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Kehlani Opens Up About Her Sexuality On Instagram Live

‘I finally know I’m a lesbian," she said.
Kehlani Opens Up About Her Sexuality On Instagram Live
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 09: Kehlani attends the party celebrating the 30th anniversary of DKNY at St. Ann’s Warehouse on September 09, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage)
By D'Shonda Brown · Updated May 1, 2024

“Wanna know what’s new about me?” Kehlani asked fans rhetorically while on Instagram Live with her friend and photographer Jamie-Lee B. “I finally know I’m a lesbian!” Prior to her Instagram live announcement, Kehlani has always been a proud advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and living your truth out loud.

https://twitter.com/txritillas/status/1379243345239769090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1379243345239769090%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.out.com%2Fcelebs%2F2021%2F4%2F06%2Fheres-why-people-are-saying-kehlani-came-out-lesbian

While many are saying that the singer is coming out, the 25-year-old has previously identified as queer and uses she/they pronouns. According to Out, she originally came out via Twitter in 2018 but had since deleted her original posts. The original post read stated that she is “attracted to women, men, REALLY attracted to queer men, non binary people, intersex people, trans people.”

During a 2020 interview with Diva Magazine, she said, “I’m definitely on the non-binary scale. But I still prefer and am totally fine with the pronoun ‘she’.” She continued, “My energy has always been extremely fluid between masculine and feminine so that’s why I use ‘queer’, and also, queer is inclusive to non-binary people.”

Fans quickly flooded the internet with praise and celebration of Kehlani’s recent announcement. See below for a few fan reactions:

anyways, kehlani coming out as a lesbian isn’t what made me so happy today, but it’s them saying ‘i finally know’ & i wish that feeling of finally knowing ‘that’s who i am’ for everyone – honestly 💛

— J🥀 (@_Y0ungG0d_) April 6, 2021
https://twitter.com/sellachich/status/1379254001124962304?s=20
https://twitter.com/fruitgron/status/1379262416916254722?s=20
https://twitter.com/lilise/status/1379437176774029319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1379437176774029319%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.out.com%2Fcelebs%2F2021%2F4%2F06%2Fheres-why-people-are-saying-kehlani-came-out-lesbian

Not only is Kehlani a lesbian, they're a she/they lesbian. Y'all don't understand how seen I feel. Her music and lyrics I've always related to and ik now I'm just gonna connect even more 🥲

— sam ☆ (@spiderbruises) April 6, 2021

TOPICS:  Kehlani LGBTQ
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