AceShowbiz - Shawn Mendes has been hailed by Colorado Governor for getting honest about his sexuality at a recent concert in Colorado. The Canadian pop star was commended for picking the right place to address the speculation about his sexual preference following his performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

Speaking to TMZ, Colorado Governor Jared Polis said, "Red Rocks is a great place to share anything and everything. Colorado is a state where everyone, no matter who they are, can love who they love without fear and be who they are."

The 49-year-old politician, who is the first openly gay governor, said Shawn picked the right place to open up, because "he was surrounded by welcoming Coloradans who support his personal freedom to be exactly who he is."

During his emotional concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Monday, October 28, Shawn spoke to the audiences about the constant speculation about his sexuality. "I was really young when I started. I was 15 years old," he said onstage. "The truth is that I didn't get to do a lot of 15-year-old things and discover parts of myself that you do at 15."

"Since I was really young, there's this thing about my sexuality, and people have been talking about it so long," he continued. "I think it's kind of silly, because I think sexuality is such a beautifully complex thing, and it's so hard to just put into boxes."

Shawn expressed that the constant speculation about his sexuality felt like an intrusion on something very personal. "It always felt like such an intrusion on something very personal to me. Something that I was figuring out in myself, something that I had yet to discover and still have yet to discover it," he said.

The "Stitches" crooner also performed a new song titled "The Mountain", which addressed the rumors. "You can say I'm too young/ You can say I'm too old/ You can say I like girls or boys, whatever fits your mold," he sings on it.