Hip hop artist, Taylor Bennett is the young brother to conscious hip hop artist, Chance The Rapper. The two Chicago natives are very close as Taylor is Chance’s only brother. Recently, Bennett took to Instagram to live his truth and reflect on what it’s been like to be openly gay.

Living His Truth:

On October 11th, and in some parts of the word it’s celebrated on the 12th, people across the world were sharing their coming out stories in support of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community. Chance The Rapper’s younger brother Taylor Bennett reflected on the time he first came out as a bisexual man, which was almost a year ago.

He wrote the following on Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BaHubDvFV9C/

The day before Taylor Bennett’s 21st birthday, on January 18th, he decided that he wanted to be more transparent with his fans. His motive for being more open was to help other people who may have been struggling with being honest about their sexuality. The younger brother to Chance The Rapper decided to come out to his friends and followers on Twitter.

My birthday is tomorrow & moving into next year I'd like to be more open about myself to help others that struggle with the same issues

— Taylor Bennett (@_TaylorBennett) January 18, 2017

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I do recognize myself as a bisexual male & do & have always openly supported the gay community & will keep doing so in 2017. #ThankYou 🤘🏽

— Taylor Bennett (@_TaylorBennett) January 18, 2017

Not only did fans quickly express their support for Bennett but Chance showed his support for his brother as well. Like many other people, Chance revealed that he had no idea that his brother was bisexual until he read it on the internet.

We honestly didn’t talk about it until after he put it out on Twitter… so I think it’s cool he could tell everyone via the Internet and kind of blunt the impact, said the Grammy-winning rapper, comparing this to how others would come out to family and friends individually. I think what he did was stronger than most people. I kinda just stepped back and… admired him, said Chance on the  Ebro in the Morning show.

Chance The Rapper, whose real name is Chancelor Johnathan Bennett, and his younger brother, Taylor Bennett, were born in Chicago, Illinois to Ken Williams-Bennett, an aide to former Chicago mayor Harold Washington and then-Senator Barack Obama, and Lisa Bennett. The Bennett boys have personally met former President Obama and even shared their aspirations to be rappers. Not only are the men both musically talented, they both are very passionate about improving their hometown. The Bennett boys pride themselves on giving back and improving their community. Besides being rappers and having an uncanny resemblance, both brothers are Christians and involved in social activism projects.