Lil Nas Opened Up About His Decision To Come Out As Gay — And How He's Dealing With Haters

Lil Nas has opened up about his decision to come out as gay last week, explaining he hopes that by going public with his sexuality, he can inspire change in the music world.

"I kind of revealed [it] .... that I am gay," he told the BBC in an interview Friday about his cryptic tweets at the end of Pride Month.“It’s something that, you know, I was considering never doing, ever. Just taking it to the grave or something," he added. "But I don’t wanna live my entire life — especially how I got to where I’m at — not doing what I wanna do."

Old Town Road rapper @LilNasX has seen a backlash since he came out earlier this week - but he tells @BBCBreakfast he's taking it with a sense of humour. pic.twitter.com/9HT9Y4F8ft

— BBC Entertainment (@BBCNewsEnts) July 5, 2019