Actress Jameela Jamil has come out as queer. “This is why I never officially came out as queer,” said Jamil in her statement posted on Twitter. “Yesterday, HBO Max was excited to announce Dashaun [Wesley] and Jameela’s involvement in the series ‘Legendary,’ ” it said in a statement. AdvertisementBecause of ball culture’s essential role in LGBTQ history, many on social media took issue with the series appointing Jamil as MC and judge. “I know that my being queer doesn’t qualify me as ballroom,” Jamil said in her statement.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 05, 2020 23:25 UTC