Shawn Mendes is speaking out about his sexuality and the speculation and rumors about his sexual orientation. “It was so, so frustrating for me because there were some people in my life that I was very very close to, who were gay and in the closet,” the 22-year-old entertainer said on Dax Shepard‘s podcast about the rumors that he’s gay.
He continued, “And I felt like this real anger for those people. It’s such a tricky thing. You want to say, ‘I’m not gay but it’d be fine if I was gay — but also there’s nothing wrong with being gay but I’m not.’ You don’t really know how to respond to the situation.” Shawn added, “I’ve realized that we just have to stop having to be experts and politicians about it, especially as a famous musician who’s