Ariana Grande
may still need to do some damage control after the infamous Donutgate incident earlier this summer, but that doesn't make her any less of a vocal and inspiring ally for LGBT people.
The pop songstress recently sat down with Ryan Murphy, the gay creator of
Scream Queens
(the new Fox show she costars in)
, for
an in-depth interview appearing in
V Magazine
, and she had a handful of quotes that proved her love for her many gay fans and LGBT folks in general.
On her inclusive upbringing:
"I wasn't raised in a household where it was considered abnormal to be gay. So for me to meet people who use the word 'faggot' as an insult, with a derogatory meaning, I can't take it. I don't understand it. It's so foreign to me. I was raised in a household where being gay was like, the most normal thing."
On the gay loved ones in her life, including her
older brother Frankie, a reality TV star
:
"You know, my brother is gay, all of my best friends are gay. When my brother came out of the closet, it wasn't a big deal for my family. Even my grandpa, who is like, super old-school, was like, Good for you!"
On homophobia and intolerance:
"It's outrageous to me when I see people hate on someone because of their sexuality. I hate the intolerance. I hate the judgment. I hate it so much. Most of my favorite people in my life are gay. It's something I'm super passionate about, because whenever I would see my friends get bullied, or my brother get hurt for his sexuality, I would become a raging lunatic. I would literally become a raging lunatic because I just can't take it. When you see someone you love hurting, for such a superficial, bullshit reason, it's like, how small and spiritually unenlightened and dumb as fuck can a person be? How much further can your head get up your ass that you're actually judging someone as a person based on their sexuality before you even have a conversation with them?"
