Taylor Swift, Fake Straight? | A text published in the New York Times is causing controversy

The column in question, about 5,000 words long, was published on Sunday's “Comments” pages. The New York TimesThe American pop superstar hypothesizes that she covertly identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community, while publicly affirming herself as heterosexual.

Requested by AFP, the New York Times or the 34-year-old artist's agent, the 2023 Personality of the Year TimeNot followed.

The controversial article was “intrusive, inaccurate and inappropriate,” however, a member of Taylor Swift's entourage said anonymously, quoted by CNN.

Many readers also criticized and reacted The New York TimesThe American teen idol dismissed the idea that she might be a lesbian who has yet to come out.

The text's author, Anna Marks, drew a long list of acts Taylor Swift has performed, suggesting she is “weird.”

Adding all these facts, says the journalist, “advises to deceive people into thinking that it is one of them.”

Anna Marks cites the example of Celie Wright, an American country music singer who believed she had to wait years to “come out of the closet” for personal reasons directly related to her life.

Taylor Swift, adored by many fans – “Swifties” – who openly campaigns for LGBTQ rights, does not self-identify as “queer”.

Instead, over the years, we've had romantic relationships with various male celebrities who've been happy in the celebrity pages of magazines.

Singer Shake it off, Anti-hero And You should be quietShe has been seen dating Kansas City Chiefs American football player Travis Kelce for months.

Now seen as a feminist icon, she has also rocked the music industry with a phenomenally successful tour.