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“American Idol” season 14 finalist Rayvon Owen came out as gay in a music video released via Billboard on Sunday.

The Richmond Va. native, 24, is seen pining for someone in the video for his single “Can’t Fight It.” At the end of the video, it is revealed Owen is singing about a man and ends the video by kissing him. The man he kisses is Shane Bitney Crone, LGBT advocate and filmmaker of “Bridegroom.”

In an interview with Richmond.com Owen discussed his reasons for not being out on “American Idol.”

“I never lied to the producers. I just left it out and kept it to myself,” he said. “I didn’t want it to stifle or ruin any of my chances of doing well in the competition. Unfortunately, that’s just the nature of the show. If I was publicly gay, would people still vote for me?” Owen told Richmond.com.

“In a lot of ways, I’m glad I didn’t (come out on the show). … I hope that it will show that being gay doesn’t make you any different,” Owen continued.