Khalid confirms he’s gay after being outed: ‘I am not ashamed’
Khalid is opening up about his sexuality.
In a series of posts on X, the “Young Dumb & Broke” singer came out as gay. He revealed the news on X by sharing a rainbow flag with exclamation points in a post that read, “There yall go. next topic please lol.”
He then responded to a fan who asked if he was “GEHHH,” writing, “I am! And that’s okay.”
In a follow up message, Khalid, whose birth name is Khalid Donnel Robinson, said he outed by someone but did not share who the person was.
TODAY.com has reached out to the Grammy-nominated singer for comment but did not hear back at the time of publication.
“I got outted and the world still continues to turn. Let’s get this straight (lmao) I am not ashamed of my sexuality!” he wrote. “In reality it ain’t nobodies business! But I am okay with me love yall.”
After sharing the news, the singer continued to interact with fans online about it.
“The closet was glass baby. but we accept you. its not about who you love its about your artistry!” a social media user wrote to which Khalid responded, “I wasn’t hiding anything! It’s just not any of your business.”
Online, someone pointed out that Khalid likely teased his sexuality when he released his 2022 song “Satellite,” which is known as a “LGBTQ anthem.”
“Hate that Khalid was forced out but he wasn’t “hiding” it. He just didn’t need to TELL nobody,” they said.
Khalid replied, “Thank you!!!! I was never hiding.”
After a slew of interactions with fans following his announcement, Khalid signaled he was signing off of X by writing, “Aight love yall thank yall I’m off this.”
Khalid broke out onto the scene in 2016 when he released his hit song “Location,” which featured artists like Lil Wayne and Kehlani on the remix. The singer has been nominated for seven Grammys, including album of the year for “Justice.”
