“I had to constantly educate people and explain why I identified with those pronouns. And that’s one of the reasons I felt comfortable with female pronouns as well.”
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For Demi Lovato, the process of identifying her gender identity was exploratory but also exhausting. In May of 2021, the musician announced that she identified as non-binary and would use the pronouns “they/them” in the future. Then, a little more than a year later, she shared that she’s also comfortable with the pronoun “she/her,” adding that she feels more feminine. Now, in a recent interview with GQ Hype Spain, he revealed that actually using both “she/him” and “they/them” pronouns meant he didn’t have to constantly explain himself to people. Was.
“I had to constantly educate people and explain why I identified with those pronouns. It was absolutely exhausting. And that’s one of the reasons why I felt comfortable with female pronouns too”, explained Demi in the interview. “I’m just tired. But that’s why I know it’s important to talk about it.”
At the time of coming out as a non-binary person, Demi tweeted: “If you get me wrong, that’s fine. I get my name wrong sometimes, even by mistake. It’s a huge change to change the pronouns we’ve used. And sometimes it’s hard to remember.”
«In public toilets I use the women’s toilet, even though I don’t fully identify with it. I would feel more comfortable in a genderless bathroom,” Demi explained to GQ Hype Spain about the places where this friction occurs most. “Or it’s also when you fill out forms, like government documents or whatever. document where you have to specify your gender. There are only two options, male and female, and I feel like neither of them make sense to me. I find myself conditioned to choose a female because someone No more. I think that needs to change. I hope that over time there will be more options.