Editing Kurt Cobain (section)

=== Sexuality ===
In October 1992, when asked, "Well, are you gay?" by ''[[Monk Magazine]]'', Cobain replied, "If I wasn't attracted to Courtney, I'd be a bisexual."<ref name="Monk Magazine">{{cite news |url=http://www.monk.com/display.php?p=People&id=33 |title=GO FOR THE GRUNGE |first=James |last=Crotty |work=[[Monk Magazine]] |date=October 30, 1992 |access-date=April 29, 2019 |archive-date=October 24, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041024074822/http://www.monk.com/display.php?p=People&id=33 |url-status=live }}</ref> In another interview, he described identifying with the gay community in ''[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]'', stating, "I'm definitely gay in spirit and I probably could be bisexual" and "if I wouldn't have found Courtney, I probably would have carried on with a bisexual lifestyle", but also that he was "more sexually attracted to women".<ref name="Advocate 1993">{{cite news |url=https://kevinallman.typepad.com/ARTICLES/MAGAZINES/Advo-Cobain.pdf |title=The Dark Side of Kurt Cobain |first=Kevin |last=Allman |work=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]] |issue=622 |pages=35–43 |date=February 9, 1993 |access-date=April 1, 2019 |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401143937/https://kevinallman.typepad.com/ARTICLES/MAGAZINES/Advo-Cobain.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Advocate 2013">{{cite news |url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/people/2013/10/24/rediscovered-interview-reveals-kurt-cobain-thought-he-was-gay |title=Rediscovered Interview Reveals Kurt Cobain Thought He Was Gay |first=Jase |last=Peeples |work=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]] |date=October 24, 2013 |access-date=April 1, 2019 |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401135023/https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/people/2013/10/24/rediscovered-interview-reveals-kurt-cobain-thought-he-was-gay |url-status=live }}</ref> He described himself as being "feminine" in childhood, and often wore dresses and other stereotypically feminine clothing. Some of his song lyrics, as well as phrases he would use to vandalize vehicles and a bank, included "God is gay",<ref name="Advocate 1993"/> "Jesus is gay", "HOMOSEXUAL SEX RULES",<ref name="Advocate 1993"/> and "Everyone is gay". One of his personal journals states, "I am not gay, although I wish I were, just to piss off homophobes."<ref name="Cobain, Kurt 2002" />

Cobain advocated for LGBTQ+ rights, including traveling to Oregon to perform at a benefit opposing the [[1992 Oregon Ballot Measure 9]],<ref name="Advocate 1993" /> and supported local bands with LGBTQ+ members. He reported having felt "different" from the age of seven, and was a frequent target of homophobic bullying in his school due to his having a "gay friend".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.inquisitr.com/1004185/rare-kurt-cobain-interview-reveals-gay-curious-thoughts-audio/ |title=Rare Kurt Cobain Interview Reveals Gay Curious Thoughts [Audio] |first=Niki |last=Cruz |work=[[Inquisitr]] |date=October 23, 2013 |access-date=April 6, 2019 |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401141054/https://www.inquisitr.com/1004185/rare-kurt-cobain-interview-reveals-gay-curious-thoughts-audio/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Cobain was interviewed by two gay magazines, ''[[Out (magazine)|Out]]'' and ''The Advocate'';<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=http://people.ucalgary.ca/~ptrembla/homosexuality-suicide/04-kurt-cobain-god-gay.htm |chapter=The Suicide Of Kurt Cobain: A Victim Of The Binary And Biphobia? |first=Pierre |last=Tremblay |title=The Gay, Lesbian And Bisexual Factor In The Youth Suicide Problem |url=http://www.youth-suicide.com/gay-bisexual/book.htm |year=1994 |access-date=April 6, 2019 |archive-date=July 25, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040725115706/http://www.youth-suicide.com/gay-bisexual/book.htm }}</ref> the 1993 interview with ''The Advocate'' being described as "the only [interview] the band's lead singer says he plans to do for ''[[Incesticide]]''",<ref name="Advocate 1993" /> an album whose [[liner notes]] included a statement decrying [[homophobia]], racism and [[misogyny]]:<ref name="Advocate 1993" />

{{Blockquote |text=If any of you in any way hate homosexuals, people of different color, or women, please do this one favor for us—leave us the fuck alone! Don't come to our shows and don't buy our records. |author=|title=|source=}}