ISAIAH RASHAD TALKS APPARENT SEX TAPE OUTING ...

Isaiah Rashad broke his silence this weekend about a sex tape that appears to out him as LGBT friendly

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and he's taking all the love and support he's received in stride

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the first time he's taken the stage publicly since a private tape of his leaked back in February

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showing him engaged in a sex act with two men.

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The clip went viral, conjuring lots of reaction from the hip-hop community, including shock.

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Fact is, Isaiah had only ever indicated he was into girls ... at least in his music, anyway.

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While there were some who chimed in with homophobic jokes and insults

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there were just as many who spoke up having Isaiah's back

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including some prominent figures in the industry, like The Game

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who said people's private lives were no one else's business but their own.

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