Recently, singer Leo Santana posted a photo on his Facebook profile and was compared by an internet user to a homosexual. According to the comment, in the photo the artist was “looking gay”. The Bahian then decided to refute his follower's offensive and homophobic comment, however, he ended up falling into the cliché that associates gays with a lack of masculinity or identification as a man, confusing sexual orientation with gender identity. “And what’s the problem if I were? Apparently you are another one of those poor in spirit and prejudiced. I'M A MAN and I don't see any problem with anyone who isn't! More love and respect, Hermano”, wrote Santana. Uncomfortable with Leo's assertion, a group of LGBT activists began to question the artist whether, after all, “gay is not a man now?”. Others were more understanding and said that, despite the singer's gaffe, “the intention was worth it”.
