On Sunday, World Pride Day, Lil Nas X came forward with his sexual orientation. Since then, he’s received love from the LGBTQIA+ community and a lot of celebrities, includingMiley Cyrus.
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But there’s been some hate, too. “Say one more homophobic thing to me,” Lil Nas X wrote on Instagram on Tuesday, standing up to his trolls.
“Just cuz I’m gay don’t mean I’m not straight,” he said in a tweet the day before.
“Old Town Road” is currently in its 13th week atop Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart.
The Atlanta musician recently signed to Columbia Records. His EP,7, followed his self-released projectNASARATIfrom 2018.
It featuresCardi B, Ryan Tedder, and, theBilly Rayremix of “Old Town Road.”
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He shared a clip of the song on Twitter, urging his followers to listen again to its lyrics.
“Some of y’all already know, some of y’all don’t care, some of y’all not [going to f— with me] no more. But before this month ends I want y’all to listen closely to ‘c7osure,’ ” he wrote, adding multiple emojis including a rainbow.
Later, Lil Nas X posted a photo of hisEP’s album artwork, zooming in on a rainbow projected on a building.
“Deada– thought I made it obvious,” he joked.
source: people.com