Katy Perry in the song “I Kissed a Girl” (PC.- Youtube)
Katy Perry started the conversation with her hit song “I Kissed A Girl” which was released back in 2017. Based on the crowd’s reaction to her song, Perry said she felt in awe, with the crowd singing along and relating to the lyrics. Back in 2017, Katy Perry attended the Human Rights Campaign gala, where she admitted that she was curious about her sexual orientation and shared her views on the LGBT community.
Katy Perry attended the Human Rights Campaign gala where she said she was curious about her sexual orientation.
Speaking at the event, Katy Perry said: “Honestly, I’m just a singer and songwriter. I tell the truth and live out my fantasies in these little pop songs. For example: “I kissed a girl and I liked it.” Truth be told… I did more!”
The pop icon continued: “What I did know was that I was curious. And even then, I knew that sexuality wasn’t as black and white as that dress. But in 2008, when this song came out, I knew it started a conversation. , that most of the world seemed curious enough to sing along to it.”
Katy Perry shared her experience of growing up in a conservative family
Katy Perry grew up in a conservative Christian family, where she was taught that being gay was a sin. Sharing her childhood experience, she said: “When I was growing up, homosexuality was synonymous with the words “abomination” and “hell.” She continued that they “begged the gays out of my Jesus camps.”
However, Katy Perry later had the privilege of meeting people from different backgrounds and unlearning what she was taught. She said: “These people were not the ones I was taught to fear. They were the most free, strong, kind and inclusive people I have ever met.”
Katy Perry is now engaged Orlando Bloom and the couple welcomed their first child, Daisy Dove Bloom, back in 2020. In an interview with People, she also revealed that her future goals are to have “family, love, laughter and comfort.”