Taylor Bennett, Chance the Rapper's Brother, Comes Out as Bisexual

Chance the Rapper's little brother Taylor Bennett came out as bisexual this week on Twitter ahead of his 21st birthday.

"I'd like to be more open about myself to help others that struggle with the same issues," he tweeted Wednesday. "Today I would like to openly come out to my fans. I do recognize myself as a bisexual male and do and always have openly supported the gay community and will keep doing so in 2017."

Receiving praise from his fans and family, brother Chance tweeted his support: "Love this man right here, through any and all. He has grown into a great man. He's got God and me behind him, he cannot fail he cannot fall."

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Bennett, a rapper himself, adds to the growing number of LGBTQ artists in the hip-hop industry and plans to release the titular track off his album Broad Shoulders onJanuary 25.