Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes has responded to persistent rumors that he is gay in a Snapchat story, telling fans that he's admittedly "frustrated" over the rumors not because they're false but because people in 2016 are accusing him of being gay as if it were a bad thing.

"So I don’t usually do this or bring up problems but I was on YouTube just watching some of my interviews and I was going down the comments and noticed a lot of people were saying I gave them a 'gay vibe,'" the "Stitches" and "Treat You Better" singer said today.

He clarified: "First of all, I’m not gay. Second of all, it shouldn’t made a difference if I was or if I wasn’t. The focus should be on the music and not my sexuality."

Shawn's bubbly demeanor and lack of love interests throughout his career, which began after he was discovered on YouTube in 2013, have contributed to rumors that he is gay in the years since his debut.

He continued:

"Now I know 99% of you guys aren’t making assumptions like this but this is for the 1% of you that are. I just want you guys before you judge someone on the way they speak or act to think, I want you guys to think ‘hey, maybe I shouldn’t be judging someone’ or ‘wait it actually doesn’t even matter.’ They can do or be or feel however they want to feel.

Now I’m not frustrated because people were saying that I was gay at all, I have no problem with that cause it wouldn’t make a difference to me. I’m frustrated because in this day and age people have the audacity to write online that I’m gay as if it were a bad thing. That’s all I really have to say about that. I just wish those 1% of people would grow up. I love you guys."

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