Khalid Comes Out as Gay After Being Outed: ‘I Am Not Ashamed’

Khalid is opening up about his sexuality — and making it clear that he’s happy with who he is. In a series of X posts on Friday, the American Teen singer confirmed that he’s gay after being outed on the platform.

“🏳️‍🌈!!! there yall go. next topic please lol,” the singer first wrote, using the LGBTQ flag, before responding to a fan to confirm“I am (gay)! And that’s okay.”

“I got outted and the world still continues to turn,” Khalid continued. “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 🖤.”

The posts came shortly after an that I broke into his house.”

Almonte, whose own music has less than 750 monthly listeners, claimed that the “gay artists that are out right now” are “shitty as fuck.” He followed up the posts by sharing a photo with Khalid.

Khalid has yet to respond to Almonte’s claims, but responded to one user who wrote that the “closet was glass.” Khalid’s response was graceful: “I wasn’t hiding anything! “It’s just not any of your business.”

Khalid’s team and Almonte did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.

The R&B star was quickly defended by fans and fellow gay artists, including producers MNEK and Amorphous, who condemned Almonte’s posts.

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“Your music can barely allow you to afford a small fry at jack in the box and you’re pressed about outing someone who has three diamond records. y’all are not the same, babes,” wrote Amorphous on

“loser Loser LOSER LOSER behavior,” wrote pop-R&B producer MNEK.