Grammy-nominated singer Khalid took to social media to come out as gay after he said someone exposed his sexuality, NBC News reported. The singer, born Khalid Donnel Robinson, cleared the air about his sexuality in a series of posts on X on Friday.
The Better singer initially posted a rainbow flag with exclamation marks and wrote, “there yall go. next topic please lol.” A user on the social media platform then responded to the 26-year-old’s post writing, “Wait hope Mr Khalid isn’t GEHHH!”
“I am! And that’s okay,” Khalid said in response. The singer in a subsequent post stated that he “got outted and the world still continues to turn.” “Let’s get this straight (lmao) I am not ashamed of my sexuality! In reality it ain’t nobodies business! But I am okay with me [black heart emoji] love yall,” he added.
Khalid also explained that he was not hiding anything after a user commented on his post. “The closet was glass baby. but we accept you. its not about who you love its about your artistry!” the user wrote.
“I wasn’t hiding anything! It’s just not any of your business,” he replied. Khalid, however, largely received an outpouring of support in his comment section. “But you should’ve been able to tell the world on your own time. i’m sorry people are clout chasers,” a user said.
“Don’t feel any pressure to speak about it any more, you don’t owe anyone any type of explanation, im so incredibly sorry that this wasn’t able to be on your own terms. but if you do ever wanna tell it your own way in the future, we’re ALL here to listen and support with open arms,” another user said.
“Although the closet was made of glass, you should’ve had the right to tell the world on your own time (if you even wanted to). he’s weird for outing you like that. pay him dust and move on,” a different user also wrote.
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