Lil Nas X Claps Back At Homophobic Trolls Who Blasted His Gay Kiss During BET Awards Performance

Lil Nas X is so important. Not for just \u201crepresentation\u201d and combatting homophobia from outside of the queer community, but for dismantling a lot of the internalized homophobia and anti-femme sentiments from within the queer community as well.

— maybe: Phillip (@maybe: Phillip) 1624907180

I hope Lil Nas X knows how well-loved he is by queer Black folx despite the noise coming from YTs who hate Black folks just for breathing & queers who have yet to have a come-to-Jesus moment about how homophobia still very much affects how they express themselves as adults.

— Clarkisha Kent (@Clarkisha Kent) 1624911685

all lil nas x does is be super gay and make people mad and honestly that is the blueprint

— Matt Bellassai (@Matt Bellassai) 1624911149

Watching Lil Nas X refuse to let bigots force shame on him is incredible.pic.twitter.com/yViPGtGaYL

— Ben Yahr (@Ben Yahr) 1624912663

y\u2019all really like to pretend homosexuality didn\u2019t exist in african culturehttps://twitter.com/ghettogod9/status/1409340022814298113\u00a0\u2026

— nope \ud83c\udff9 (@nope \ud83c\udff9) 1624850267

In ,\n\u201cMudoko dako\u201dnwere treated as women and could marry men. \nThe Bunyoro had cross dressing / homosexual male priests. \nThe\u00a0iTeso acknowledged a category of men who dressed as women.\nKabaka Mwanga was bisexual \n\nOnly after the christianity did we stop many African cultures!https://twitter.com/LilNasX/status/1409350286586507266\u00a0\u2026

— \ud835\udcd2\ud835\udcf5\ud835\udcea\ud835\udcfb\ud835\udcee (@\ud835\udcd2\ud835\udcf5\ud835\udcea\ud835\udcfb\ud835\udcee) 1624865688

We (the gays) are in every culture.https://twitter.com/lilnasx/status/1409350286586507266\u00a0\u2026

— Alyssa Nicole Cabrera (@Alyssa Nicole Cabrera) 1624855511

One of the former kings was homosexual. But they aren\u2019t ready for that conversationhttps://twitter.com/lilnasx/status/1409350286586507266\u00a0\u2026

— Shoddy (@Shoddy) 1624911927

Wheeeew a Ted talk for another day. The level of toxic homophobia that exist in the black community is the result of Colonization of Africa and chattel slavery. I know people aren\u2019t ready for that conversation thoooo, but still it must be had https://twitter.com/LilNasX/status/1409350286586507266\u00a0\u2026

— Alfonso Tolbert (@Alfonso Tolbert) 1624852766

Tell them about RA and Egypt people need to educate themselves..https://twitter.com/LilNasX/status/1409350286586507266\u00a0\u2026

— FWyine Magazine (@FWyine Magazine) 1624924811

we causing the emasculation of men all 2021 https://twitter.com/__february23/status/1409481788850950144\u00a0\u2026

— nope \ud83c\udff9 (@nope \ud83c\udff9) 1624881729

The hetros are upsetro

— Liv \ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc99 (@Liv \ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc99) 1624881822

Hold up, who's handing out "being gay" money?

— Moon-faced Assassin of Joy (@Moon-faced Assassin of Joy) 1624893462

mfs getting paid to be gay? didn\u2019t know that was an option hol uppic.twitter.com/Nz1l1AfmuD

— HEAVENLY CONTROLLER \ud83d\udc51 (@HEAVENLY CONTROLLER \ud83d\udc51) 1624882035

Good morning kingpic.twitter.com/I3Z0DtVDld

— \ud81a\ude06 (@\ud81a\ude06) 1624881838