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"I want to say thank you to the gay agenda." 
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 Raffy ErmacSep 12, 2021
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Lil Nas X just keeps winning! 
After slaying the stage earlier in the evening with a performance of his bop "Industry Baby" with rapper Jack Harlow, the 22-year-old Out cover star took home the biggest award of the night -- the highly coveted Video of the Year -- for his other iconic single, "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)!"
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"I want to say thank you to the gay agenda," X said during his acceptance speech, surely angering the homophobes who were absolutely fuming when the video for the track, which featured X giving Satan himself a lap dance, was originally released back in March! 
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An out artist winning the biggest award of the night at a long-running, popular awards show is a big deal, and we can't think of a person better than Lil Nas X to be having the honor!
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Congrats, X! You deserve!! 
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Lil Nas X just keeps winning!

After slaying the stage earlier in the evening with a performance of his bop "Industry Baby" with rapper Jack Harlow, the 22-year-old Out cover star took home the biggest award of the night -- the highly coveted Video of the Year -- for his other iconic single, "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)!"

1631501936

"I want to say thank you to the gay agenda," X said during his acceptance speech, surely angering the homophobes who were absolutely fuming when the video for the track, which featured X giving Satan himself a lap dance, was originally released back in March!

1631501936

An out artist winning the biggest award of the night at a long-running, popular awards show is a big deal, and we can't think of a person better than Lil Nas X to be having the honor!

1631502765

Congrats, X! You deserve!!

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