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Pete Wentz: Gay for Media Play

by Celebuzz on Jul. 1, 2008 03:46 PM / 4 Comments

Is Pete Wentz falling out of the closet?

The eyeliner-friendly rocker and Ashlee Simpson spouse serves as cover boy for the latest issue of Out magazine, which boasts a lengthy feature on the Fall Out Boy bassist, illustrated with a topless pic.

The primary, uh, thrust is that a lot of people think Pete is gay, and that can be burdensome at times. Wentz's solution? Outing himself as queer, even if he's straight. Probably.

"Our culture bombards us with this idea that you're not [gay], and if you are that, there's something wrong with you, and then we're going to call you that, and then it's an insult," Wentz semi-explains. "There is a sense of self-empowerment or recapturing who you are by people calling you 'fag,' and being like, 'Yeah, I am a fag.' Even though you're not. What does somebody respond? That dude has nothing to say about that again."

Wentz says his sexually murky persona has been an inspiration: "Being ambiguously flamboyant really does help. I've had so many people come up and be like, 'I felt okay to come out of the closet after you said this.' "

Wow, the altruism is strong with this dude.

Either that, or he's savvy enough to know that playing coy about his preferences will land his face on yet another magazine cover.

Although, if Pete really is less than 100 percent straight, it might explain a few things.

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“Rock muppet avant-garde musician Pete Wentz has appeared on the cover of gay magazine "Out" declaring "Yes, I am a fag", which is his response to meatheads shouting "fag" at him. In an interview with the magazine, Wentz also said "If I was gay and I saw people playing with it, being ambiguous, I don't really know how I would feel. I look back at Elvis and I'm like 'was Elvis a dick?' "”

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“all Out Boy makeup messiah Pete Wentz and his wife Ashlee Simpson-Wentz (pictured here) are expecting a child. How this actually took place is unclear seeing as he's admittedly into the D. Wentz told Out magazine that he's been there, done that, had it inside him.

"When I said that I make out with dudes, there was a slight sense of sexual rebellion in that. I probably even made it a bigger deal than it was," he says. Don't backtrack, twinkie. Celebrate the thrill.

Wentz also says that he has some problem with co-opting gay culture. Why? Everybody else does it.

"If I was gay and I saw people playing with it, being ambiguous, I don't really know how I would feel. I look back at Elvis [who appropriated black music] and I'm like, 'Was Elvis a [bleep]?' "

Uh, I'm concerned with what's behind that bleep. What is this twink saying?”

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buzzgent 1 yr 4 mos ago
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"My look is by Liza Minnelli."
buzzbuddy 1 yr 4 mos ago
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He's doing it to gain the gay audience! Whatever it takes!
gorillasayz 1 yr 4 mos ago
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that pup is too adorable... even by my standards
thepeephole 1 yr 4 mos ago
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ashlee must've gotten DUPED into marrying this guy!