Singer Khalid comes out as gay after he was outed

Singer Khalid came out as gay in a series of posts on X after he said he was outed by someone else.

In a post on Friday, the Location singer shared a rainbow emoji followed by "there yall go. next topic please lol."

Someone responded saying, "Wait hope Mr Khalid isn’t GEHHH!." To which he replied: "I am! And that’s okay."

🏳️‍🌈!!!
there yall go. next topic please lol
— Khalid (@thegreatkhalid) November 22, 2024

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The singer, whose full name is Khalid Donnel Robinson, opened up about his sexuality after someone outed him, he explained in another post on X.

"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," he wrote.

NBC News reached out to a rep for Khalid for further comment.

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In a post on Friday, the "Location" singer shared a rainbow emoji followed by “there yall go. next topic please lol.”