In 2020, it regarded like Janelle Monáe had come out as non-binary after tweeting “#IAmNonBinary.” They later clarified in an interview, although, “I tweeted the #IAmNonbinary hashtag in help of Nonbinary Day and to convey extra consciousness to the group. I retweeted the Steven Universe meme, ‘Are you a boy or a lady? I’m an expertise,’ as a result of it resonated with me, particularly as somebody who has pushed boundaries of gender because the starting of my profession. I really feel my female power, my masculine power, and power I can’t even clarify.”
Nonetheless, now, Monáe has gone forward and declared as immediately as potential that they’re actually non-binary: In a brand new Pink Desk Discuss interview (as Billboard notes), Monáe instructed Jada Pinkett Smith, “I’m non-binary, so I simply don’t see myself as a girl, solely. I really feel like God is a lot greater than the ‘he’ or the ‘she,’ and if I’m from God, I’m all the pieces.”
Monáe continued, “I’ll at all times, at all times stand with ladies. I’ll at all times stand with Black ladies, however I simply see all the pieces that I’m, past the binary.”
Monáe additionally mentioned why they determined to come back out now, saying, “Anyone stated, ‘If you happen to don’t work out the issues that it’s essential to work out first earlier than sharing it with the world, then you definitely’re going to be working it out with the world.’ That’s what I didn’t wish to do.”
Watch the total Pink Desk Discuss episode right here.