‘Old Town Road’ rapper brushes off homophobia after coming out
By DW
04 July 2019 |
6:07 am
Celebrities have rallied around US rapper Lil Nas X after he came out at the end of June. While the "Old Town Road" artist's announcement garnered a lot of support online, he has also faced a barrage of homophobic abuse.
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