Reported by Upworthy, and People, among other outlets, in their new podcast 4D with Demi Lovato, Demi comes out as Non-Binary.

In the opening moment of the podcast, Demi announces:

“Over the past year and a half I’ve been doing some healing and self-reflective work. And through this work I’ve had the revelation that I identify as non-binary. With that said, I’ll officially be changing my pronouns to they/them. I feel that this best represents the fluidity I feel in my gender expression, and allows me to feel most authentic and true to the person I both know I am and still am discovering…” –Demi Lovato

The rest of the episode is a discussion between Demi and the amazing Alok Vaid-Menon, it’s 36 minutes long, and it’s completely worth listening to! Listen here.

Every time someone else (especially someone who is an icon for many young people) claims their identity as outside the gender binary it helps liberate all of us.

I hope you’ll join me in cheering Demi and Alok on.

The light in me recognizes and acknowledges the light in you,
Lee