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title: Tevin Campbell Comes Out as Gay
author: Chris Z
published: 2022-08-23
modified: 2022-08-23
section: News
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# Tevin Campbell Comes Out as Gay

R&B star **Tevin Campbell** who brought you *Can We Talk*appeared on daily news podcast *PEOPLE Every Day* to open up about formerly being a musical child star and publicly came out as gay.

At 12-years-old, Campbell was signed to Warner Bros. Music, releasing his debut album *T.E.V.I.N.* in 1991 and *I’m Ready* in 1993.

“I don’t think the sex symbol thing worked, but the love songs last,” Campbell said about his rise to stardom on the podcast. “I didn’t hide anything about me. I didn’t try to act a certain way or anything,” he added, saying that in R&B music, “You just couldn’t be [gay] back then.”

After his third album, *Back to the World*, was released in 1996, Campbell began revealing his queer identity to those close to him.

“When I came out to my family and friends [at] about 19 or 20, that was it for me. And then I went on the road of discovering myself. I didn’t know who I was,” he said. “Being around people who were like me, LGBTQ+ people that were living normal lives and had partners. I had never seen that,” he says. “That was a great time in my life.”

Earlier this year, the vocalist responded to a Twitter user’s question about singers who were speculated to be gay. Campbell seemingly confirmed the rumor in a since-deleted tweet, responding with a rainbow emoji. His Twitter bio also features the rainbow emoji.

“It was a casual thing for me,” Campbell said about his response to the Twitter user. “I love my fans, but what they think about my sexuality is of no importance to me.”

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