I love larry, I love rosquez, I love Britney

Oh man never in a million years would I be able to explain the bears to an outsider. It was truly a “you had to be there” event.

Agreed. Even new people in the fandom have a hard time wrapping their heads around it. It sounds absolutely insane to someone who wasn't here. But god, if you were here? We were having the time of our lives.

Hi Gina! On the topic of older larries, I'm one. I come on and off on this hellsite, but I'm still firm on what I know and what I believe, because MY GOD THE THINGS WE SAW. I'm not sure what I hope for them in the future (whatever they want, for sure), but nothing can change THE THINGS WE SAW, DEAR HEAVENS.

All of this.

Hi Allie, have you seen this?

https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/matt-terry-the-x-factor-coming-out-interview/

X-Factor winner comes out and talks about his sexuality, how he was forced to keep his relationship with the man he fell in love with a secret from the world by his label and management.

"Also, I had the pressure of delivering a number-one album, otherwise I’d be a failure. The team I had – I’ll say it – weren’t the best. I don’t think we understood each other very well. I had a manager who… I won’t name names, but bear in mind, I was new. She was like, ‘You need to tell me now – are you or aren’t you gay? I’ve got the whole industry right now asking about you. I’m here defending you, telling them no. If it turns out you are, I’m going to have a massive egg on my face because of you.’ I couldn’t believe what was happening to me."

Copy of a copy, heartbreaking...

What's so crazy to me is that he was the 2016 winner, so all of this happened in recent years. We often believe the industry is becoming more LGBTQIA+ friendly and that things have changed, but at the end of the day, it's still all about selling records and the label owning your fucking ass. It's frustrating to see so many young artists facing similar struggles!

I'm so happy for him, that he was able to regain control of his life and proudly come out. It's SO BRAVE to do that publicly!