Of course, Jonas wasn’t saying he was gay. “Who is to say,” he might have said, “if a dick has touched these lips.” It was nuts for this to happen even in the relatively tolerant times of 2014, especially for the former Disney star who had already been battling rumors because of his shirtless performances in gay bars. In 2014, Nick Jonas nearly broke the gay internet when he came out and said that he maybe-kinda-sort of has had sex with a man. The history of this gay-baiting can be complicated, but it boils down pretty clearly. Or, if you’re a gay man, you might have heard about it thanks to the coverage he’s still getting from the gay audience to which he so readily appeals, and to which he has so problematically appealed ever since going out on his own a few years ago. Or you might have heard about the video for “Bacon,” the Tidal-exclusive clip that features bacon but is not really about bacon. You might have heard about it, if only because Jay Z apparently suggested the very special title, Last Year Was Complicated. Nick Jonas, the many abbed former member of the once promise ring-wearing Jonas Brothers, has a new album coming out.
