My family knows I’m gay but it has never been something that’s talked about or dealt with in a confrontational way. “At age 75 I’ve never come out to the rest of my family. “It reminds me a lot of my own history,” said Robert. Related | Troye Sivan Just Won Drag Race With His New 'Bloom' Music Video In a new addition to the popular “reacts” video trend on YouTube, Into sat down four older gay men and had them watch Sivan’s videos and give their thoughts.Īfter the group admitted that none of them knew of Sivan or his work, they watched videos from his Blue Neighborhood era and the video for “Bloom.” The quartet got emotional during the heavy storyline of “Blue Neighborhood,” relating to the stories of abuse and an unaccepting family. Troye Sivan’s presence as an unapologetically queer artist making mainstream music may not seem like a novel thing in 2018, but a generation ago – even a decade ago – it would have been unheard of and, compared to now, his success would have been miniscule.
