Lesbian Jesus? | Photo: YouTube/ELLE
Singer Hayley Kiyoko, dubbed by fans as lesbian Jesus, told Rolling Stone she knew she was attracted to women when she was only six.
In an interview with the publication, she discussed how songwriting and discovering herself were part of the same journey.
At the same age she discovered she liked other girls, she also wrote her first song. It became a form of storytelling and exploration for her.
‘Then I had to learn how to sing because I wanted to tell stories,’ she said.
Kiyoko used the songwriting as a way to explore herself and her identity, including her attraction to other girls at her school.
It also led to an incredibly lonely childhood.
‘All the girls would go to the Promenade to hang out with cute boys, and it made me feel very alone,’ she explained. ‘It was depressing to watch girls that I liked flirt with guys. So I just stayed home.’
That’s where she spent her weekends and free time.
‘Everyone would always think I was with someone else, but I was alone. I was lonely. I was at home watching movies.’
Her first heartbreak
In school, she had a best friend she considered a girlfriend.
‘We never kissed. We would tell each other we loved each other and hold hands under the table. She would cuddle me and tell me she missed me,’ she recalled.
Then it all changed.
‘When I went to kiss her, she looked at me like I was crazy and broke my heart.’
It wasn’t until her junior year of high school that Kiyoko found a group of friends with which she could be her authentic self.
‘My first [female-identifying] friend who liked girls really changed my life because she was comfortable with who she was,’ she added. She began living an out and proud life when she was 20.
Now she has passionate fans coming out to see her on tour (and throw bras) and she’s the foundation of 20GayTeen.
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