Lil Nas X opens up about struggling with sexuality

Washington: American rapper Lil Nas X, who rose to fame with his smash hit ‘Old Town Road’, recently opened up about his journey to coming out as a homosexual.
It took some time before the rapper was able to accept his sexuality. In a preview of his upcoming interview with CBS This Morning, the star, who came out as gay in June, opened up to Gayle King about struggling with his sexuality, reported People.
“Did you know as a little boy that you were gay? Did you think that as a youngster while people were telling you it’s not a good thing, were you thinking, ‘Yeah, but I think I am?’ ” King asked Nas X.
The 20-year-old rapper said that he “knew” he was gay during his teenage years but prayed that his homosexuality was just “a phase.” “Yeah, definitely. I knew. Especially around my teenage years,” the rapper said, adding that at that time he would “pray, pray and pray” that his sexuality was just “a phase.” Continuing he said, that he prayed “it would go away.”