It’s almost the perfect irony as well that Lil Nas X ends his statement with, “You know it’s for real and showing that it doesn’t really matter, I guess.” Because while it does not matter however you identify, it does matter greatly that someone like him is speaking freely about it — and schooling a room full of men who clearly don’t understand the power of his words.Related: "I wanted to do this interview because it's time to tell the truth," she said. "There have been so many lies printed about me recently. I've kept quiet for so long but now I'm scared of what Egor might do to me and to himself. I realize now you can't stay in a relationship just for love... No woman can be hit and stay with that person if that person isn't prepared to say sorry." What was your favorite part of the story, whether you discovered it as you were recording the story or when you were a kid?LC: ’ Penelope Garcia. She’s a hacker and coder who’s super bubbly and has great fashion sense. Her personality is similar to mine and I realized I don't have to be this boring computer science person to do what she does,” she shares. “Although my major wasn’t in computer science, I actually ended up teaching myself how to code.”