JoJo Siwa is starting Pride Month 2025 with honesty, heart, and a message that resonates deeply with the LGBTQIA+ community.
The 22-year-old entertainer took to Instagram Stories on June 1 to reflect on what Pride truly means to her. “What I have learned over the last 22 years is that pride is all about love, acceptance and celebration,” she wrote. “No matter who you are or what you are, you are you, you are beautiful, and you are perfect.”
Siwa, who rose to fame through Dance Moms and YouTube before becoming a Nickelodeon icon, has become increasingly vocal about her sexuality and self-discovery in recent years. Her Pride Month message was a reminder that everyone’s path to understanding and embracing themselves looks different — and that’s okay.
💕 Love Is Love — And It's Beautiful
Since publicly coming out in 2021, JoJo Siwa has continued to evolve and expand how she defines herself. Most recently, she shocked fans by revealing her romantic relationship with her Celebrity Big Brother UK costar Chris Hughes, 32, in April 2025.
She touched on the fluidity of love in her Instagram message, writing: “The most beautiful thing about love is that it’s just love.”
Siwa also extended a heartfelt message to the LGBTQIA+ community, its allies, and everyone simply trying to exist in their truth: “Happy pride to the beautiful LGBTQIA+ community, to the allies, and to all that exist :).”
🔄 “I’m Switching Letters”: A Journey Through Labels
While appearing on Celebrity Big Brother UK Season 24, JoJo offered a deeply personal revelation. “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 in an interview with Us Weekly, she admitted she didn’t expect that moment to be aired. But when it was, she embraced the visibility it brought. “I actually think it starts a very beautiful conversation of queer. I think queer joy is so special and so magical.”
For Siwa, “queer” is a liberating and inclusive term. “Queer is a beautiful umbrella term for the LGBTQIA community,” she emphasized. “To be a woman and say I have a non-binary partner, but also say I’m a lesbian — it’s crazy. I realized I’m just queer. It’s nothing to be ashamed of.”
🧃 The ‘Lesbian’ Label and a Viral TikTok Clarification
Siwa has previously stirred controversy for comments made in a 2022 interview with Yahoo! Life, where she said she didn’t like the word “lesbian.” She compared it to the word “moist” — not because it was bad, but because of how it sounded.
Backlash followed, prompting her to clarify her stance on TikTok: “I never said that ‘lesbian’ was a dirty word… It’s not a slur, it’s not something I’m ashamed of. It’s just not the word that flows off the tongue for me.”
Her honesty was met with a mix of support and criticism, but Siwa has continued to navigate her identity publicly — with growing grace and unapologetic authenticity.
💔 Past Relationships and a New Chapter
Before dating Chris Hughes, JoJo had a brief relationship with Australian content creator Kath Ebbs, who identifies as non-binary. Their split occurred at the Celebrity Big Brother UK wrap party, marking the end of a quiet yet impactful chapter in Siwa’s love life.
Through all her relationships and public reflections, JoJo’s central message remains the same: everyone deserves to love and be loved freely, without fear or labels that don’t feel right.
🌟 Pride in Progress
JoJo Siwa’s evolution — from child star to queer icon — is not just a story of fame, but a story of growth, courage, and advocacy. Her decision to speak openly about her journey, even in moments of vulnerability and backlash, continues to inspire a generation of LGBTQIA+ youth to embrace themselves, however that may look.
This Pride Month, JoJo Siwa’s message is simple and powerful:
✨ “You are you. You are beautiful. You are perfect.” ✨
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