R&B singer and LGBTQ+ ally Tank is challenging the perception that a so-called gay agenda is an attack on Black masculinity.On the December 3 episode of the Holdin Court podcast, the singer who made headlines in 2019 for saying that same-sex experimentation doesnt necessarily make men gay explained why he thinks the homosexual conversation among Black men is a mess. Related Actor Jermelle Simon gushes about his perfect boyfriend 2 months after coming out Simon said he skipped the line a little bit and has already found the one. The phobia as it relates to Black men is the elephant in the room, Tank told hosts Big Court and Rachel Rene, and no one will actually articulate their devastation. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today You have to think, for a Black man, the worst thing to be called is gay, he continued. The first thing somebody is going to allude to, whether you are gay or not, when they are trying to assassinate your character or get off the highest joke imaginable theyre going gay first.Tank went on to suggest that something within our culture has created a stigma around homosexuality, which he said stems from the perception that somehow there is a program to make Black men gay.You see it everywhere, he said. There is an attack on strong Black men. But whos the attack coming from?Big Court suggested that the perception of this so-called gay agenda may come from the fact that LGBTQ+ people are now more visible in media.Back in our generation were the exact same age we didnt see homosexuality, the host said. Its been around since the beginning of time, but it was your aunties friend, your uncles friend. But now its more in your face, its more acceptable, its more mainstream, actually trendy.Rene noted that plenty of Black men in music have been celebrated for their androgynous style, from Prince to Rick James.That was in the context of entertainment, Big Court said. Its showmanship. So, whereas we never saw anyone like that in real life.We celebrated that. We owned it, Tank said of androgynous style. It wasnt an attack or an assassination on anything.He went on to shut down the idea that queer visibility represents an agenda to minimize Black masculinity or heterosexuality. No disrespect to homosexuality, Ive never seen anything that made me say, Oh wow, I wanna be gay. Im inspired to be gay, he said.Tank added that he understands homophobia because he was raised to believe that being gay was an abomination, and moved away from those beliefs. But the singer also asserted that his LGBTQ+ allyship doesnt compromise his faith.What I learned on my walk and on my journey is that all humans were created different, he explained, and the two things that every human being requires is grace and love. Every human deserves that. And once I got into that headspace I started looking at people differently. I dont care who you sleep with.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.