R&B hitmaker Khalid, 26, came out as gay after saying he had been outed on social media. He shared the news with his fans on X and received support by many of them

A huge singer has come out as gay after being outed on social media as he told his fans: “I am not ashamed of my sexuality!”

Last night, R&B hitmaker Khalid, 26, shared a rainbow flag emoji on X, formerly called Twitter, and added: “there yall go. next topic please lol.” Someone replied: “Wait hope Mr Khalid isn’t GEHHH!” The Texas-born singer, whose full name is Khalid Donnel Robinson, replied: “I am! And that’s okay.”

The Better singer then continued addressing the topic as he shared in a new post: “I got outted [sic] and the world still continues to turn. Let’s get this straight (lmao) I am not ashamed of my sexuality! In reality it ain’t nobodies [sic] business! But I am okay with me [black heart emoji] love yall.”

The singer performs onstage during Audacy’s 11th Annual We Can Survive at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on September 28 ( 
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A fan replied: “the closet was glass baby. but we accept you. its [sic] not about who you love its [sic] about your artistry!” Khalid shared the post and added: “I wasn’t hiding anything! It’s just not any of your business.”

One more fan then shared a snippet of Khalid dancing in the music video for his track Satellite, which came out two years ago. The fan wrote: “Then there was the LGBTQ anthem he gave us in 2022 but ya’ll kinda slept. Either way.. hate that Khalid was forced out but he wasn’t ‘hiding’ it. He just didn’t need to TELL nobody.”

The Grammy-nominated singer reposted his fan’s comment and added: “thank you!!!! I was never hiding.” He then wrote in his final post of the right: “aight love yall thank yall I’m off this,” followed by a peace hand sign emoji.

While Khalid didn’t clearly say who had outed him, his posts seemed to be in response to since-deleted posts from singer Hugo D Almonte, TMZ reported. The 28-year-old sparked speculation after posting his claims on X, leaving fans wondering who he was referring to. The Dominican American rapper then seemingly confirmed he was referring to Khalid as he posted a selfie of the two of them cuddling.

Khalid was supported by his fans on social media ( 
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Many fans supported Khalid as he came out as gay, with one writing: “Sending you all the love! you are safe here.” Another said: “But you should’ve been able to tell the world on your own time. I’m sorry people are clout chasers.”

A third fan commented: “You never owe anyone any sort of explanation about your sexuality or your private life, I’m sorry that people felt entitled to this. Hope you’re doing okay.” One more added: “Here’s to being able to live authentically as yourself and who you were born to be. We love you, Khalid. Welcome to the cool kids club. Keep inspiring.”

Khalid rose to fame with his 2016 debut single, Location, and the following yet he released his debut studio album, American Teen. In August this year, Khalid released his third studio album, Sincere, which debuted in the top 10 of Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart in its first week.