The 'Montero' artist says he 'can't stop thinking about the cute homophobic guy' from a small group of Christian protestors outside his show at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway.
- September 20, 2022
AceShowbiz - Lil Nas X has a unique way of responding to anti-gay community. The "Industry Baby" hitmaker sends pizza to a group of "homophobic" religious protesters outside his concert, and now he says he's falling in love with one of them.
The 23-year-old rapper, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, performed at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway on Sunday, September 20. Across the street from the venue's entrance, a small group of Christian protestors convened to spout their bigoted messaging at those lined up for the show.
Retweeting a video taken by one of his fans, Lil Nas X joked that the protesters offered "really good promo," noting that he'd "just told my team to send them pizza". He later updated fans with a video of what appears to be the group's leader rejecting his gracious offering as saying, "We thank you, we appreciate it, but no thank you."
The camera's focus quickly shifted to one particular protester, a man wearing a black shirt advertising Christ's Forgiveness Ministries, that Lil Nas X was smitten by. "update: they didn't want the pizza but i accidentally fell in love with one of the homophobic protestors," so the "Montero" hitmaker tweeted.
A few minutes later, Lil Nas X quipped that he "can't stop thinking about the cute homophobic guy thst [sic] was protesting my concert last night." The "Old Town Road" artist continued joking, "I just know we had a connection. I miss him so much man. I'm nothing without him."
Indeed, Lil Nas X has become a master of upsetting homophobic conservatives over the past few years, whether it be via diss tracks, his music videos or openly gay acts on national television. In a 2021 interview with GQ, the "Thats What I Want" crooner said rap will have more gay rappers and that it's only a matter of time.
"The whole landscape is very hypermasculine," so Lil Nas X told the magazine. "I do feel like this newer generation of rappers who are coming in, and the ones who are here, are going to have to reshape their thoughts. Because change is happening. There's going to be so many gay rappers. There's going to be more trans people in the industry and what not. Ten years from now, everything that I'm doing won't even seem like it was shocking."
