Lil Nas X Used to ‘Pray, Pray & Pray’ That His Sexuality Was Just a ‘Phase’ – Watch

Lil Nas X is getting candid about coming out.

The 20-year-old “Old Town Road” superstar opened up in an interview with Gayle King for CBS This Morning, which aired on Tuesday (October 1).

“I knew. Especially around my teenage years,” he said of coming out as gay, explaining that he would “pray, pray and pray” that his sexuality was “a phase.”

He went on to discuss coming out as gay while in the public eye.

“Me being in this position, like, it’s easy for me. But some little boy 10 miles from here. It’s not gonna be good for him,” he went on to explain.

He also revealed that the response hasn’t been all positive: “It’s not like everybody is messing me with me now. ‘Cause of course you know, for somebody listening to me in school right now, it’s like, you know, you’re listening to — you’re gay, ’cause you’re listening to him,” he revealed.

“There’s still a lot to be done, of course. But I — I do believe it’s helping.”

Watch his interview inside…

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