And I feel like I’m also opening doors for other people.”
“But it’s like, I don’t wanna live my entire life – especially when I just got to where I’m at – just not doing what I want to do. Addressing this, he said: “I was considering never doing it ever, and just taking it to the grave. “Somebody who’s listening to me in school right now, it’s like, ‘You’re gay ‘cause you’re listening to him’, so there’s still a lot to be done, of course, but I do believe it’s helping.”Įarlier this year, the rapper came out as gay, and while many supported him, he also faced some backlash. Me being in this position, it’s easy for me, but some little boy 10 miles from here it’s not gonna be good for him.”Īsked whether he thinks his coming out can help those still struggling with their sexuality, he said: “I think it’s gonna always help. “I was just praying and praying and praying that it was like a phase, that it would go away.
“I knew, especially around my teenage years,” he explained in a new interview with Gayle King on CBS’ This Morning. But while he’s proud in his identity now, that wasn’t always the case. The rapper, who’s hit single Old Town Road became the longest-running number one single on the Billboard Hot 100, broke new ground when he came out earlier this year. Lil Nas X has opened up about his coming out journey.
