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How did I miss this Russell Simmons interview with the Dallas Voice? It's pretty freaking awesome.
> FOR THE RECORD: "Listen, I'm not gay. If I was, I would have the gift of another burden, and I would probably be instantly out. I fight for gay rights all the time. How about that?"
> BUT NEVER SAY NEVER: "Well, I'm 49 years old, and all these years it just hasn't occurred to me. It's not unimaginable. Not for me. Shit, I read that I'm gay all the time. That ain't nothing. They say Eddie Murphy is gay. And they said Prince was gay."
> ON GAY PRIDE: "The first openly gay rap superstar should be like my friend Herb Ritts, who was a source of pride for the gay community. Just like all the gay people who go to work every day and do a good job. The people who beat up on the burden. Who are bigger than the burden and stronger than the burden. They're a great inspiration to me."
> ON THE OTHER HAND: "I've known Queen Latifah for a long time. I never got a lesbian vibe... Fuck if I know. I don’t know who is gay -- unless they make a pass at me. In the press, everyone has been gay so much, how would I know who's really gay."
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