Public Reaction To Frank Ocean Coming Out As Gay Impact And Significance

Ocean said that he would not address whether hes bisexual or homosexual, since he doesnt want to be put in a box. But he noted that he was aware what the reveal could do to. In this work, i analyze online discussion concerning ocean as it relates to black male queer identities to further explore representations of selves, prevalent stereotypes and implications. Frank oceans letter was sweet, it made me happy, but it didnt change my life as a queer black woman in my (early) 40s. In spite of this, two things stuck out to me:

In online speech communities, lays a complicated conversation that has contributed to the how black gay/bisexual men navigate the politics of masculinity in black and in gay cultures.