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'''Terrance Dean''' is an HIV Postitive author, educator, writer, former [[MTV]] executive, and speaker best known for his 2008 memoir ''Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry — from Music to Hollywood''.<ref name=time>{{cite web |url=http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1807080,00.html |title=Guess Who's Gay in Hip-Hop |accessdate=May 27, 2016|work=Time magazine}}</ref><ref name=essence>{{cite web |url=http://www.essence.com/2008/09/14/terrance-dean-an-invisible-life |title=Terrance Dean: An Invisible Life |accessdate=May 27, 2016|work=Essence magazine}}</ref><ref name=Guardian>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/11/gayrights.usa |title=Hidden gay life of macho hip hop stars |accessdate=May 27, 2016|work=Guardian newspaper}}</ref><ref name=NPR>{{cite web |url=http://www.npr.org/sections/newsandviews/2008/05/books_out_hip_hops_secret_gay.html |title=Book Outs Hip Hop's Secret Gay World |accessdate=May 27, 2016|work=National Public Radio}}</ref> He has written for ''[[The New York Sun]]'' and the ''[[The Tennessean]]''.<ref name="time"/><ref name=simonschus>{{cite web |url=http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Terrance-Dean/44909422 |title=Terrance Dean |accessdate=May 27, 2016|work=[[Simon & Schuster]]}}</ref> He has worked with entertainment professionals such as [[Rob Reiner]], [[Spike Lee]], [[Keenan Ivory Wayans]], and [[Anjelica Houston]].<ref name=simonschus/> Dean has also spoken out on the differences between white gays and gays of color in the entertainment industry: "Unfortunately in the black community it seems that if you come out, you risk jeopardizing your career because we do not discuss sex or sexuality in our community. It's seen as taboo. The more masculine you present yourself, then we will love you, accept you, praise you." <ref name=time/> When asked why he wrote a book about the intersection of gay and hip-hop culture, Dean stated that "hip-hop is a very homophobic environment—a lot of rappers call us faggots, homos, punks—and it doesn’t leave those in the gay community with the ability to address these issues." <ref name="New York Magazine">{{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/46836/ |title=Guess Who's Gay in Hip-Hop |accessdate=May 27, 2016|work=New York Magazine}}</ref>
'''Terrance Dean''' is an author, educator, writer, former [[MTV]] executive, and speaker best known for his 2008 memoir ''Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry — from Music to Hollywood''.<ref name=time>{{cite web |url=http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1807080,00.html |title=Guess Who's Gay in Hip-Hop |accessdate=May 27, 2016|work=Time magazine}}</ref><ref name=essence>{{cite web |url=http://www.essence.com/2008/09/14/terrance-dean-an-invisible-life |title=Terrance Dean: An Invisible Life |accessdate=May 27, 2016|work=Essence magazine}}</ref><ref name=Guardian>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/11/gayrights.usa |title=Hidden gay life of macho hip hop stars |accessdate=May 27, 2016|work=Guardian newspaper}}</ref><ref name=NPR>{{cite web |url=http://www.npr.org/sections/newsandviews/2008/05/books_out_hip_hops_secret_gay.html |title=Book Outs Hip Hop's Secret Gay World |accessdate=May 27, 2016|work=National Public Radio}}</ref> He has written for ''[[The New York Sun]]'' and the ''[[The Tennessean]]''.<ref name="time"/><ref name=simonschus>{{cite web |url=http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Terrance-Dean/44909422 |title=Terrance Dean |accessdate=May 27, 2016|work=[[Simon & Schuster]]}}</ref> He has worked with entertainment professionals such as [[Rob Reiner]], [[Spike Lee]], [[Keenan Ivory Wayans]], and [[Anjelica Houston]].<ref name=simonschus/> Dean has also spoken out on the differences between white gays and gays of color in the entertainment industry: "Unfortunately in the black community it seems that if you come out, you risk jeopardizing your career because we do not discuss sex or sexuality in our community. It's seen as taboo. The more masculine you present yourself, then we will love you, accept you, praise you." <ref name=time/> When asked why he wrote a book about the intersection of gay and hip-hop culture, Dean stated that "hip-hop is a very homophobic environment—a lot of rappers call us faggots, homos, punks—and it doesn’t leave those in the gay community with the ability to address these issues." <ref name="New York Magazine">{{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/46836/ |title=Guess Who's Gay in Hip-Hop |accessdate=May 27, 2016|work=New York Magazine}}</ref>

