Kanye laughs off gay rumours

Chart-topping rapper Kanye West has complained that people now think he is gay after he made comments calling for an end to rap homophobia.

Kanye has no regrets about speaking out against  gay hate in hip-hop music.

That's all well and good but Kanye, who made his comments in 2005,  admits he still wouldn't feel comfortable socialising in a gay club, an attitude he attributes to his upbringing in Chicago, Illinois.

According to femalefirst.co.uk, the 30-year-old said, "Speaking out against hip-hop homophobia, some people were like 'Oh, Kanye must be gay! Look at the way he's dressing! And why would he speak about it? He's a gay rapper.'

"And my whole point is, I wouldn't have spoke on that if I was gay or if I was in the closet. I would have stayed so far away from it.

"And I'm still homophobic myself to a certain extent. You know, I wouldn't go to a gay parade and feel comfortable. I wouldn't ever go to a gay club or something and just be chillin' and grab a drink.

It all sounds just a tad hypocritical. Kanye goes on to say:

"Where I came from, Chicago, being black and being a hip-hop artist, we used to really disrespect gay people. And the thing is, we can't get close to them with a 10-foot pole. And I realised, 'Wow, how ignorant has this been".

"It's being in the entertainment world, I meet so many different gay people who are actually nice people."

Thanks mate.

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