Allow
me to preface this by saying that I'm a straight Black dude. I know
you have to be careful when writing or talking about things
especially when talking to people you don't know about things you
aren't. I just wanna point out that this is Pride Month and talk
about someone who I'm a fan of and a while ago read about and thought
“Holy shit. This dude was bold as fuck.” And that person is
Sylvester James Jr. better known as the singer Sylvester. If you don't
know who Sylvester is then shame on you because he made some awesome
ass songs.
Sylvester
was born on September 6th, 1947 in Watts, California. Read that again
and let it sink in. If you said he was born in Watts 1987 and you
knew about Watts back then you'd go “Yeesh.” Sylvester sang at
church growing up before leaving after a combination of the church
being against his sexuality and a sexual relationship with an older
member of the church. This was when he was 13 years old so it is now
about 1960. In his early teens after not being able to get along with
his mother and stepfather he left becoming homeless.
