KANYE ADMITS HE IS STILL DEALING WITH HIS HOMOPHOBIA

Kanye West opened up to King Magazine recently that he is still dealing with his homophobia since standing up against homophobia and Hip Hop earlier this year. In his new interview Kanye says that he is still somewhat uncomfortable with being around gay people. Here is a peice of the interview ""I'm still trying to get over my own homophobia. I still wouldn't feel comfortable at a gay bar. I wouldn't go to a gay parade. I don't know if I'm in favor of gay marriage or not. People said to me, 'Were you scared of speaking out against George Bush?' No. The bravest thing I did this year was speaking out against homophobia. That's a scarier topic, because if you bring it up, people think you must be gay. But you don't have to be gay to not gay-bash. We're a very close-minded people."
West recalls that it was a homophobic incident he was involved in with another rapper that woke him up to his own bigotry: "We started rhyming about beating up gays right in front of him. .. People always say, 'Kanye's conscious, Kanye's conscious' - well, my conscience kicked in, and it said, 'Yo, that was kinda wack.' Things have been clicking ever since. I found out my cousin was gay years ago, and even just dealing with my interior decorator, having to travel with him, I've had to deal with issues. There was a point I wouldn't even get in the car with him 'cause I didn't want people to see me with a gay person. I didn't want it to hurt my career."

I still commend Kanye for addressing his insecurities, because untlimately thats all they are.