Years & Years’ Olly Alexander ‘feels sorry’ for straight people
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 24: Olly Alexander of Years & Years performs at the ERDEM X H&M Exclusive Event at H&M Flagship Fifth Avenue Store on October 24, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Toth/Getty Images for H&M)
Years and Years’Olly Alexander has said he “feels sorry” for straight people, joking that they should try puttingĀ “some fucking marijuana lube on your crystal butt plug and march on down the parade.”
Speaking toĀ Out, theĀ frontman been talking about seeing a picture of the heterosexual pride flag, which features black and grey stripes.
āI feel sorry for straight people,ā he said.Ā āWhatās great about being gay is that you can celebrate all types of sexualities, because we understand that being queer means you might also be gender nonconforming or bi or whatever.
For straight people itās just, āI sleep with the opposite sex.āā
Olly Alexander in the video for new single ‘Sanctify’
With a grin, Alexander added: āMaybe just give it a go… Put some fucking marijuana lube on your crystal butt plug and march on down the parade.ā
Alexander is gearing up for the release of Year & Yearsā second albumĀ Palo SantoĀ in July.
Two singles have already been released, called āSanctifyā,Ā which is about straight men experimenting with their sexuality, and āIf Youāre Over Me.ā
The musician, who is an outspoken supporter of LGBT rights, also discussed the current pop music scene.
āMaybe this is the golden era of queer pop,ā he said.
āAlthough I kind of hope weāre not there yet because Iām really excited about whatās to come. But it definitely does feel like itās changed so much for queer artists.ā
Earlier this month,Ā Ā Alexander finallyĀ met the Queer Eye guys at the BBC’s The Biggest Weekend in Swansea, having spoken about his desire to become the “sixthĀ Queer Eye.”
Olly Alexander with the Queer Eye guys (bobbyberk/Twitter)
Last month, Alexander revealed thatĀ heād love to be in a thruple ā three person couple ā but only if he could still live alone.
He told the BBC: āWhat I think would suit me was if I was in a thruple and the other two guys lived in a house nearby.
When the band first broke into the scene,Ā Alexander shared that he was advised to stay in the closet for the benefit of his career.
Alexander, a trailblazing queer icon, has alsoĀ presented a moving documentary entitled Growing Up Gay for the BBCās Gay Britannia season, which celebrated the anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality.
