Artist who paired with Sister Sandy claims to have always been prejudiced for being “an empathic man, concerned about women around”
Junior Lima was the guest of the program Tight skirtfrom GNTlast Wednesday, 6. At the time, he spoke about his sexuality in chat with the presenter Eliana and other participants.
During the conversation, the 41 -year -old artist said he suffered prejudice in childhood and adolescence, when he formed a big double duo with his sister, Sandy.
The musician defined himself as “A straight man who often suffers from homophobia”. And argued:
“It was all the time with my mother and sister. So I had a very outcropped sensitivity, was an empathic man, worried about women around my surroundings. And that came back against me. At that time, especially.”
According to the artist, the rumor of being “gay” was just one of several who have created about him. Junior said they also said he had depression and tried to commit suicide, and was addicted to crack:
“It was something Sandy had done, that I had been depressed. And still putting myself against my sister. A few things that are misplaced, evil. They already said I was hospitalized in a crack users.”
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It was not the first time that Junior Lima opened his heart and made statements about his sexuality. In 2024, the artist participated in the program High hoursfrom the Rede Globoand also approached the subject.
At the time, he considered that the debate about his sexuality was born by the way he danced on stage in the days of the duo with Sandy:
“It was another period, another time, but there was a lot of prejudice. (A boy dance) was a kind of different, half new thing, and then wondered (about sexuality). And I really wiggled, I didn’t care!”
And he added, admitting that the prejudiced and joke comments affected him:
“At some point, yes, they hurt me. But the coming of maturity (helped to overcome). It was a time when we didn’t understand that (the other’s sexuality) doesn’t matter.”
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Source: Rollingstone
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