RIPPARACHIE | 20 | Indiana, USA | Musician |
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I was born and raised in Lafayette, IN on July 16th of 1991. I realized I was gay at a young age but I never acted upon it. I was always afraid of being called gay and I always thought my family would hate me if they knew the truth. I decided to date girls just to cover up the fact that I was attracted to guys. When I was about 13 years old a tragic event happened that changed my view on life. At that point in my life I became very negative and stopped caring about my life. I started to get in trouble at school then I started getting in trouble with the law. I went down the wrong road and ruined a lot of great things due to me being so negative. I stopped caring about everything and it took me years to finally accept the true me.
I decided to start my music career as a rapper when I was 14 years old. We all know that the “Music Industry” is very biased. I didn’t want anyone to know I was gay because I thought it would affect my chances of getting a record deal. I use to record songs about drugs, sex, drinking, and smoking just because that’s what everyone wanted to hear. It took me 6 years to actually start rapping about something that made me happy. Now my songs are about bringing peace, stopping discrimination, and stopping the bullying. I want to bring the LGBT community together and help make the future generation accept us. |
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My first attempt with a guy was with one of my friends. We were both just experimenting, well he was. He decided not to go any further but I couldn’t resist the feeling of being with another male. I kept on being discretely with other males. I had a few boyfriends but it was hard to maintain a healthy relationship due to me being in the closet. I told my mom and my little sister that I was gay about 2 years before I came out. They accepted the fact but I still wasn’t mentally prepared to come out to the world. I met a guy in June of 2011 and I fell head over heels with him.
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"I decided to come out the closet in March of 2012 to better my relationship and to finally be 'free'." |
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I am not encouraging you to come out because of your partner, come out when you are mentally and spiritually ready. I used Facebook to tell my fans that I was gay and I lost a few but I gained so much more respect for coming out.
I will be working on music to better this world and to open up the way society views the LGBT community. I want to make it easier for those to come out. I want people to feel safe to be their selves and not hide it like I did. If I would have come out years ago I feel that my life would have been so much better. It felt like a weight dropping off my back when I came out. I lost a few fans and a few friends but that just helped me realize that there are better people out there that will love me for me. In my new album called “F.A.G (Free and Genuine)” I talk a lot about bringing peace to the community. I started the “FAG Movement” to change the gay bashing word into a compliment. Fag now means being fly, fresh, free and genuine. So now when someone calls you a “FAG” you can say, thanks. |
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Follow RIPPARACHIE on Twitter @thatfagrip and find him on Facebook www.facebook.com/ripparachie and iTunes
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