'Old Town Road' rapper LilNasX points to visual clues on his latest release '7' that suggest he's out
. But as far as impressive firsts go — like re-writing the hip-hop rulebook with his twang-trap sound, or rocking Europe’s biggest music festival at the young age of 20 — he had another surprise in store on the last day of Pride month. Two hours later, the Atlanta-born rapper and arguably the new face of country music came out as a member of the LGBTQ community on Twitter.tweeted. “But before this month ends I want y’all to listen closely to ‘c7osure.
Three hours later, Lil Nas X followed up with a Tweet that zoomed in on his EP’s artwork, revealing a rainbow pattern emblazoned across the city skyline — a visual clue that eluded seemingly everyone. “Deadass thought I made it obvious,” he joked. His sense of humor was further evidenced in response to the public’s reaction to his personal news. When one fan made a typo while attempting to tweet his support , the artist retweeted and added: “It’s true I am a guy.
But the serious impact of Lil Nas X’s announcement — coy as it may have been — wasn’t lost on the LGBTQ community. “People should be able to come out in their own way, in their own words, and on their own timeline,” Anthony Ramos, GLAAD’s head of talent engagement, tells. “So many LGBTQ youth are cheering for Lil Nas X and he now has a tremendous opportunity to continue to speak about being a part of the community. His voice could be a true game-changer that will grow LGBTQ acceptance in rap.
Indeed, Variety wrote about this very subject in its Power of Pride issue last month under the banner: “
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