According to Out.com, Ozempic’s rise is tied to ongoing body image struggles in gay communities—but that framing only tells half the story. Because if you ask around—especially in Black gay spaces—folks aren’t shocked by the pressure.

Kreame, legally Korey Wynne, was a real person with a real presence. He wasn’t just “someone from a movie.” He was known, cared for, and remembered by people who watched him move through community life in the Sacramento–Bay Area and later in Los Angeles, where underground performance culture and Black LGBTQ+ life overlap.

When I tell you I met a Black gay conservative veteran at the Capitol, I already know what half the internet does next: they start writing the story in their head before the man even opens his mouth. That’s why I wanted him on record.