Demi Lovatois opening up about theirjourney to self-acceptance.
In their new podcast,4D with Demi Lovato, the pop star came out as non-binary in the introduction of the episode before diving into a personal conversation withAlok Vaid-Menon, a gender non-conforming writer and performer.
“Over the past year-and-a-half, I’ve been doingsome healing and self-reflective work. And through this work, I’ve had the revelation that I identify as non-binary. With that said, I’ll be officially changing my pronouns to they/them,” said Lovato, 28. “I feel that this best represents the fluidity I feel in my gender expression and allows me to feel most authentic and true to the person I both know I am, and am still discovering.”
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In theirmoving YouTube docuseriesreleased earlier this year, Lovato shared gripping details abouttheir terrifying drug overdosein 2018.
That experience, says Lovato, was a wakeup call.
“I feel like the reason why that happened was because I was ignoring my truth, and I was suppressing who I really am in order to please stylists or team members or this or that, or even fans that wanted me to be the sexy, feminine pop star in the … leotard and look a certain way, you know?” they said.
The singer said it would “mean the world” to them if others “could start identifying me as they/them.”
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Acknowledging they understand if fans use the wrong pronoun, Lovato said what means most to them is others “making the effort.”
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In March, Lovato opened up to fans aboutbeing pansexual during an episodeofThe Joe Rogan Experiencepodcast.
“I’m so fluid now, and a part of the reason why I am so fluid is because I was super closeted off,” they said. “I heard someone call the LGBTQIA+ community the alphabet mafia. I’m part of the alphabet mafia and proud.”
source: people.com
