Sivan performing at Capitol Pride this year | Photo: Flickr/Ted Eytan
Fans are flooding Twitter with the hashtag #ThankYouTroye today (7 August). The reason? Australian singer Troye Sivan came out five years ago today and fans are honoring what he means to them with the hashtag.
Five years ago, before sporting his now trademark bleach blond hair, Sivan came out in video on his YouTube page.
‘This is most nervous I’ve ever been in my entire life,’ he said in the clip.
‘It feels kind of weird to have to announce it like this on the Internet, but … this is not something that I’m ashamed of, and it’s not something anybody should have to be ashamed of, so why not share it with all of you guys?’
He added that he ‘always knew something was a little bit different’ about himself.
Sivan came out privately to his family three years before the video, in 2010.
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‘Our gay superhero’
On Twitter, fans celebrated the anniversary with tweets and photos of the singer. They tweeted about what he’s done for them and countless others throughout his career as an inspiring gay role model.
lets trend #thankyoutroye !!! he came out to us five years ago and hes done so much for us since then 💗
— kendra (@velvetfools) August 7, 2018
#thankyoutroye for being our gay superhero pic.twitter.com/9wQdtwYLz5
— carIy (@flowerssivan) August 7, 2018
#thankyoutroye for helping so many people to become more confident in themselves and for always being true to yourself pic.twitter.com/ub1vEr9NBK
— rachel (@lookingforsivan) August 7, 2018
#thankyoutroye for sharing your incredible, brave journey of self acceptance. you’ve inspired millions of us to stay true to ourselves, know we’re valid and accepted, and feel comfortable with both ourselves and our sexuality. happy coming out day to ya @troyesivan 🏳️🌈💘🌈 pic.twitter.com/fRb3wWCGCW
— kayley (@fazedme) August 7, 2018
#thankyoutroye has helped so many people!! he helped me through finding who i was and now i have a rainbow wall and a wall of photos of him!! he made it easier to come out people because i knew if everyone turned against me he would be there for me!!i love you @troyesivan 🌈❤️ pic.twitter.com/qfqzsCKFCm
— becca (@tracobsprincess) August 7, 2018
without troye , i probably wouldn’t be as comfortable with myself as i am right now . thank you for giving me the courage to be truthful with myself . i can never thank you enough baby . #thankyoutroye 💌
— 𝒿𝒶𝒷𝓇𝒾 💌 (@bloomvinyl) August 7, 2018
it means the world that you decided to share this information with everyone, it inspired so many people including me and it still does, very proud of you for making that huge step and bringing more light to te lgbtq+ community, love you always @troyesivan #thankyoutroye
— may (@lostinease) August 7, 2018
not all heroes wear capes, but mine wears a rainbow one #thankyoutroye pic.twitter.com/POLglYfrvT
— ally is proud of troye (@Iostroyeboy) August 7, 2018
Blooming in confidence
Sivan tweeted about the hashtag and called himself the ‘luckiest in the world to have you all’.
Woke up this morning to all of your #thankyoutroye tweets and the news that today is 5 years since i came out online!!!! Warmed my heart. I’m the luckiest in the world to have you all. Thanks for a crazy journey so far ❤️❤️
— troye sivan (@troyesivan) August 7, 2018
‘Thanks for a crazy journey so far,’ he finished.
His second studio album, Bloom, is coming out on 31 August.
He can also be seen in the upcoming movie Boy Erased, which is already being hailed as an Oscars contender.
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