Demi Lovato has revealed she got sick and tired of using they/them pronouns to refer to her gender identity.
The 30-year-old singer came out as non-binary in May 2021 and adopted the pronouns they/them to refer to her gender instead of the normal she/her pronouns.
Lovato has since reverted to she/her pronouns to avoid having to constantly explain herself.
“I constantly had to educate people and explain why I identified with those pronouns. It was absolutely exhausting,” said Lovato in an interview with GQ Hype Spain.
“I just got tired. But for that very reason I know that it is important to continue spreading the word,” she added.
The ‘Solo’ singer said that they wish there were more gender-neutral spaces for people like them.
“I face this every day. For example, in public toilets. Having to access the women’s bathroom, even though I don’t completely identify with it.”
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Lovato continued to explain that when filling out government documents or forms, she often feel uncomfortable when presented with two options to specify her gender.
“You only have two options, male and female, and I feel like none of that makes sense to me.”
Lovato also opened up about wanting more gender-neutral spaces, adding: “I would feel more comfortable in a genderless bathroom”.
In 2021, Lovato came out as non-binary, explaining to fans that they would be using they/them pronouns going forward.
The singer told fans on social media that they had been “doing some healing and self-reflective work” in the past year that had ultimately led them to re-examining their gender identity.
“I want to take this moment to share something very personal with you. Over the past year and a half I’ve been doing some healing and self-reflective work, and through this work I’ve had this 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 that I feel in my gender expression, and allows me to feel most authentic and true to the person I both know I am, and still am discovering,” she said.
