by Ayvaunn Penn, Your Black World
Rumors have long been flying about Queen Latifah’s sexuality. Now, people are wondering if she is allowing the role she played as a gay reporter in a recent episode of Single Ladies to voice what she has been keeping under wraps for years. Latifah’s character, Sharon Love, admits that when she was in college she slept with her best female friend.
The episode plot does not stop there. Love says, “It turns out being gay is fabulous. My Twitter is all atwitter. I have six new Facebook fan pages. And for every sponsor that’s fallen out, I’ve gotten two more. Who knew? Being gay is the new black.” Latifah’s character intially thought that her live admission would ruin her career, but it made it blossom instead.
Given that Latifah is the executive producer of Single Ladies and the fact that she has kept silent about her love life and sexuality, some are speculating that the character Sharon love is a reflection of Latifah’s own life. Speaking to the Cover Girl’s private life, The Rootreports:
“Last year the Advocate, the nation’s largest gay and lesbian magazine, reported that Queen Latifah and her personal trainer, Jeanette Jenkins, had purchased a home together in the Hollywood Hills, and public records revealed that both of their names were on the deed. Speculation followed that the two were officially an item. The previous year, paparazzi photos had been published of the women in an intimate embrace while on vacation.”
Reportedly, gay-rights activists and sheer fans were waiting for Latifah to address the rumors, but she left the world in suspense. She never said a word except for this. She shared with People magazine, “My private life is my private life. Whomever I might be with, I don’t feel the need to share it. I don’t think I ever will.” On another occasion, she told the world through Essence magazine, “Everybody else can do the reading; I’ll do the living.”
Based on this information, it does not look like the public will ever be able to be sure of Queen Latifah’s sexuality. For those who choose to see Sharon Love of Single Ladies as Latifah’s representative, they can continue to do so. That said, for now it will remain mere speculation.
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I’m a big fan of Queen Latifah and even if I heard that she has profiles on some top rated gay sites I’ll still love the way she acts. the sexual orientation of an actor shouldn’t concern us because we like or not the character and not the person.
The Queen is just that a Queen! It is not our business who she shares her life with, let’s take the high road and talk about her movies, TV shows, and perhaps her political views. Sex should never be on the table for anyone unless; there is something that might hurt or harm another. Rumors hurt so why not go beyond it and talk facts, The Queen is a fantastic actress, fantastic singer and We wish her well in her future.
The devil is a liar…. Latifah has sold her SOUL to satan for these few treasures she has on this earth.. She will rot in HELL with all the others faggots, dikes, gay(pride), lesbians, homosexual are maggots who love to play around in feces. There is nothing clean about this girl life style. So disappointed in you latifah. No longer a Queen but a slave-to-this-CURSE…
listen i am a christian as well and as for you….it says biblicaly that we should not judge. so you are in the wrong just as much as latifah may be…so i would correct your statment and go before God and ask for forgivness
People need to mind their own business and leave others alone. No matter who they are. Life is too short to be in other folks affairs.
Good for u!! i’m proud of you girl…..
she should just go ahead and admit it…i understand its her private life but damn, shes making it look obvious by talking in secret and acting like that…i dont see whats wrong with ppl asking her about general dating questions, we all get ask that and its normal human conversation….i like queen latifah i think shes underrated now a days, but geeze admit it, long as ur not humping pit bulls and cows who cares its 2011,1 out of 3 females are lesbian lol….. Queen latfiah mannerisms+set it off+talking in secret equals lesbian…
i LOVE THE QUEEN LONG TIME ,GAY OR NOT.
Who cares? The girl’s just plain dynamite. Look what she’s accomplished! Let’s just be proud of her and quit the rest of the none-of-our-business stuff. She doesn’t owe anybody any explanations.
Anyone who is knowledgeable about gay and lesbian people would know that Queen Latifah is suspect. I have had the conversation with friends for years and I am waiting to find out for sure that she is gay. I grew up looking at gays and lesbians and can spot them by listening to their voice, looking at their attire, watching their mannerisms. I feel sorry that people cannot be themselves, but I am with her, her sexuality is her business. I am not sure that celebrities should share all of their business with the world, but you make your money from the world, and maybe the would should get their monies worth by sharing in whether you date men or women. I am glad that she is not sharing though because we have enough of this forbidden love on this earth. The younger females may find it attractive to be lesbian, simply because some star is lesbian, and indulge in lesbianism.
It seems the only person who should be concerned with
Queen Latifahs’ sexuality is Queen Latifah. The public
does not need to know her personal business. If she is
a good person who has not harmed anyone and can lay her head down at night knowing that she has not, then more power to her, and god bless her. Thats all I have to say.
Who cares what Queen Latifah does in her personal life. As long as she no involved with minor children or sexually assaulting someone. There are people starving and living on the streets. Every day, people across the world are victims of violence, sexual abuse and exploitation. We need to turn our attention to people like them instead of worrying about what someone’s sexual orientation is.
Patricia Garret…..what sins will YOU rot in “hell” for, I wonder? hmmm..