When Khalid dropped “Out of Body”—the second single from his upcoming album After the Sun Goes Down—he wasn’t just releasing new music. He was reclaiming his story. The sultry, R&B-infused track, produced by Darkchild, fuses 00s nostalgia with dance-floor intensity. But it’s the video that marks a turning point: Khalid performing with confidence, flirting openly with a male love interest for the first time on screen. “This is me in my fully liberated element,” he said.
Few months ago, Khalid was outed against his will. His response was brief, but powerful:
"I am not ashamed of my sexuality! … I wasn’t hiding anything. I got outted and the world still continues to turn.”
Since then, the singer has called the experience “a blessing in disguise.” The unwanted exposure pushed him toward a new kind of honesty. “This album is a celebration of being out and a representation of my queerness,” he told People. Instead of retreating, he’s turned the pain of that moment into art.
Sur “Out of Body,” that transformation is tangible. Desire becomes transcendence; love becomes liberation. When Khalid and his partner lock eyes in a dimly lit public toilet, the scene feels both taboo and triumphant—a metaphor for reclaiming the spaces where queer intimacy was once hidden.
After years of being a global pop star known for vulnerability but not visibility, Khalid is finally writing from the inside out. And in doing so, he offers something rare in mainstream music: a vision of queerness that’s tender, joyful, and unapologetically his own
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