Miley Cyrus has shared her story in a heartfelt interview.
Miley has always been known for her unique career, strong personality, and support for being true to yourself.
From her role in Hannah Montana to becoming a pop star, Miley has always encouraged people to be themselves and find who they are.
Over the years, she has talked about her struggles with identity, her relationships, and the difficulties of growing up in the spotlight, inspiring her fans to do the same.
Now, Miley has come out.
Recently, Miley shared another very personal story.
In an interview with Variety, she talked openly about coming to terms with her s**uality and gender identity, eventually identifying as pans**ual.
Her journey of self-discovery started at a young age, even while she was living in the public eye.
“My whole life, I didn’t understand my own gender and my own s**uality,” Miley admitted, thinking back on the confusion she felt as a child.
She explained that it was during her time filming Hannah Montana that she started to question everything.
“My eyes started opening in the fifth or sixth grade. My first relationship in my life was with a chick.”
Miley also said that she has never felt comfortable with labels and rejected the word ‘bis**ual’ because it felt too restricting.
“I always hated the word ‘bis**ual,’ because that’s even putting me in a box. I don’t ever think about someone being a boy or someone being a girl,” she explained, emphasizing that she is attracted to people no matter their gender.
It wasn’t until she visited an LGBTQ+ center in Los Angeles that Miley found a label that felt right.
“I saw one human in particular who didn’t identify as male or female,” she said.
“Looking at them, they were both: beautiful and sexy and tough but vulnerable and feminine but masculine. And I related to that person more than I related to anyone in my life.”
This experience helped Miley understand her gender and s**uality on a deeper level.
“Once I understood my gender more, which was unassigned, then I understood my s**uality more. I was like, ‘Oh — that’s why I don’t feel straight and I don’t feel gay. It’s because I’m not.'”
While her journey gave her more clarity, it also helped heal relationships with her family.
Miley shared a touching moment with her mother, who had trouble understanding her daughter’s identity when she was younger.
Miley remembered how, during her time as a mentor on The Voice, a young contestant thanked her for giving her the courage to come out.
“My mom started crying. She was like, ‘I’m so sorry about the way I was when you were that age and coming out.’ She never understood me until she saw that girl who couldn’t be herself. It was very cool.”
Now, Miley proudly identifies as pans**ual, saying her attraction is based on emotional connection, not gender.
Her honesty has been met with wide support from fans, many of whom see her as a leader in promoting LGBTQ+ visibility and acceptance.
