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Harry Styles Responds To People Accusing Him Of ‘Queerbaiting’

Popstar and former One Direction member Harry Styles has responded to critiques accusing him of ‘queerbaiting’.

Styles, 28, took on a new style and developed persona after entering his solo career, but fiercely denied that he was profiting from the queer community without publicly identifying as queer.

The English singer-songwriter has an unapologetic attitude when it comes to what he wears on stage, in his personal life and in photoshoots, having been seen proudly wearing gender-fluid and ‘feminine’ clothing, following in the footsteps of rockstars David Bowie and Mick Jagger.

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