Singer-songwriter Kehlani has come out as queer on Twitter over the weekend—though some of the tweets have since been deleted.
Initially, she wrote:
"Cuz i keep geddin asked.. i’m queer. Not bi, not straight. i’m attracted to women, men, REALLY attracted to queer men, non binary people, intersex people, trans people. lil poly pansexual papi hello good morning. does that answer your questions?” And continued: "if ur attracted to a man and then change your energy up when you find out he's sexually ambiguous or queer, thass gross. you bout to miss out on some fye shit."
Later on, she deleted the initial tweets, explaining she hadn't meant to offend anyone (twitter users took issue with some of her definitions for LGBTQ terms—specifically how she'd described bisexuality.) She went on to explain her fluidity and her earnestness to understand and not offend. We love you, Kehlani!
i felt gay always insisted there was still a line drawn as to which “label” of human i was attracted when i really jus be walking around thinking ERRYBODY FINE https://t.co/2zXOUY7fDf
— Kehlani (@Kehlani) April 22, 2018
damn i didn’t know that!! if there’s anyone out there i’ve ever offended with the word, i’m sorry! i’m with the reclaiming of the word but if there’s any1 day loves me dat isn’t, i sorry i lurvvv uhttps://t.co/LHg33UPtb6
— Kehlani (@Kehlani) April 22, 2018
i retracted my queer tweet because i am being corrected about the way in which i listed the gender spectrum and i’m super super sensitive to being offensive especially when i’m only trying to appreciate. point is, i love love, and that love lies in every gender there is.
— Kehlani (@Kehlani) April 23, 2018
i always want to be corrected & educated when i am wrong. if i tweet something any form of incorrect, please let me know because i have a massive responsibility by having a platform.
— Kehlani (@Kehlani) April 23, 2018
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