I made a mistake. As an open bisexual woman, I immediately gushed at the assumed fact that our gifted Frank Ocean was mirroring my identity. His letter, beautifully written and framed in audacity, made my emotions shoot to the chandeliers of heaven. And as you can guess, my ass went ham on Twitter. Every twelve seconds, I was aiming a barrel of exclamation points at a new "Frank Ocean Is Bisexual" news headline, while scowling at the inaccuracy of every "Frank Ocean is Gay" headline.
And then MTV's Rob Markman (@RobMarkman) tweeted: "Frank Ocean didn't declare that he was Gay or Bisexual. He wrote of a relationship with a man. Please report responsibly." I stepped away from the keyboard.
Responses to Gay or Bi? The Dangers of Labeling Frank Ocean