Singer Demi Lovato on Tuesday announced that she’s officially changing her pronouns to “they/them” and identifying as “nonbinary.”
The pronouns, she said in a video posted online, “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 still am discovering.”
The 28-year-old added that she recently “came into my truth,” and will continue to share these details with her fans.
“Today is a day I’m so happy to share more of my life with you all- I am proud to let you know that I identify as non-binary & will officially be changing my pronouns to they/them moving forward,” Lovato posted in a Twitter thread.
Today is a day I'm so happy to share more of my life with you all- I am proud to let you know that I identify as non-binary & will officially be changing my pronouns to they/them moving forward 💖
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) May 19, 2021
“This has come after a lot of healing & self-reflective work. I’m still learning & coming into myself, & I don’t claim to be an expert or a spokesperson. Sharing this with you now opens another level of vulnerability for me,” she continued. “I’m doing this for those out there that haven’t been able to share who they truly are with their loved ones. Please keep living in your truths & know I am sending so much love your way xox.”
I’m doing this for those out there that haven’t been able to share who they truly are with their loved ones. Please keep living in your truths & know I am sending so much love your way xox
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) May 19, 2021
In March, the former Disney star announced that she is “sexually fluid” and “pansexual,” meaning she is attracted to “anything, really,” The Daily Wire reported:
“I’m so fluid now, and a part of the reason why I am so fluid is because I was, like, super closeted off,” Lovato said.
“You mean sexually fluid?” [podcast host Joe] Rogan asked. “You like girls? You like boys?”
“Yeah, anything, really,” Lovato replied.
“What do they call that? Like pansexual or something like that?” Rogan asked.
“Yeah, pansexual,” the singer responded.
During the discussion, Lovato similarly emphasized the importance of speaking one’s “truth.”
“I’m done living other people’s truths,” she said. “I’m here to tell you that I’m going to live mine no matter what you think of it because it feels right to me.”
Notably, Lovato has said in the past that she is ashamed to be white and declared gender reveal parties “transphobic.”
“It’s both insincere and incorrect to pretend that gender reveal parties are not transphobic,” the singer complained via Instagram. “You can’t have your proverbial pink-blue binary cake and eat it too. This is not about political correctness, it’s just…correct. We condemn gender reveals not because of our identity, but because of reality.”
“Transphobia is not just about prejudice against individual trans people, it’s also a way of thinking that understands non-trans people as more natural/organic and erases everyone else,” Lovato added. “These ideas, like the gender binary, fuel mistreatment of all people, but especially trans and gender non-conforming people.”
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Every day we wake up, we are given another opportunity & chance to be who we want & wish to be. I’ve spent the majority of my life growing in front of all of you… you’ve seen the good, the bad, & everything in between. pic.twitter.com/HSBcfmNruo
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) May 19, 2021
Related: ‘I’m So Fluid Now’: Demi Lovato Says She’s ‘Pansexual,’ Attracted To ‘Anything, Really’