Who is Sly from After Tupac and D Foster and what is their importance?

Sly is a man whom Tash fell in love with. Sly convinced Tash to go to piano teacher Randall's house to listen to Tash play the piano. Instead, Tash and Randall were beaten for being gay, and Randall's house was robbed. Later, Sly implicated Tash in the crime, and Tash was imprisoned.