“I was 18, I believe. Before that, there was a guy who wasn’t my boyfriend, but we met in middle school and we talked, after we both found out that each other were gay. But I didn’t act on anything until high school — well, middle school, but then high school. [Encountering homophobia] bred a lot of self-hate, but it also made me stronger. Once I was 17 or 18, I finally accepted it — like, for sure accepted it, slowly, more and more — and now I’ve grown into a person that is 100% open with it. I’ve had some good boyfriends and some bad ones. A lot of them were emotionally unavailable or had a lot of insecurity and whatnot. I’ve found someone special now. I think this is the one. I can’t explain it — it’s just a feeling.”–Rapper Lil Nas X, opening up about his dating history, and revealing that he currently has a boyfriend. In the same interview with Variety, the “Montero” artist also revealed he knew he was gay at age five.
justgeo
Why should I care? Just a so what black boy trying to push the limits. Ugly and ?????
barryaksarben
WOW!C black boy? You could not sound more racist if you fkn tried which I think you did. I admire him DEMANDING that his sexuality be viewed along with all the other singers sexuality
PerhapsYesNoMaybe
You sound very insecure. Work on it.
Kangol2
Did your little racist outburst make you feel better about yourself? You couldn’t hold Lil Nas X’s jock, Miss JustGag!
mikenyc352
An openly gay artist in hip hop who achieves commercial success is an accomplishment for all in the queer community. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but the only thing ugly is your nasty and racist comment.
Garath99
Hmm…why should you care?? You’re obviously not looking for an answer to that. You’re an ignorant troll who’s looking to stir up shit. I’d insult you back but I think when you look in the mirror is insult enough.
EastSideGuy01
Ugly??? You better get your eyes checked!
Jer
A talented Black man trying to entertain and push the limits. I wish him continued success; his creativity is real.
Lil, if you’re ever in Albuquerque give me a call and I’ll buy you lunch.
Jer
Mark Allen
I’m a 63 year old white gay man and I agree with you 100%. This young man has courage, talent and strength. If he ever comes to Vermont I would buy him dinner as well! We need voices like his now more than ever.
Kangol2
This was part of an interview last week, I think, so it feels a little recycled, but mad power to Lil Nas X, who is truly talented, witty, handsome, and prolific. He’s left his homophobic (and racist) detractors shaken and “shook”!
jorgecruz
Nothing good comes from saying that you think you found “the one”. It feels good in the moment to say it, but it is added pressure that no relationship needs. Also if the relationship ends, you have to hear about it for the next 20 years. JLo has found “the one” so many times she had to recycle some of her one-true-loves. I give the same advice to friends that blast hyperbolic relationship statements all over social media.
Just enjoy the ride.
kaal
Come on, editors do your job….remove justgeo’s comment and ban the racist. Should be zero oxygen for assh#les like that.
whateverokok
Why do people give talentless hacks so much media attention? Where was all the media attention and love when Rufus Wainwright was doing it and doing it better. This guy has no commercial success whatsoever. In the age of streaming, artists can barely make enough to pay rent on an apartment in NYC. Some even have to have second jobs. What makes anyone think that Lil Nas X has gotten any of that “commercial success” he seems to have.
I grew up in the era where real commercial success was attained and artists were breaking down more barriers than this twat. Heck, both Alanis Morissette and Hootie & the Blowfish has outperformed him on their first albums alone. And they didn’t have to fight for a piece of that streaming pie. What we are doing to musicians these days is downright disgusting. And before we go celebrating the latest openly gay artist, we need to ask ourselves where we were when those openly gay artist back in the day were struggling. If it’s not clubby, it’s not relevant. Is that how it goes?