Upon hearing of [[R&B]] singer [[Frank Ocean]]'s public revelation that he was gay, Dean stated that Ocean was an "artist who isn't hindered by the old relics of Hip Hop, or the entertainment school of, 'Don't you come out or it will ruin your career,' and the record label politics."<ref name=CNN>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/05/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/frank-ocean-out-response/ |title=Frank Ocean effect: What happens when a hip hop artist confesses same sex love? |accessdate=May 27, 2016|work=CNN}}</ref>


In addition to writing, Dean has worked in production for [[MTV]], [[BET]], [[Paramount Pictures]], [[Sony Pictures]], and [[Warner Bros]].<ref name=time/>
In addition to writing, Dean has worked in production for [[MTV]], [[BET]], [[Paramount Pictures]], [[Sony Pictures]], and [[Warner Bros]].<ref name=time/>

One of the stories in Dean's 2008 memoir, ''Hip-Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry'', included several chapters about a former co-worker of Dean's, [[Nahshon Ratcliff]]. In the late 1990s, both Dean and Ratcliff worked on [[Keenen Ivory Wayans]]' late night talk show, ''[[The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show]]''. Ratcliff later learned of the chapters, which were written without their consent or knowledge, upon publication.


==Influences==
==Influences==

Revision as of 07:44, 21 June 2016

Terrance Dean
File:Terrance Dean Publicity Photo.jpg
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Writer, memoirist
Years active2008–present
Notable workHiding in Hip-Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry (memoir)

Terrance Dean is an author, educator, writer, former MTV executive, and speaker best known for his 2008 memoir Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry — from Music to Hollywood.[1][2][3][4] He has written for The New York Sun and the The Tennessean.[1][5] He has worked with entertainment professionals such as Rob Reiner, Spike Lee, Keenan Ivory Wayans, and Anjelica Houston.[5] Dean has also spoken out on the differences between white gays and gays of color in the entertainment industry: "Unfortunately in the black community it seems that if you come out, you risk jeopardizing your career because we do not discuss sex or sexuality in our community. It's seen as taboo. The more masculine you present yourself, then we will love you, accept you, praise you." [1] When asked why he wrote a book about the intersection of gay and hip-hop culture, Dean stated that "hip-hop is a very homophobic environment—a lot of rappers call us faggots, homos, punks—and it doesn’t leave those in the gay community with the ability to address these issues." [6]

In addition to writing, Dean has worked in production for MTV, BET, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, and Warner Bros.[1]

Influences

Dean cites the late Afro-American and openly-gay author E. Lynn Harris as a major literary influence, writing on the late author's death about a fateful encounter in which Harris said, "'Terrance, you have a gift. Your story will help so many people, especially men who are struggling with their sexuality. You better write and share it with others.' And, so I did. It felt great to have someone like E. Lynn to encourage me. If it had not been for him I would have still been hiding, and afraid to come to terms with who I am."[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Guess Who's Gay in Hip-Hop". Time magazine. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "Terrance Dean: An Invisible Life". Essence magazine. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Hidden gay life of macho hip hop stars". Guardian newspaper. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Book Outs Hip Hop's Secret Gay World". National Public Radio. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Terrance Dean". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "Guess Who's Gay in Hip-Hop". New York Magazine. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  7. ^ "Remembering E. Lynn Harris". Essence magazine. Retrieved May 27, 2016.

Sources

  • Dean, Terrance (2008). Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry—from Music to Hollywood. New York, NY: Atria Books. ISBN 978-1416553403. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
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