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Lil Nas X addresses gay revelation backlash
"I'm not angry... because I understand how they want that reaction," said the 20-year-old performer. "So I'm just going to joke assist with them."
Lil Nas X - true name Montero Lamar Hill - told BBC Breakfast he felt like he was "opening doors for more people".
"I don't want to live my entire life... not doing what I crave to do," he added.
He said he hoped his fans would "feel comfortable" but admitted homosexuality was "not really accepted in either the country [or] hip-hop communities".
Lil Nas X has enjoyed huge success with his county-rap crossover hit Old Town Road, which topped the UK singles chart in April.
The song became a viral hit but was controversially removed from Billboard's land chart because it did "not accept enough elements of today's country music".
The rapper took to the stage at Glastonbury at the weekend to carry out Old Town Highway with Miley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray.
Following his appearance, the Atlanta-born rapper posted a tweet in which he called on his fans to "listen closely"
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Lil Nas X: ‘I prayed that being gay was just a phase’
US rapper Lil Nas X has said that when he was younger he hoped being gay was just "a phase".
In an interview with CBS, the Old Town Road hitmaker says he knew as a teenager that he was gay and would "would just pray and pray" that his sexuality "would go away".
In a teaser clip that aired on Monday, the rapper discusses his struggle with his sexuality.
But he acknowledges that his fame has made it easier for him to come out.
"Me being in this position, it's easy for me."
"But some little lad 10 miles from here, it's not going to be good for him."
Lil Nas X - actual name Montero Lamar Hill - says there is still a lot of work to be done in terms of acceptance for the LGBT society in society.
"We still have a long way to go, because it's not like everybody is messing with me now. 'Of course somebody who's listening to me in school right now, it's like, 'You're gay, generate you're listening to him.' There's still lot to be done."
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Lil Nas X Comes Out as Male lover Before Pride Month Ends: ''Some of Y'all Already Know''
Lil Nas X acknowledged the end of Pride month with a major announcement.
The "Old Town Road" singer took to Twitter on Sunday evening to disseminate an animated visual of his recent single, "C7osure (You Like)," which he dropped last week. While it seemed like business as usual, the 20-year-old star told fans to pay attention to the song's meaning.
"some of y'all already know, some of y'all don't care, some of y'all not gone fwm [f--k with me] no more. but before this month ends i want y'all to listen closely to c7osure," he wrote on social media. Before ending the tweet, he added three emojis: the rainbow flag, the starry-eyed face and the sparkling star.
Some of the lyrics include: Ain't no more actin', man that forecast say I should just grant me grow / No more red light for me, baby, only emerald , I gotta proceed / Pack my past up in the back, oh, let my future take ahold / This is what I gotta carry out, can't be regrettin' when I'm old.
While the musician didn't expli