Celebrity
TheGlass Onionstarencourages everyone to be open to different possibilities.
Monae believes its still important to use her voice, though.
For me, its about making sure that Im also saying to people, Further investigate who you are.
Allow yourself to discover something new about yourself.
Open up your mind to different possibilities.
And listen listen to folks who are saying, Hey, this is who I am.
This is how I feel inside and outside.
So Im just keeping an open mind about it all.
Monae also doesnt expect anyone else to be perfect, either.
Im not a stickler.
If people say woman, it doesnt bother me, she explained to the magazine.
As long as I understand your intention, I give grace in those areas.
But I think its good to continue to have the conversation around gender norms and pronouns.
Youre bringing people into who you are.
Youre allowing them a unique opportunity to further understand how you see yourself, she elaborated toThe New Yorker.
For me, it was not this big declarative statement.
It was just, This is who I am.
I dont think anybody should feel obligated to talk about their sexuality.
I feel all of my energy, adding that God is so much bigger than pronouns.
And if I am from God, I am everything.
But I will always, always stand with women, she continued.
I will always stand with Black women.
But I just see everything that I am, beyond the binary.
