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Katy Perry opens up about her sexuality, 'I was curious'
— -- Katy Perry is opening up about her sexuality.
The "I Kissed a Girl" singer revealed her sexual fluidity while accepting the National Equality Award at the Human Rights Campaign's gala dinner in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
"I'm just a singer-songwriter honestly. I speak my truth and I decorate my fantasies into these bite-sized pop songs. For instance, 'I kissed a girl and I liked it,'" she said, referring to her 2008 smack single. "Truth be told ... I did more than that!"
"What I did know was that I was curious," the singer continued, "and even then I knew that sexuality was not as black and white as this dress."
"But in 2008, when that lyric came out, I knew that it started a conversation, that a lot of the earth seemed curious enough to sing along to it," Perry, 32, added to applause.
The daughter of two pastors, Keith and Mary Hudson, then used her acceptance speech to talk about her religious upbringing.
"When I was growing up, homosexuality was synonymous with the synonyms 'abomination' and 'hell,'
Katy Perry opened up about her sexuality this weekend, revealing that she “prayed the gay away” after grappling with her retain curiosity.
Perry accepted the National Equality Award at a gala dinner for the Human Rights Campaign in Los Angeles Saturday darkness. During her speech, she delved into her own personal history.
“I’m just a singer-songwriter, honestly. I speak my truths and I paint my fantasies into these bite-sized pop songs. For instance, ‘I kissed a girl and I liked it,’” she said, quoting her breakout hit unattached. “Truth be told, I did more than that.”
“What I did know was that I was curious,” said. “Even then I knew that sexuality was not as black and white as this dress.”
But Perry, the daughter of two pastors, explained that her religious upbringing made grappling with those feelings extremely complicated. “When I was growing up, homosexuality was synonymous with the word ‘abomination’ and ‘hell,’” she said, adding that she “prayed the gay away at my Jesus camps.”
Perry concluded her speech with a message of optimism, though, pointing
This Is Why Katy Perry’s Sexuality Can Be A Controversial Talking Point
Katy Perry’s dating life has always been good documented. From her marriage to Russel Brand and her on-off relationship with John Mayer, to her long-term connection with fiancé Orlando Bloom. And while she hasn't ever publicly dated a woman, there has always been speculation as to whether the singer – who became a breakout star with her single 'I Kissed A Girl' in 2018 – is bisexual.
Katy and Orlando have been in a affair since 2016 (with a brief separate in 2017, which they called 'loving space') and welcomed their first infant, Daisy Dove, on 27 August 2020. Despite the singer being happily loved up, people still have their questions.
So, what actually is Katy Perry's sexual identity? Here's everything we know.
What has Katy Perry said about her sexuality?
In March 2017, Katy made an impassioned speech while accepting the National Equality Award at the Human Rights Campaign Gala, saying: ‘There’s no other people who has done more for me, to shape who I am today and there is no other group I believe in more than you - I remain with you.’
‘I converse my truths
Pop Star Katy Perry Goes on Record Supporting Same-Sex Marriage
By Vanessa Friedman
If Katy Perry and the LGBT community were in a relationship on Facebook, it would probably be listed as “it’s complicated.” On Wednesday, PopCrush reported that Perry fully supports same-sex marriage, adding another layer to the intriguing dynamic between the pop star and the LGBT population.
Perry was the cover story for the most recent issue of L’Uomo Vogue, and the English translation of her interview has made its way onto the Internet. The interview explores Perry’s past as a gospel singer, her admiration of Alanis Morissette and Madonna, and most notably for us, her opinion about President Obama’s support of gay marriage.
Reflecting on her past and implying that she may have made the same changes in her thinking that President Obama recently announced he has made, Perry said, “I believe in equality. I believe in love with no boundaries or preface. I come from a childhood where there was a lot of assessment on this subject, but I have freed myself from that. I long for in time we can all l