Kele Okereke continues to publicly explore his sexuality ... this time as the buffed coverboy of the latest issue of Attitude, the glossy UKL homostyle magazine. The brilliant, 1980s "B-Boy" inspired bright colored editorial is lensed by fashion photographer Ellis Parrinder.
The Bloc Party frontman talks about his new solo album The Boxer, sexuality ... and sex. "I can't tell you the amount of times I've been approached by heterosexual men that identify with a straight lifestyle. I am a very sexual person. Sex is something that I have enjoyed since I was a teenager. I've had a lot of sex."
Okereke also discusses the gay men that he admires, such as James Baldwin, Freddie Mercury of Queen, Rupaul and the many late and ballroom personalities in Paris is Burning. "I watched it again a few years ago on YouTube. As soon as it finished started crying. You go to Wikipedia and all bar one are dead. And they died in such sad circumstances. But you watch the fil;m and they all have so much love."
Kele Okereke is not the magazine's first black cover but he becomes its first black openly gay cover. The cover and more images AFTER THE JUMP ...
The first single from The Boxer is "Tenderoni", watch it HERE ...
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And buy the album. It's so good.
Posted by: ger | 30 June 2010 at 15:10
And more power to him. I love a gay black man who isn't afraid to be who he is. Take that DL boys.
Posted by: Ravenback | 30 June 2010 at 16:04
Nice VERY nice...
Posted by: thegaytekeeper | 30 June 2010 at 17:21
You go workin', girl!
I wouldn't say he's "sexy" but AWFULLY cute.
Posted by: Kevin Perez | 30 June 2010 at 18:16
It’s too bad this magazine will never be allowed into Nigeria, but I hope some of the guys there will get to read about this on the Internet anyway.
Posted by: Jim | 30 June 2010 at 22:38
FUTURE HUSBAND!!!
Posted by: Tom Bardwell | 01 July 2010 at 10:39
He's gorgeous
Posted by: Tyler | 01 July 2010 at 12:51
Good To See People Actually know who Kele is. What a refreshing presentation for a cover with a Black Man. SImple, Clean and AWFULLY CUTE!
Posted by: kirk | 01 July 2010 at 13:00
I cosign Kirk.
And not one single visible tattoo on his entire body. Talk about being gangsta!
Posted by: Jim | 02 July 2010 at 00:49
@ Jim. I agree with you. The fact that he doesn't have a tatto makes him skin extra beautiful.
Posted by: chris w | 02 July 2010 at 10:33
He is honey dew cute.
Posted by: Honut Sinti | 02 July 2010 at 17:16