Lil Nas X Brings Homoerotic Heat To BET Awards [Video]

June 28, 2021 Gay Artists, Pop Music

Yahoo Music reports:

When Madonna shared a same-sex smooch with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, it was a sensation, but when openly gay pop singer Adam Lambert enjoyed a similar moment with a male band member at the 2009 American Music Awards, it caused a backlash that nearly derailed his career.

Societal progress was evident Sunday — during the final weekend of Pride Month — at the BET Awards, when Lil Nas X ended his fiery performance of the homoerotic hit “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” by passionately kissing one of his male backup dancers.

In 2021, this move was met not with scorn but with delight, as Nas’s fearlessness was widely celebrated on social media. Hip-hop mogul Sean Combs was one of the many Lil Nas X fans who tweeted his support, leaving Nas himself in awe.

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Lil Nas X did that!! Be fearless!!! ??????

— LOVE (@Diddy) June 28, 2021

do you remember the time??? ⏳ pic.twitter.com/zA7tULXUW5

— nope ? (@LilNasX) June 28, 2021

Lil Nas X wows BET Awards red carpet in elaborate gown https://t.co/8EBZ6e72Uc pic.twitter.com/PabTI1kisN

— CNN (@CNN) June 28, 2021

LGBET

— nope ? (@LilNasX) June 28, 2021

y’all really like to pretend homosexuality didn’t exist in african culture https://t.co/mGmah0CbP9

— nope ? (@LilNasX) June 28, 2021