During a recent episode on the “Stay Hydrated” podcast, Jameela Jamil discussed the following topics: rage as a means of surviving, “toxic masculinity,” and men living in the closet.
When they talked about how men interact with each other, she said, “I think, how much they just want to be around each other, and talk about how great men are, how much they hate women, is screaming gay. Haven’t they now found the statistic that one in five men is gay?”
She said that “a lot of people are just hiding their queerness because they are terrified.” The hosts drew a parallel between the number of women and men who are queer and concluded that women are probably more willing to explore their own sexuality.
Jamil challenged the view of sexuality as a choice when he said, “Anyone who thinks it’s a choice is someone who chose to be straight.”
“They, I think, were at a crossroads and they chose straight, and that’s why they think it’s a choice. You are gay, or you are straight, or you are bi. And if you think it’s a choice, it’s because you made a private choice.”
