Arts & Entertainment
Perez Hilton says he doesn’t want his son to be gay because it’s ‘easier’
the celebrity blogger also doesn’t want to put his child in dance class
Perez Hilton (Screenshot courtesy of YouTube)
Perez Hilton posted a YouTube video to clarify remarks he made on his podcast that he doesn’t want to enroll his five-year-old son Mario in dance class because boys who dance “end up being gay.”
“This is all stemming from me saying on [my] podcast that I wouldn’t put my son into dance class because I think dance class might help make your son gay,” the celebrity blogger begins. “And I wasn’t even joking.”
“I would say a good amount — maybe like 50 percent or more — of little boys who take dance class end up being gay,” Hilton continued. “I don’t think that’s a homophobic thing to say. Just like I don’t think it’s a homophobic thing to say that a disproportionate amount of male singer/actor/dancers on Broadway are gay. There are more gay men drawn to that profession… That’s just a fact.”
Hilton, who is also the father to two-year-old Mia and five-month-old Mayte, went on that he would prefer if his children weren’t gay.
“If I had my preference, I’d prefer my son to be heterosexual because it’s easier,” he says.
“As a gay man, I’m not ashamed to be gay… but if I could go back in time and, when I was 18, be given a choice, I would have chosen then to be heterosexual… Being a gay man [around the world] is still a harder road to travel on,” Hilton, who has stated he believes he was born gay, says.
However, Hilton emphazised that whatever gender or sexuality identity his son is he will support him regardless.
“If my son turns out to be gay, or if he’s already gay but not able to articulate that yet because he’s only 5, I will love my son unconditionally and support him. If my son is transgender, I will love him and support him unconditionally,” Hilton says. “[But] ultimately, every decision I make for my son is what I think is best for his future. I don’t want to do anything that could potentially hurt him.”
People responded to Hilton’s comments with some understanding his point of view and others disagreeing.
As a mom of a wonderful gay son, I totally know what you mean. I’m proud of his strength to be who he is in a red state. I can only imagine how hard his school and social life have been.
— Shannon Reister (@wifeofrooster) April 1, 2018
I totally see your point & you’d know it’s much harder. But as loving parents we should accept & support our kids sexuality. We are who we are ??? love your truthfulness
— Kerrie Shoesmith (@kerrieshoesmit1) April 2, 2018
You know what the secret is, you let your children BE, let them express who and what they want to be. I’m surprised by your statement saying something can “make you gay” come on now
— Gina ? (@GPapoli) April 2, 2018
Honestly I really get it… it is not a “bad” life but it’s harder… also Perez I had two girls I thought I would be doing princess and tutus all my life but your kids totally direct you to what activities they enjoy most..
— karen (@KarenRatbone) April 1, 2018
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Madonna announces release date for new album
‘Confessions II’ marks return to the dance floor
Pop icon Madonna on Wednesday announced that her 15th studio album will be released on July 3.
Titled “Confessions II,” the new album is a sequel to 2005’s “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” an Abba and disco-infused hit.
The new album reunites Madonna with producer Stuart Price, who also helmed the original “Confessions” album. It’s her first album of new material since 2019’s “Madame X.”
“We must dance, celebrate, and pray with our bodies,” Madonna said in a press release. “These are things that we’ve been doing for thousands of years — they really are spiritual practices. After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space. It’s a place where you connect — with your wounds, with your fragility. To rave is an art. It’s about pushing your limits and connecting to a community of like-minded people,” continued the statement. “Sound, light, and vibration reshape our perceptions. Pulling us into a trance-like state. The repetition of the bass, we don’t just hear it but we feel it. Altering our consciousness and dissolving ego and time.”
Denali (@denalifoxx) of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” performed at Pitchers DC on April 9 for the Thirst Trap Thursday drag show. Other performers included Cake Pop!, Brooke N Hymen, Stacy Monique-Max and Silver Ware Sidora.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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In an act of artistic defiance, Baltimore Center Stage stays focused on DEI
‘Maybe it’s a triple-down’
By LESLIE GRAY STREETER | I’m always tickled when people complain about artists “going political.” The inherent nature of art, of creation and free expression, is political. This becomes obvious when entire governments try to threaten it out of existence, like in 2025, when the brand-new presidential administration demanded organizations halt so-called diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programming or risk federal funding.
Baltimore Center Stage’s response? A resounding and hearty “Nah.” A year later, they’re still doubling down on diversity.
“Maybe it’s a triple-down,” said Ken-Matt Martin, the theater’s producing director, chuckling.
The rest of this article can be found on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
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