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Tyler, The Creator Explains His 'I Had A Boyfriend At 15' Comment

By Daryl Nelson
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Yesterday, we shared an interview with Tyler, The Creator in which he claimed to have been romantically involved with another guy as a teenager. This came after he said something similar in the tracks  'Garden Shed' and 'I Ain't Got Time' off his Flower Boy album.

"I had a boyfriend when I was 15 in fucking Hawthorne," he said on Know Wave's Koopz Tunes' radio show . "If that's not open minded, I don't know what is."
Right after that interview, folks on the Internet were scratching their heads with confusion as to whether the former Odd Future leader is really gay, bi-sexual or just fooling around with everyone. So to address some of the chatter, Tyler took to Twitter and said he was just trying to make a point about how open minded he is during that interview. (Although he didn't deny being in some sort of romantic relationship with a guy at 15.)

https://twitter.com/tylerthecreator/status/897943857488252929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.complex.com%2Fmusic%2F2017%2F08%2Ftyler-the-creator-clears-up-i-had-a-boyfriend-at-15-comment

[Related: Tyler, The Creator seems to be coming out as gay on new album.]

What are your thoughts on Tyler and this whole thing about his sexuality? Do you think he's just toying with everyone or slowly coming out of the closet?

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