Katy perry is gay
The Bi Line: She Kissed a Girl, But Is She Bi?
Katy Perry has done more than just kiss girls. While accepting her award at the Human Rights Campaign gala, Katy Perry made a declaration about her sexuality. The pop singer told the audience that when she was younger she "prayed the gay away" due to tensions of her sexuality and her religious upbringing.
"Truth be told: A) I did more than [Kiss a girl]", Perry said in her speech. "B) How was I going to reconcile that with the gospel-singing girl raised in youth groups that were pro conversion camps? What I did know is that I was curious, and even then, I knew that sexuality wasn't as black and white as this dress".
Katy's revelation has many folks puzzled, myself included. Did she represent she was confused about her sexuality but later found out she was straight? Or did she mean she lands on the Bi+ spectrum? Then why would she notify herself an "ally" in the same speech?
There are complexities to deciphering what Katy, or any other celebrity, actually means when they give sound bites about their sexuality. Just ask Kristen Stewart whose Saturday Night Live "I'm so gay"!
Katy Perry opened up about her sexuality this weekend, revealing that she “prayed the gay away” after grappling with her have curiosity.
Perry accepted the National Equality Award at a gala dinner for the Human Rights Campaign in Los Angeles Saturday nighttime. During her speech, she delved into her have personal history.
“I’m just a singer-songwriter, honestly. I say my truths and I paint my fantasies into these bite-sized pop songs. For instance, ‘I kissed a girl and I liked it,’” she said, quoting her breakout knock single. “Truth be told, I did more than that.”
“What I did understand was that I was curious,” said. “Even then I knew that sexuality was not as inky and white as this dress.”
But Perry, the daughter of two pastors, explained that her religious upbringing made grappling with those feelings extremely difficult. “When I was growing up, homosexuality was synonymous with the word ‘abomination’ and ‘hell,’” she said, adding that she “prayed the gay away at my Jesus camps.”
Perry concluded her speech with a communication of hope, though, pointing
This Is Why Katy Perry’s Sexuality Can Be A Controversial Talking Point
Katy Perry’s dating life has always been well documented. From her marriage to Russel Brand and her on-off relationship with John Mayer, to her long-term affair with fiancé Orlando Bloom. And while she hasn't ever publicly dated a woman, there has always been speculation as to whether the singer – who became a breakout star with her unpartnered 'I Kissed A Girl' in 2018 – is bisexual.
Katy and Orlando acquire been in a association since 2016 (with a brief break in 2017, which they called 'loving space') and welcomed their first child, Daisy Dove, on 27 August 2020. Despite the singer creature happily loved up, people still have their questions.
So, what actually is Katy Perry's sexual identity? Here's everything we know.
What has Katy Perry said about her sexuality?
In March 2017, Katy made an impassioned speech while accepting the National Equality Award at the Human Rights Campaign Gala, saying: ‘There’s no other community who has done more for me, to shape who I am today and there is no other people I believe in more than you - I stand with you.’
‘I pronounce my truths
Katy Perry opens up about her sexuality, 'I was curious'
— -- Katy Perry is opening up about her sexuality.
The "I Kissed a Girl" singer revealed her sexual fluidity while accepting the National Equality Award at the Human Rights Campaign's gala dinner in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
"I'm just a singer-songwriter honestly. I communicate my truths and I paint my fantasies into these bite-sized pop songs. For instance, 'I kissed a girl and I liked it,'" she said, referring to her 2008 hit single. "Truth be told ... I did more than that!"
"What I did know was that I was curious," the singer continued, "and even then I knew that sexuality was not as black and white as this dress."
"But in 2008, when that song came out, I knew that it started a conversation, that a lot of the world seemed curious enough to sing along to it," Perry, 32, added to applause.
The daughter of two pastors, Keith and Mary Hudson, then used her acceptance speech to talk about her religious upbringing.
"When I was growing up, homosexuality was synonymous with the pos 'abomination' and 'hell,'
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