JoJo Siwa opened up about her s*xuality while hanging out in the Celebrity Big Brother house.
She’s been living there with people like Chris Hughes from Love Island and Danny Beard, who won season four of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.
Mickey Rourke was also there for a bit but ended up getting kicked out because of some ongoing bad behavior with JoJo, even after a few warnings.
Now the show’s almost at the end
The big finale is coming up on Friday, April 25.
JoJo made it to the final round, along with Danny, Chris, Chesney Hawkes, Donna Preston, and Jack P. Shepherd from the soaps.
The livestream showed a real moment
The show airs on ITV in the UK, but they’ve also got a livestream going, where fans get to see more behind-the-scenes stuff.
That’s where people saw JoJo get pretty real about her s*xuality.
A talk with Danny got her thinking
She was chatting with Danny Beard when she said, “I feel so queer.”
Danny told her they also identify as queer, and that seemed to open up the door for JoJo to talk more about it with them.
JoJo says she isn’t a lesbian anymore
“I think I’ve always told myself I’m a lesbian,” she said.
“I think you…I think being here, I’ve realized I am not a lesbian, I’m queer. And I think that’s really cool — I’m switching letters! I’ve dropped the L and I’ve gone to the Q, baby! That’s what I love about s*xuality.”
It was one of those honest moments that just kind of happens when you’ve got time to think and people around you who get it.
She connects more with being queer
JoJo’s also said she’s non-binary and uses all pronouns.
Right now, she’s dating Kath Ebbs — they made things public earlier this year.
The word ‘queer’ means different things now
According to Stonewall, queer is “a term used by those wanting to reject specific labels of s*xual orientation and/or gender identity. It can also be a way of rejecting the perceived norms of the LGBTQ+ community (such as racism, sizeism, and ableism).”
They also said, “The term was historically used as a slur, and is still viewed as such by some LGBT people. However, others have reclaimed and now embrace the term.”
Everyone sees queer in their own way
Even though there’s kind of an official meaning for “queer,” it really depends on the person.
Everyone in the LGBTQ+ community might feel a little different about what the word means to them.
A global study breaks down identities
Back in 2023, there was a big worldwide survey across 30 different countries. NBC News shared the results.
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Out of over 22,000 people, 9% said they were LGBTQ. About 3% said they were lesbian or gay, 4% bis*xual, and under 1% were either pans*xual, omnis*xual, or as*xual.
LGBTQ+ numbers keep growing in the U.S.
In the U.S. alone, the Williams Institute reported that there are around 13.9 million adults who identify as LGBTQ+.
That’s a whole lot of people, and it keeps growing as more people feel okay being open about their orientation.
