That was not my intention.”
Addressing his comments that “he wanted to be seen separately from the queer community”, Bryan stated that he’d simply meant he had a different experience than the community.
“That was what I wanted to express, but did poorly by the words that were chosen.”
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As much as he laments his word choice, it seems he does stand by some of the views he expressed on the show. Among them are his belief that the queer community does, in fact, make things harder for him.
“Some in the LGBTQ+ community choose to use fashion as a way to express their sexuality,” he states.
“When I said that they made it harder for me, I was simply referring to the fact that sometimes I feel it’s harder to make my point with my message that fashion should not define your sexuality.”
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It seems he also still sees some people as acting ” too outrageous and too flamboyant” for their own good.
“The other topic was how it can be that I get less hate compared to the LGBT+ community and why I think that is. My reply was that certain people might just be triggered into violence. This was not my opinion and how I personally feel.”
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Despite these views, he holds his style and presentation as evidence that he couldn’t possibly be homophobic.
“I’m not homophobic, you know — why would someone homophobic wear a skirt and high heels? To me, that just doesn’t make much sense.”
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Even with this rift now created between him and the queer community, he says he won’t be hanging up the heels any time soon.
“I’m not gonna give up wearing heels, I’m not gonna give up wearing skirts,” he says. “I’m not going to stop giving the message that clothes do not dictate your sexual orientation or gender.”
abfab
Oh those Germans. He reminds me of one of those cross dressers from the Third Reich. The Nazis could make you believe anything. Wehrmacht soldiers had all sorts of unusual, how shall we put this, um, “traditions.”
Or….he’s a high priced dominatrix…it’s just too bad there isn’t anything hot about him. What do we think about his little bubble butt? In Berlin these guys are a usually a dime a dozen, in the more upscale districts.
olfwob
He is a us-citizen.
The only part germany plays in this stor is, that he said those remerks in the german version of Queer Eyes.
abfab
I’m not concerned where this person is from. Achtung! He adores Germany, he’s strutting his stuff on a long road, or shall we say, an alle of perfectly planted trees, next to a German car, in a German Food Centre, doing an interview with German TV. All sorts of con men have dual citizenship.
The first part of this melodrama stated he was from Texas. Don’t mess with Texas….oy vay. I BELIEVE NOTHING!!
Michelletg
He is married to a German woman and has lived in Germany a king time. His job is there
bachy
I don’t know why men dip into feminine aesthetics when there are so many aesthetic sartorial options that have evolved over the centuries which flatter the male mystique.
If your aim is to enhance your beauty, you’re barking up the wrong tree, sweetie.
abfab
With his budget he’s turned his fetish into a luxury market. Should we be saying, more power to him? I don’t know. Find him at the members only KitKatKlub on the Wasserstrasser most weekends…
Doug
It’s interesting that this guy doesn’t describe himself as a transvestite when he’s made it more than clear that he enjoys dressing (or half dressing?) in women’s clothing. I guess that label is too threatening for him too.
Neoprene
You closeted right winger. CAMMIE! CAMMIE! LOOK – FAKE RIGHT WING ACCOUNT! GET ‘EM, CAMMIE!
Jack Meoff
I can’t believe people pay him good money to look that stupid. It’s all just a gimmick and not some mission statement about “fashion should not define your sexuality.” If there were no money he wouldn’t be doing it.
abfab
If the likes of Kim Jung Ill can pay Dennis Rodman to ”come play ball” in his palace, there’s plenty of money left for the this one to keep employed. Huge amounts. The market is strong. Long live KINK!
dirtypierre
Caitlyn Jenner would pair well with this vintage creep.