Friendly reminder that Hozierâs first music video, in 2013, involved him literally taking his life savings and using it to make a protest video about anti-gay actions in Chechnya. This was not a popular position at the time, to the point that damn near every interviewer asked âso, are you gay?â because they literally could not figure out why he cared so much.
Incidentally, after the first few times of saying âno, Iâm straight but itâs important,â he started saying âyou can think that if you want.â ALSO not a popular position at the time. Adam Lambertâs entire career had been derailed only four years before because he dared to be openly gay and sexual about it.
He literally came out swinging like Muhammad Ali and has not stopped. And he finds it odd that people find it odd! Like he was asked if he was aware of his âlesbian cult followingâ and seemed genuinely puzzled why he has a lesbian cult following (and, later, just a massive queer following in general) and itâs like. Honey. You loved us first. You loved us more and harder than most people were willing to. When it was unpopular to even whisper about how maybe queer people shouldnât be seen as inhuman actually, you grabbed a megaphone and screamed. You risked not just losing a career, but never having one at all, to stand by us. You loved us. Weâre just loving you back.
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