Miley Cyrus Comes Out As... Not Always Straight

Winnie McCroy READ TIME: 2 MIN.

Quel surprise, the young woman most known for not being able to keep her tongue in her mouth has just come out as... not entirely straight. In recent interviews, Miley Cyrus has said that she has struggled with gender expression, and told AP News that, "not all her past relationships were 'straight, heterosexual' ones."

The 22-year-old pop singer told AP she wanted all young people to be able to be themselves, and has repeatedly worked to help LGBT homeless youth, asking a homeless gay man to accept her Video of the Year trophy at the 2014 Music Awards, and speaking on the suicide of transgender teen Leelah Acorn in December.

"It's something that everyone sees," she said of homelessness. "It's like the birds chirping. We're consciously ignoring it at all times, but it's always happening right in front of us."

She plans to remain focused on increasing acceptance for LBGT youth and improving homeless kids' lives for at least five years before broadening her scope.

"It's not going to be an overnight process," she said. "You've got to get into a lot of people's brains and you've got to really make this a topic."

In an effort to help LGBT youth, she has worked with Joan Jett, Laura Jane Grace and Ariana Grande on the music video collaborations The Backyard Sessions, to raise funds for the group Happy Hippie Foundation. Yes, that's the actual name.

And, in an interview with OUT Magazine, she spoke about her distain for traditional gender roles, saying, ""I kind of wanted to be nothing. I don't relate to what people would say defines a girl or a boy, and I think that's what I had to understand: Being a girl isn't what I hate, it's the box that I get put into."

Still, she said she's happy to glam it up and put her goodies on display, if it means that more people will donate to her foundation.


by Winnie McCroy , EDGE Editor

Winnie McCroy is the Women on the EDGE Editor, HIV/Health Editor, and Assistant Entertainment Editor for EDGE Media Network, handling all women's news, HIV health stories and theater reviews throughout the U.S. She has contributed to other publications, including The Village Voice, Gay City News, Chelsea Now and The Advocate, and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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