Olly Alexander has a problem with the word ‘twink’
Olly Alexander is no stranger to tackling LGBT issues head on, and in a new interview with Broadly, the Years and Years frontman has made statement about body image and what he thinks about his fans labeling him a ‘twink’ – a term used to describe young skinny gay men.
“I think the word ‘twink’ is pejorative,” Olly says. “There’s something endemic about the gay community where we praise masculinity more than anything else.”
“[Twinks are] powerless – they’re skinny and weak – but twinks can be pretty and cute.”
The 25-year-old adds that that he wants to be able to “feel sexy” with the body he has.
“I shouldn’t have to have muscles or look a certain way for society to say I’m sexy, but nobody’s really stood in the way of people taking my clothes off if I want to.”
It’s been a busy week for Olly, who’s currently on tour with Years and Years in North America and just last weekend he helped a man propose to his boyfriend live on stage during a show – click here to check out the heartwarming footage.
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