Siwa said he realized that doing a Tik Tok with members of the Pride House can reveal it and added that his friends and family were aware of his sexuality.
“It’s not something I’m ashamed of,” said the 17-year-old. “I just haven’t shown the internet yet.”
Siwa said he talked to his girlfriend, whom she did not identify, about all the love that flowed from her followers after the Pride House video and one that she made to the LGBTQ + Lady Born Gaga anthem “Born This Way”.
The star said he noticed that technically he had not confirmed anything and was considering doing so by posting a photo wearing a shirt of the “Best Gay Cousin Ever” that his relative gave him.
She said that her girlfriend was “super encouraging” and so Siwa did.
“Of course, not everyone is going to accept it now, but there are so many people who are going to accept it now,” she said. “And as I say, even though there are a million people who don’t, there are a hundred million who do.”