JoJo Siwa speaking onstage at The Snappys Awards Show in Santa Monica, California
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JoJo Siwa Says She Called Herself a Lesbian Because of Pressure, and Only Started Dating a Man After

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JoJo Siwa is reframing how she talks about her sexuality, saying the label she once used never really fit and came from outside pressure rather than her own sense of self.

JoJo Siwa sits on boyfriends Chris Hughes lap while she performs live at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles
JoJo Siwa shared a playful moment with boyfriend Chris Hughes during her pop-up performance at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles, California, sitting on his lap as she interacted with the crowd. The couple looked happy together as Hughes cheered her on throughout the special live show.

She came out in 2021 and never liked calling herself a lesbian. Years later, she says the label came from pressure, some of it from inside the queer community.

Now, she says, the only word that fits is “queer.”

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January Nelson

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