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Rihanna secretly helps gay fan come out

‘Work’ singer has been helping member of her Navy

Published

8 years ago

April 15, 2016

Mariah Cooper

(Screenshot via YouTube)

Rihanna has been privately helping a gay fan come out of the closet to his friends and family for the past month.

An anonymous fan reached out to the singer on Twitter DM, sharing screenshots with BuzzFeed, to say that he was afraid to come out because he’s a gay black man. Surprisingly, Rihanna replied with some advice.

“Baby it’s okay to be scared, but it’s more important to be who you really are!” Rihanna writes.

“Your family may not understand, but luckily you live in a generation that does!! And not to mention the community here amongst us, we will hold you down boo!!” Rihanna continued.

Later the fan messages Rihanna to let her know he came out to one of his friends. The 28-year-old asks what the reaction was and the fan says “she was happy for me.”

“I can only imagine! Which is what makes me so proud of you!!!” Rihanna replies.

The fan lets the “Work” singer know he is slowly beginning to come out to more people. He says he is thankful for her advice and pleads for her to “never forget.”

“How could I ever forget? I’m so proud of you! I’m glad to see you finally happy with yourself!!! Being who you are is the only way,” Rihanna writes back.

BuzzFeed reports the fan hopes to be fully out by July when he will be meeting Rihanna during her Anti world tour.

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The Washington Improv Theatre, along with the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC, will team up to host “The Queeries!” on Friday, April 26 at 9:30 p.m. at Studio Theatre.

The event will celebrate Queer DMV talent and pop culture camp. With a mixture of audience-submitted nominations and blatantly undemocratically declared winners, “The Queeries!” mimics LGBTQ life itself: unfair, but far more fun than the alternative.

The event will be co-hosted by Birdie and Butchie, who have invited some of their favorite bent winos, D.C. “D-listers,” former Senate staffers, and other stars to sashay down the lavender carpet for the selfie-strewn party of the year.

Tickets are just $15 and can be purchased on WITV’s website.

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Drag Underground returns

Indiana Bones, Bombalicious Eklaver, Shi-Queeta Lee, Cake Pop! to perform

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40 mins ago

April 26, 2024

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Shi-Queeta Lee performs at Drag Underground. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

Dupont Underground and the Washington Blade have teamed up to host “Drag Underground” on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Dupont Underground.

Performers include Indiana Bones, Bombalicious Eklaver, Shi-Queeta Lee and Cake Pop.

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White House Correspondents’ Dinner set for Saturday

Colin Jost serving as emcee

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46 mins ago

April 26, 2024

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(Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key)

The annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner is set for Saturday, April 27 at the Washington Hilton with Colin Jost serving as emcee.

President Biden is scheduled to speak and numerous celebrities are expected around D.C. all weekend for related parties and events.

The Washington Blade is the only LGBTQ outlet that is a member of the Association and is hosting a table of VIPs, including actor Billy Porter and Congressman Robert Garcia (D-Calif.).

“We look forward to the Dinner each year to celebrate our press freedoms and to thank a range of allies and supporters for their work on behalf of the LGBTQ movement,” said Blade Editor Kevin Naff.