David Hudson April 23, 2026 (queerty.com)
Lil Nas X is a guest on the latest episode of TS Madison’s podcast, Outlaws.
We say “latest,” but the episode was recorded back in February 2025. For some reason, Madison is only dropping it now as the finale of the season.
We’re not sure why she’s been sitting on it for so long. We’re guessing that perhaps it was due to go out late last year, but then events took over when Lil Nas X ran into legal trouble. The history-making rapper was arrested in August and has spent the past few months dealing with the fallout.
He was stopped by police late one night while walking in just his underwear on Ventura Boulevard, Los Angeles. Authorities subsequently charged him with attacking the police officers.
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Earlier this month, a California judge ruled the case would be dismissed on the condition that Lil Nas X enter a mental health diversion program. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder following the run-in with cops.
Given when it was recorded, Lil Nas X’s chat with Madison doesn’t touch upon his legal woes. However, he discusses navigating his sudden rise to fame and his subsequent career. He also talks about his personal life.
Gold-star gay
In one segment, he revealed that something he cares passionately about is monogamy.
“I do, one million per cent, believe in monogamy,” he told Madison.
“I’m not against people that are against it, but I think it’s a powerful thing to say, ‘Okay, this is what I want. I don’t want this other stuff.’ I feel like trying to dabble into too many like bowls … When it comes to people, when it comes to love, I think that’s a lot. I’m not here for it. Maybe it’s insecurity in me or something.”
He went on to recall hooking up with a couple once, and it did not end well.
“This couple, they invited me to join them, right?”
However, one of the boyfriends then got upset when they got down to business.
“I was there, and it was really awkward.”
“Were you all naked?” asked Madison.
Lil Nas X says they were, and suggests that the man was upset because, “You don’t want to see somebody who’s like yours being somebody else’s. You know what I mean?”
He says he has nothing against people who are into group sessions, but says he finds sex can be a spiritual experience.
“Whether you want to admit it or not, when you do that, when you have sex with somebody, you’re having sex with everything they’ve been through and everybody they’ve been through.”
He clarifies that he’s not advocating abstinence or wishing to sound like a pastor.
“I don’t mean don’t have sex with a lot of people. F–k as many people as you want.”
Watch that part of the conversation below.
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“I 99% lean towards men”
In another part of the podcast, Lil Nas X also talks about his sexuality.
In 2023, he posted a series of tweets asking how people would react if he came out as “a little bisexual”.
Talking to Madison, he said, “I’m gay, but if something happens, I’m not going to stop myself,” before adding: “But mostly I 99% lean towards men.”
He went on to say he’s “never had sex with a girl”, but has had “feelings” for women, which were mostly emotional and “not sexual”.
He went on to say he’d struggled with the attention paid to his sexuality when he first became famous.
Madison asked him if he had LGBTQ+ people in his life that he could lean on.
“If I’m being like super honest, like for like the past seven, eight, nine, I don’t know how many long months, I kind of got away from everybody,” he replied. “Even like my team and everything, I kind of got rid of everybody. And I’m just now bringing people like back on board.”
Watch the whole interview below.
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David Hudson is a contributing editor to Queerty who specializes in film, music, health, travel and queer culture. Connect with him on X and Bluesky and DM him with potential story ideas.