“I think queer artists, especially male queer artists, have been asked to sort of castrate themselves to sell, for so long. It is this censorship of sexuality between men. I push it back. And that’s what I say with ‘Heaven’ is that sex between men is not dirty. It is holy, it is sacred, it is pure. I can relate it to my relationship with God because for me it is a spiritual experience.
Sex is everywhere in ‘Heaven’. And I say it like that intentionally. Sex is everywhere in Heaven. Let’s be clear. A lot of our lives are devoted to sex, and when we watch movies and TV, and when we listen to music, sex is everywhere. It is a natural part of our human experience. It would be disingenuous of me not to include sex in my music. —Poseing actor Dyllón Burnside defends his sultry new single “Heaven”. In the same interview, Burnside recalls leaving the music industry to continue performing because of homophobia, and that his idea of true heaven is to see LGBTQ people openly living in love.
