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Out celebrity blogger Perez Hilton: 'Dance class might make your kid gay'

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The often controversial gay blogger Perez Hilton says he won't be signing up his 5-year-old son for dance classes because ''like 50 percent or more of little boys who take dance class end up being gay. If I had my preference, I would prefer my son to be heterosexual because that’s easier.” Hilton pointed out that gay people are still discriminated against in America, so he wouldn't want his kids ''to have a harder path in life.''

Hilton insists that ''Dance class might make your kid gay'' and adds: “I don’t think it’s a homophobic thing to say that a disproportionate amount of male singers, actors [and] dancers on Broadway are gay. There are more gay men drawn to that profession. That’s not homophobic; that’s just a fact.”

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/perez-hilton-gay-comments-son_us_5ac3a634e4b00fa46f86ccc2

  

Updated On: 4/3/18 at 06:35 PM
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This is a very unfortunate and confusing statement. At the end, he acknowledges that gay men tend to be drawn to this line of work, but the rest of it makes it sound like he thinks dancing MAKES boys gay.
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Updated On: 4/3/18 at 06:45 PM
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Perez Hilton just likes to make the headlines.

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Wait, our comments about Perez were deleted? Pathetic!

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How about an explanation?
Not really sure what was said that was delete worthy.

What, because I told the truth?
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A very wise person once told me, "there are just as many gay individuals in all professions, artists are just more honest about it." 

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So all of the gays on Broadway had parents who forced them to take dance classes?! I just figured the young gay boys wanted dance classes, and then just kept going with it... who knew?!?

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What an idiot.

I really do feel for the child in his care and I sure hope whichever path in life he chooses on reaching maturity there is at least ONE yellow brick in there somewhere.

Dance on all you young Billy Elliots !

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Dance classes will make your kids happy!!!
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Screw Hilton, and shame on Broadwayworld for taking down the previous comments. There was nothing wrong in what the previous commenters said. There was no reason to take them down. But if you do somehow have one inform everyone, please

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Hilton’s comments are disgusting and BWW’s censorship is disgusting.

My name is neither "adam" nor "greer."
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he may just be the worst gay in the spotlight. what a disgusting thing for him to say

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He made his career by smearing celebrities and drawing dicks on their photos. Heaven forbid someone hurt his feelings after he says something stupid.

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Updated On: 4/4/18 at 10:29 AM
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He's just trying to make headlines by being controversial because no one gives a s*** about him