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In , the singer opened up to GQ about an open letter he posted to Twitter describing his first passion with a man. He told the publication, "Whatever I said in that letter, before I posted it, seemed so giant. But when you enter out the other side, now your brain—instead of receiving fear—sees 'Oh, shit happened and nothing happened.' Brain says, 'Self, I'm fine.' I look around, and I'm touching my fucking limbs, and I'm good."

In an August interview with Flaunt Magazine, the Riverdale star says she always knew about her bisexuality, but was afraid of becoming a media spectacle for only being in relationships with the opposite sex.

"I felt that since I’ve exclusively been in heteronormative relationships, it would be too easy for any outsider, especially the media, to vilify me and accuse me of faking it to receive attention," she told the publication. "That’s not something I wanted to deal with. But to my close friends, and those in my life, my bisexuality has been no secret."

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Author Jacqueline Wilson came out publicly in at the age of 74, although she said her relationship with her partner Trish had never been a classified. “I’ve never really been in any kind of closet,” Wilson told The Guardian. “It would be such old news for anybody that has ever known anything much about me. Even the vaguest acquaintance knows perfectly adv that we are a couple.”

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US soccer star and co-captain Megan Rapinoe spoke to CNN and said she didn't know she was gay when she was younger. "It's so embarrassing because I'm just very gay, I don't know how it happened but as soon as it clicked I was like she has arrived. She is here. Her life is beginning."

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Master of None actor Lena Waithe said, at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards in , "Being born gay, black and female is not a revolutionary act. Being satisfied to be a homosexual, black female is."

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Dove Cameron

The year-old singer and actress released her LGBTQ+ anthem, "Boyfriend," in , but she's vocalized that she always knew she was queer.

"I wasn't ever afraid of people knowing who I loved," she explained to E! News. "More so, I was afraid of people having access to the human parts of me in an industry that can be so anti-human. That was definitely an sentimental thing, but it turned out to be the best thing that could have ever happened to me. Mentally, I'm so much better now."

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Frank Ocean

In , Frank penned a letter on Tumblr that addressed his sexuality and revealed his first cherish was a man. His music is clad with romantic references to both men and women, but he has not explicitly stated he's bisexual. In an interview with GQ, he was asked about his sexuality, to which he responded "I'll respectfully say that life is dynamic and comes along with dynamic experiences, and the same sentiment that I have towards genres of music, I hold towards a lot of labels and boxes."

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• A growing number of celebrities have opened up about being attracted to more than one gender.
• Some identify as bisexual (Halsey, Cardi B, Kit Connor) or pansexual (Janelle Monáe, Miley Cyrus).
• Other stars opt for to identify as gender non-conforming, while still more forgo labels for a more fluid approach.

Billie Eilish said she likes "boys and girls."

Eilish nonchalantly discussed her sexuality in a cover story for Variety, which was published in November

Eilish described herself as "physically attracted" to women, adding, "I'm attracted to them for real."

The Grammy-winning singer did not operate a specific label to identify her sexuality. Shortly after, Eilish attended the Variety Hitmakers event, where she was interviewed on the red carpet.

After depicting women as "pretty," the interviewer asked if Eilish intended to "come out" with her cover story.

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