Queen Latifah Gets Completely Nude for ‘Bessie’, Shares Her POV On Gay Rights [Covers Uptown]

Homophobia being prevalent in the black community:

People’s ideas in general are antiquated when it comes to who you love. We haven’t moved as quickly as we probably should. And the reality is that there’s always been gay people in the black community, so it’s not foreign to us. And not just as a black community but just a society as a whole…Who you choose to marry is really up to you and it’s not something you should be judged on. I don’t find being gay or lesbian to be a character flaw. Couples should be protected under the laws of this country period. It actually angers me. It’s not unusual so let’s be adults and let’s move forward.

Her daytime talk show, The Queen Latifah Show, ending last year:

The first thing I did was take a proper vacation. From Miami to the Caribbean to South America and Los Angeles. I went to New Jersey…Virginia and Maryland…to see family ‘cause I really missed them. Obviously it was disappointing but I don’t look at these things as catastrophic failures. We have a lot going on in our company alone, so I’m not worried about my next job opportunity.

Regretting that she was unable to interview Bill Cosby, as he canceled the interview because of the rape allegations:

I would’ve absolutely had to ask him about it because it just would’ve been too big an elephant in the room. It’s unfortunate because he has done so much in terms of entertainment, culture and black folks. But right is right and wrong is wrong. All these women, all these stories, it’s just – what a big stain on such an amazing career.

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