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The Repercussions of Frank Ocean’s Coming Out
Frank Ocean, one of hiphop and R&B’s biggest breakout successes of the year, came out as male lover – not on national television, but in a shyly poetic, sideways announce on his Tumblr. ‘Four summers ago, I met somebody,’ Ocean wrote. ‘I was 19 years mature. He was too. We spent that summer, and the summer after, together. Everyday almost. And on the days we were together, time would glide. Most of the sunlight I’d see him, and his smile. I’d perceive his conversation and his silence [...] until it was time to nap. Sleep I would often share with him. By the time I realized I was in treasure, it was malignant. It was hopeless. There was no escaping, no negotiating with the feeling. No choice. It was my first love, it changed my life.’
Ocean is a fan – and in some ways, an inheritor – of Prince’s gender-bending approach to songwriting. But he is the first mainstream R&B star to come out of the closet instead of remaining a question mark, continually playing with an ‘is he or isn’t he’ edifice.
The choice to form his grand coming-out declaration via Tumblr made cosmic sense somehow; many of music’s biggest stories
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There’s something both joyous and tragic about RnB singer and hip-hop associate Frank Ocean’s decision to come out as bisexual. In 2012, this shouldn’t be as ‘heroic’ or ‘brave’ as people are making out.
Personally I’m thrilled, as Frank Ocean’s rising chart stature in a music genre that’s still so closeted about its gay and bi community can only help beat a path to the overdue acceptance of people’s sexuality.
In an eye-wateringly beautiful letter that sums up the bewildering excitement of love’s first pang, Frank wrote:
“4 summers ago I met someone. I was 19 years old. He was too. We spent that summer. And the summer after. Together. Everyday almost. And on the days we were together, time would glide…by the occasion I realised I was in care for, it was malignant. It was hopeless.”
The internet is awash with commentators congratulating his brave and bold move, however his move is also marred with people commenting that they will ‘still love him the same’ as if he’s just announced he’s had his arms amputated and needs some pity.
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Frank Ocean helped me understand my bisexuality
I am 20 years aged. Since puberty I have consistently had sexual fantasies about both men and women. I had a special kind of depressed sexual confidence — I was utterly disgusted by my longing for men, because I saw sex between men as inherently less than sex between men and women. I was ashamed of my desires for women, because I believed I was worthless and no woman would ever want me; I could never prove myself as a true man, i.e. someone who fucks women and is great at it. I’m still utterly petrified of sex with women, and embarrassed of my desires for men, but I don’t have any hangups about the concept of having sex with them.
I’d been having conversations about whether Frank Ocean would emit a new album for at least a year, but I never thought it would contain real significance for me. Somehow, I knew I had desires for men, but I had never had that moment where I said: yes, I’m bi. It’s surprising how (relatively) happily you can live a recline. I had mental health issues, but my sexuality wasn’t making my life a living hell, it was tucked away behind a door in my mind. I think I could possess been fairly happy staying with the belief th
Dotty: How Frank Ocean’s coming out changed the landscape
The album that followed was Channel Orange, a body of work that served as the soundtrack to his ‘coming out’ a powerful project that saw him utter openly of his love for a man. ‘You sprint my mind boy’ he sang on Forrest Gump, the album’s most overt exploration of Frank’s sexuality. ‘You're so buff and so strong, I'm nervous, Forrest’, he continued. Then there’s the self-deprecation on , a song that sees Frank battle the demons of unrequited same-sex devote in the assist of a cab. ‘Taxi driver, I swear I've got three lives / Balanced on my top like steak knives / I can't tell you the truth about my disguise / I can't trust no one.’ He sings, ‘I can never make him affection me.’
Like his unwrap letter in July 2012, Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange was perfectly undefinable. Flirting with soul, funk and electronic styles without ever turning its back on R&B. It was also a masterclass in songwriting, with each composition showcasing a flair for honesty and vul