Singer Khalid comes out after saying he was 'outted': 'I am not ashamed of my sexuality'

The singer has never publicly disclosed his sexual identity, but noted in a series of social media posts that he "was never hiding."

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Grammy-nominated singer Khalid opened up about his sexuality in a series of X posts on Friday.

He first posted a rainbow flag emoji and wrote, "there yall go. next topic please lol." In response to one user's quote stating, "Wait hope Mr Khalid isn’t GEHHH," Khalid responded with his own quote - "I am! And that's okay."

"I got outted and the world still continues to turn," the singer explained in a third X post in the span of 30 minutes. "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... love yall."

The "Eastside" singer born Khalid Donnel Robinson has always embraced  aeLGBTQsthetics in his artistry and championed queer causes, as when he recorded the song "Love Lies" with Normani for the Love, Simon soundtrack. But he's never publicly disclosed his own sexuality identity.

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Khalid has not disclosed who apparently "outted" him, and his representatives did not immediately respond to Entertainment Weekly's request for comment.

222The 26-year old singer made his debut in 2016 with the single "Location," a paean to young love that announced him as a major new voice in music. When artists like Lil Wayne and Kehlani made appearances on "Location" remixes, it was clear that it took Khalid only a single song to earn his rightful place in the current pop landscape222.