Unintended impact. Jonathan Van Ness has become pretty well known for his long locks. And as it turns out, the Queer Eye star’s strands have a pretty special significance.
In fact, when he decided to cut his hair short at the age of 25, it made him realize that his mane meant a lot more to him than a good hair day. “There’s so much internalized homophobia and transphobia in the gay community — especially in the gay male community — that I was like, ‘Oh, maybe someone will like me better,’ or, ‘I’ll be accepted more by these guys if I cut my hair off,” Van Ness told Bustle on Thursday, September 30. “I remember feeling so unlike myself the second it was short.