JoJo Siwa marked the start of 2025 Pride Month with a poignant message for her social media followers.
Taking to Instagram Stories on Sunday, the 22-year-old former child star wrote, 'Happy day 1 of the happiest month. What I have learned over the last 22 years is that pride is all about love, acceptance and celebration.'
She added, 'No matter who you are or what you are, you are you, you are beautiful, and you are perfect. Everyone’s story is different and everyone’s journey is different.'
Siwa — who shocked fans when she started dating Celebrity Big Brother UK costar Chris Hughes, 32, in April — declared that the 'most beautiful thing' about love is 'that it’s just love.'
In conclusion, she wrote, 'Happy pride to the beautiful LGBTQIA+ community, to the allies, and to all that exist:).'
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JoJo Siwa marked the start of 2025 Pride Month with a poignant message for her social media followers; pictured May 21
Siwa, 22, shocked fans when she started dating Celebrity Big Brother UK costar Chris Hughes, 32, in April
Taking to Instagram Stories on Sunday, the 22-year-old former child star wrote, 'Happy day 1 of the happiest month. What I have learned over the last 22 years is that pride is all about love, acceptance and celebration'
While starring on season 24 of Celebrity Big Brother UK, JoJo shared, 'I’ve always told myself I’m a lesbian, but I think being here, I’ve realized, "Oh no, I’m not a lesbian, I’m queer." I think that’s really cool. I’m switching letters.'
Later, while speaking to Us Weekly, the former Dance Moms personality said she thought the statement wouldn't make it to television.
'That was one of those conversations actually that I was having that I was like, "This will never see the light of day." I don’t mind that it did, because I actually think it starts a very beautiful conversation of queer. I think queer joy is so special and so magical,' she told the outlet.
She went on to reject putting her sexuality 'in a box.'
'Queer is a beautiful umbrella term for the LGBTQIA community,' Siwa emphasized. 'I think that for me to be a woman and say I have a non-binary partner, but then also say I’m a lesbian is crazy.
'I just realized within myself that the way my eyes are to the world, I think I’m just queer. It has nothing to do with anything besides that. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. The world is going crazy with that one though. It flabbergasts me.'
Before launching her romance with Huges, JoJo was in a brief relationship with Australian content creator Kath Ebbs, who is non-binary.
Their unceremonious breakup happened at the Celebrity Big Brother UK wrap party in April.
Meanwhile, Chris shared an intimate photo with his new girlfriend via Snapchat on Sunday morning
Siwa appeared to go Instagram official with Hughes when she shared photos from her birthday week in May
Back in 2022, Siwa was forced to defend herself after telling Yahoo! Life she doesn't like the word 'lesbian.'
She took to TikTok to clarify her statement and address scrutiny from fans, stating, 'I never said that 'lesbian' was a dirty word.'
In the interview with the publication the former Lifetime star said, 'I don't like the word itself. It's just like a lot. But I mean, at the end of the day, that's what I am.'
She compared it to the word 'moist,' which some people don't like because of the way it sounds phonetically.
'It's like the word moist. It's just like… ugh!' she added, much to the dismay of some of her followers.
She reiterated on TikTok, 'I never would say that it's a dirty word because it is not. It's not a bad word, it's not a slur, it's especially not a word that I am ashamed of saying or ashamed of identifying as by any means.
The the blond dancer added, 'I don't hate the word lesbian. Whenever someone talks to me about my sexuality I just say that I'm gay.
'[Lesbian] is not the word that flows off the tongue for me, if that makes sense.'
