Greyson Chance Comes Out As Gay After Receiving Message “From A Brave Individual”
20 July 2017, 14:17 | Updated: 20 July 2017, 14:43
Greyson Chance revealed the news with an empowering message to his fans on Instagram.
We all remember when Greyson Chance had his first big break when he uploaded a cover of Lady Gaga's 'Paparazzi' on YouTube. That was over 7 years ago now and the original video has now surpassed the 59 million views mark. Not bad for his second video on the site, huh?
After that video, he performed on Ellen and gained even more fans. Ever since he's been releasing music and uploading videos to his YouTube channel. Now Greyson, 19, has come out with a beautifully written post on his Instagram.
In the caption, Greyson revealed that he's known he was gay since he was 16-years-old and that it was a message from a fan that inspired him to write the post:
The decision to write this came after I received a message from a brave individual. Such message inspired me to shed light on an aspect of my private life which I have kept distant from my career in music.
I came to fully recognize that I was gay when I was sixteen. I decided not to publicize my sexuality largely due to a matter of privacy, as I was still trying to find comfort and confidence within my own skin. Further, I always found conversations regarding music, politics, art, books – and the greatness of Nas’ catalog – to be far more interesting than what type of guy I was into. This is still true today.
While this message is most definitely overdue, I encourage anyone who is navigating their sexuality to devote as much time as they need to the process of finding self-confidence, self-acceptance, and self-love. Hell, for me, it took years to write this message. Nevertheless, I figured now was the time to let a few more friends know that I am happy, I am here for you, and I am proud of who I am. Cheers - G.
Greyson Chance is a Nas fan? Hot damn!
He's received hundreds of messages of support since his announcement and we were particularly touched that it was a message from a fan from inspired him to open up like this - we wonder what they wrote?
