October 10, 2007

Gay Rapper Deadlee Launches World Kiss Out Day

Press release:

LOS ANGELES, CA — October 9, 2007 - The gay rapper who challenged the hip hop community’s status quo of Homophobia, Deadlee, is back at it again. He’s launched a blog at Deadlee.com (Perez Hilton watch out), and is initiating the first ever WORLD KISS OUT DAY on December 1, 2007.

DEADLEE (website: www.deadlee.com), made headlines throughout the music industry following his announcement of the HomoRevolution Tour and his controversial comments about hip hop’s biggest alleged homophobes, Eminem, 50cent, and DMX earlier this year. He went on to appear on CNN, NPR, The Tyra Banks Show, and Howard Stern. He has been the subject of numerous articles and blogs from Rolling Stone to Wired to The Advocate and the local newspapers of almost every city His tour went to.

WORLD KISS OUT DAY was inspired by the actions of Marion A. Bolden, the Newark Public Schools superintendent. Bolden made the decision last June to use markers to black out a photo in East Side High School’s yearbook that showed two gay males engaged in a kiss. The yearbook featured heterosexual couples kissing. In addition, recent remarks by rapper Ja Rule who has blamed gays on MTV for “f^&king up America” have inspired the flagship gay rapper to take action.

“Many people accuse lesbian, gay and bisexual people of “flaunting” their sexuality when they talk about their partner, hold hands or kiss one another in public,” says Deadlee. “These are activities that heterosexual couples do all the time. Due to homophobic reactions, some lesbian, gay and bisexual people are actually forced to hide their sexuality in public, not flaunt it. DECEMBER 1ST 2007 - WE HIDE NO MORE”.

In 2008, The World Kiss Out Day will be October 1, 2008 to mark the beginning of LGBT Month. Rather than skip 2007, the day will be observed on December 1, 2007, which is the same day as World AIDS Day.

“This one year, I think we can have both on the same day,” speculates Deadlee. “The magnitude of the AIDS epidemic will not be diminished by a kiss. Observances and actions can exist on the same day.”

For more information on World Kiss Out Day, please go to www.myspace.com/worldkissout or www.deadlee.com