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| Warren Masemola had to rehabilitate himself from homophobia when he was younger.
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Actor Warren Masemola has opened up about being homophobic when he was younger and the process of "rehabilitating" himself.
During an interview on Real Talk with Anele he revealed that he was even kicked out of school at the Market Theatre Laboratory because of his intolerance.
"We were very broke at home, so my sister introduced me to
dancing and I started dancing at the lab. I danced there, I was very
homophobic, so I got kicked out because there was a fair share of
homosexuals and heterosexuals in the class," he said.
Warren explained that being around gay people was too much for him to deal with.
"I think I was just... not uninformed. Growing up in
Pretoria, I was very ignorant. Although we had Amon who was making
magwinya (fat cakes), I think it was embedded at the back of my head
that "gay" is not something we associate with," he said.
Warren explained that he had to introspect and speak to
both homophobic and homosexual people to rehabilitate himself. He later
returned to the theatre, after "dealing" with his issues and now
embraces people no matter their sexuality.
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