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The 1975's Matty Healy Says He's Attracted to Men—But Not Sexually
"Am I a bit gay?" the band frontman pondered in a new interview.
The 1975 frontman Matty Healy has always toyed with his own masculinity in his clothes and performances on stage, and rumors swirled about his sexuality a few years ago when he told an interviewer he was "still asking myself questions" about his own Kinsey scale.
In his latest interview with Shortlist, the 29-year-old opened up publicly about his sexuality for the first time.
"Well, you can look at whether sexuality is a social construct, which of course, it isn’t," Healy began. "When I was a kid most of the people [around me] who were successful and doing what they wanted to do were gay. I associated that freedom of self with freedom of expression. I think I looked up to them, not as pariahs or outsiders, but as people who were truly themselves. I’ve always found that engaging. I’ve thought: 'Maybe it’s unusual to be as flamboyant as I am, or unusual to be as in the gay world as I am...What does that mean? Am I a bit gay?' And then I was, like, 'No, that’s not how it works! It comes down to who you want to f*ck.'"
But is he attracted to men?
"Yes, but not in a carnal, sexual way," he explained. "The other sex is still attractive, it’s just that sex is weird, isn’t it? Do you know what I mean? It’s, like, Do I want to do blowjobs with a guy? No. Do I want to kiss a guy? Yeah, kind of..."
He goes on to say that he's kissed a guy, but doesn't want to dive into it publically as to not upset his girlfriend.
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
