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YouTuber Logan Paul slammed for saying he will ‘go gay’ for one month

GLAAD says ‘that’s not how it works’

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Logan Paul. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

YouTuber Logan Paul is facing backlash for saying he will “go gay” for one month.

Paul, 23, and his co-host Mike Majlak, announced on their podcast “Impaulsive” that their 2019 New Year’s resolutions are to try something new each month.

First is ā€œSober-Vegan Januaryā€ followed by ā€œFatal Februaryā€ where the pair plan “to go the opposite.ā€ Paul and Majlak explain that they will drink excessively, eat meat and generally ā€œjust wilinā€™ out.ā€

As for March, Paul explains they will “go gay” for the month.

ā€œItā€™s male-only March. Weā€™re going to attempt to go gay for just one month,ā€ Paul says.

The comment didn’t sit well with some people who found Paul and Majlak’s March mission to be offensive.

“Dear Logan Paul and any ignorant, hurtful fool, You canā€™t ā€œgo gay for a monthā€. Being gay is not a choice. This is an insult to the LGBTQ+ community. Stop this nonsense and stop supporting problematic people,” one person tweeted.

Another user tweeted: “Logan Paul joking about being gay ā€œfor one monthā€ while countless LGBT+ around the world are killed & committing suicide for their sexuality, is disgusting. He continues to be an awful representation of the YouTube community & shows he truly has learned NOTHING over the last year. Perhaps for the month of March instead of baiting the gay community you can use your massive platform as a voice for those LGBT+ who have no voice and resort to suicide and self-harm. Just a suggestion @LoganPaul.”

Paul’s comment also caught the attention of GLAAD who tweeted Paul directly.

“Thatā€™s not how it works, @LoganPaul,” GLAAD tweeted.

Paul somewhat seemed to reconsider the comment tweeting back at GLAAD that he used “a poor choice of words” and invited members of the organization to discuss the issue on his podcast.

“very poor choice of wordsā€¦ my fault. letā€™s get together and talk about it on my podcast next week?” Paul tweeted.

Paul is no stranger to controversy. Last year, Paul came under fire for laughingly filming a suicide victim during a visit to Japan’s “suicide forest.”

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