Demi Lovato Opens up About How They Discovered Their Gender Identity
Recently, Demi Lovato shared how they discovered that they were non-binary. The ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ singer, 29, sat with Becky-G (real name Rebecca Marie Gomez) in an interview, sharing how they realized they were non-binary. It was during quarantine and through meditation when the singer made this discovery.
The singer stated, “I started learning so much about myself during quarantine. I started meditating and I had meditated in the years before but nothing like what happened in quarantine. When I started assessing my spirituality, I realized my masculine energy was just as prominent as my feminine energy. I came to the conclusion, I identify as non-binary and gender non-conforming.”
After coming to this realization, Lovato felt it was important to share the news about their newfound gender identity, hoping to encourage people to come out and accept themselves.
“And I just want people out there to know, especially young people who are entering a world where they might not feel secure or scared to come out. I want to show people that it’s OK and it feels really, really great.”
Back in May, Lovato came out as non-binary and their new pronouns on their podcast, 4D with Demi Lovato.
“Over the past year and a half I’ve been doing some 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 officially be changing my pronouns to they/them. 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.”
Back in August, Lovato shared how their gender is a journey. “Yes, I definitely think it’s a journey forever. There might be a time where I identify as trans, I don’t know what this looks like for me. There might be a time where I identify as nonbinary and gender non-conforming my entire life, or maybe there’s a period of time when I get older that I identify as a woman.
“I don’t know what that looks like, but for me at this moment right now, this is how I identify. And I have a feeling that it’s not going to ever go back to one way or the other, but it’s about keeping it open and free. I’m a very fluid person, and so that goes with how I express myself as well.”
Becky-G’s new show, Face to Face with Becky-G premieres on November 9 on Facebook. along with the full episode of Lovato’s interview. Lovato’s music can be streamed on all music streaming platforms. 4D with Demi Lovato can be streamed on Spotify, The Demi Lovato Show on Roku TV, and Unidentified with Demi Lovato on Peacock. A sneak peek into Becky-G’s first episode can be watched below.
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