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According to Lil Nas, growing up in a conservative town in Georgia, he saw the bullying and homophobia firsthand that out queer people in his community faced. And that made him think that he could never come out, ever, saying:Lil Nas said he went out of his way to never wear anything loud and tried to blend in as much as possible. He also thought he'd never be"brave or rich enough to wear such explicitly queer outfits.
I 100% want to represent the LGBT community...I don’t want to encourage them [young closeted queer fans] to do something [come out] they don’t 100% want to do. Especially in, like, middle school or high school. Because it’s just super hard. It’s easier for me. I’m not depending on anybody. There’s no one who’s going to kick me out of the house — nobody to start treating me shitty.
Honestly, I think we can all agree he is not only a great role model for the LGBT community, but also for everyone about how to just be yourself.
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And all this time I just thought he was like all the other black guys who like to wear pastels and hang out with white guys tgat chew tobacco.
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