Demi Lovato became one of the first bonafide superstars in the mainstream to identify as nonbinary and adopt they/them pronouns in 2021. Last year, they announced that they were also using she/her pronouns again, citing "feeling more feminine" at the time — but part of that change was also the "exhausting" undertaking of constantly having to explain their gender fluidity.
In a new interview with GQ Hype Spain, Lovato opened up about why they re-adopted she/her pronouns.
"I constantly had to educate people and explain why I identified with those pronouns. It was absolutely exhausting," the musician and actress told Patricia Moreno, translated from Spanish. "And that is one of the reasons that have led me to also feel comfortable with the feminine pronoun."
"I just got tired," they added. "But for that very reason I know that it is important to continue spreading the word."
Lovato's move away from their hyper-feminine Disney Channel roots was subject to lots of bigoted backlash, including a radio host literally rage-quitting after being told not to make fun of the artist's evolving gender identity.
"I just felt like a human," Lovato explained of their decision to come out as nonbinary, which came about through "a lot of healing" and self-reflection. "And that's what they/them is about for me. It's just about feeling human at your core."
Fellow pop star Sam Smith made the switch to they/them in 2019, while Halsey started using they/them and she/her interchangeably in 2019.
In a new interview with GQ Hype Spain, Lovato opened up about why they re-adopted she/her pronouns.
"I constantly had to educate people and explain why I identified with those pronouns. It was absolutely exhausting," the musician and actress told Patricia Moreno, translated from Spanish. "And that is one of the reasons that have led me to also feel comfortable with the feminine pronoun."
"I just got tired," they added. "But for that very reason I know that it is important to continue spreading the word."
Lovato's move away from their hyper-feminine Disney Channel roots was subject to lots of bigoted backlash, including a radio host literally rage-quitting after being told not to make fun of the artist's evolving gender identity.
"I just felt like a human," Lovato explained of their decision to come out as nonbinary, which came about through "a lot of healing" and self-reflection. "And that's what they/them is about for me. It's just about feeling human at your core."
Fellow pop star Sam Smith made the switch to they/them in 2019, while Halsey started using they/them and she/her interchangeably in 2019.
