Grammy-nominated R&B singer Khalid came out over the weekend with a push.The singer-songwriter, 26, confirmed for fans on Friday that hes gay after he was outed online. Related An LGBTQ+ student was suspended for rapping an anti-gay slur. Hes suing the school. The 17-year-old says he was reclaiming a word that has been used as a slur against him and the LGBTQ community. There yall go, Khalid posted to X along with a Pride flag and exclamation points. Next topic please lol. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today !!! there yall go. next topic please lol Khalid (@thegreatkhalid) November 22, 2024The singer seemed to take the episode in stride, maybe because his sexuality was already an open secret among fans and the music industry.I was never hiding, he said in one of several posts on the subject.The closet is glass, one fan confirmed.Khalid broke out in 2016 with his debut single, Location, and its 2017 follow-up, Young Dumb & Broke. Both songs peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 Top 20. His 2022 hit, Satellite with the ironic hook, A line that leads me straight, straight, straight to you became an LGBTQ+ anthem at dance clubs.Khalids confirmation came in the wake of angry, since-deleted posts by Instagram-famous content creator Hugo D Almonte just hours earlier. Almonte made accusations inspired by what seems like an ugly breakup.Almonte is an out bisexual Dominican American from New York who posts a lot of VGL selfies. In March 2023, he released a debut album titled El Can Se Acab. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hugo D Almonte (@hugodalmonte)One post claimed, I was dating this dumb a*s singer hes ugly as f**k but he tried to set me up and lie and say I broke into his house because I broke up with him like why would I go to your house and do all that if I broke up with you dumb a*s!Almonte followed this up on Instagram with a pic of himself and Khalid canoodling.The word was out. Khalids maybe-one-time boyfriend followed up with a sort-of explanation.My intentions was never to out someone whos clearly been out already in the community in Los Angeles, he told Vulture.My intention was to share my story and share how he tried to use his power to silence me because I simply ended our relationship, he was afraid of what I might say.Khalid hasnt addressed Almontes accusations.Overwhelming support for the singer online was tempered with anger hed been pushed out of the closet.You shouldve been able to tell the world on your own time, one fan wrote. im sorry people are clout chasers.Khalid was philosophical.I got outted and the world still continues to turn, he wrote. Lets get this straight (lmao) I am not ashamed of my sexuality! In reality it aint nobodies business! But I am okay with me love yall. I got outted and the world still continues to turn. Lets get this straight (lmao) I am not ashamed of my sexuality! In reality it aint nobodies business! But I am okay with me love yall Khalid (@thegreatkhalid) November 23, 2024Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.