Omar Apollo on discussing queerness in music, coming out, and safety: ‘That’s not a joke to me’

Omar wears hoodie and boxer shorts by ERL and stylist’s own socks (Image: Ryan Pfluger)

As much as Omar Apollo likes to have fun and joke around, there are some things he takes very seriously. Among them is the safety of LGBTQ+ people, something he can relate to himself.

Appearing on the cover of Attitude’s September/October issue – out now – the ‘Glow’ singer discusses how he has talked about his queerness in his music.

Omar wears top by ERL (Image: Ryan Pfluger) Apollo wears top by ERL and denim shorts by Balmain (Image: Ryan Pfluger) Omar wears tank top by Jean Paul Gautier and stylist’s own hat (Image: Ryan Pfluger)

While some people consider the first explicit reference to queerness in Omar’s music to have

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