She could lose a lot by coming out -- sponsorships, fans, some income -- but the non-famous kids who watch her videos stand to lose a lot more. But seeing someone like JoJo, who at 17 has already conquered worlds, come out in a very public way is still meaningful, said Jill Gutowitz, a culture writer whose upcoming book, "Canon," examines the impact of queer women in pop culture.
Now, they've got one of the most visible kids in the world as an example. In that way, JoJo's living the same values she extols in her messages to fans: She's being her truest self. She's setting a new precedent. Gillig, an assistant professor of communication at Washington State University, said JoJo's coming out is unlike that of any other celebrity. There are some fictional examples -- two characters on the Freeform show "The Fosters" came out -- and the inevitable comparisons to Ellen DeGeneres , who came out on a Time magazine cover and an episode of her sitcom in , Gillig said.
JoJo has an advantage that the comedian-turned-talk show host didn't, though. Two years after Ellen came out, only half of Americans believed a gay relationship between two consenting adults should be legal, according to Gallup polling. Homophobia and efforts to limit legal protections afforded to gay Americans are still widespread in the US, though general support for same-sex relationships has increased.
There's less consensus, though, about children who come out. Kids who know they're LGBTQ when they're young aren't always believed by the adults in their lives, and their experiences are often discounted, said Lori Duron, an advocate for LGBTQ youth and the mother of a gay, nonbinary child. People ask Duron's son how, at 13, he knows that he's gay and nonbinary.
If that person happened to be a girl, great! Duron said she thinks JoJo's example may force parents to take their children seriously when they come out at a young age.
JoJo, twinning with a doll. It's that visibility that softens people's minds and hearts over time. It's impactful, too, Duron said, for parents to see the support JoJo's parents have shown her publicly. In her follow-up video, JoJo ends with something her dad told her earlier: "'Hey man, love is universal!
Jessalyn Siwa, JoJo's mom who appeared with her daughter for two seasons on "Dance Moms," supported JoJo on Instagram : "The best thing you can be is yourself and the best gift you can give someone is to love them for exactly who they are always and forever. She's got no time for haters. Whether JoJo makes her identity a bigger part of her empire remains to be seen, but her announcement itself was already a major step for children's entertainment. Sometimes it is easier to turn away from Christianity and our skewed version of a judgemental God so it would be less painful.
I had planned throughout my life to NEVER tell my conservative Catholic Asian parents in case I disappoint them, even though I had already hid my sexuality for over two decades since I was certain that I wasn't straight! As I watched the debacle over the ill-advised Meanjin cover last week, I couldn't help but reflect on Aboriginal languages and how, when our words or histories do come to the forefront, they're continually disrespected or treated as a massive threat to the white patriarchal status quo.
Meanjin is only the latest example. In the s a Jewish Australian was trying to bring to Australia a Jewish family who were in grave danger in Austria. Asked by immigration what made him want to bring the family of his daughter's pen friend, none of whom he had ever met, he replied, 'Common compassion.
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In cases of social media, information about someone coming out may be met with harmful online comments and have ripple effects that may not have been considered. For example, a person who comes out on Facebook may not have fully considered who might be able to see the post or comment, like coworkers, previous or current classmates, or family members. Remember that coming out is a process and that person will likely have to choose to whom and the right time to come out to family, friends, coworkers, classmates, roommates, and others.
You may feel ashamed, isolated, and afraid. Although coming out can be difficult, it can also be a very liberating and freeing process. You may feel like you can finally be authentic and true to who you are. You may find a whole community of people like you and feel supported and inspired. Individuals do not move through the coming out process at the same speed. The process is very personal. It happens in different ways and occurs at different ages for different people.
Some people are aware of their sexual identity at an early age, and others arrive at this awareness after many years. Coming out is a continuing, sometimes lifelong, process. You may decide to come out in one part of your life and not in another. For example, some people are out to their families but in the closet at work; some people are out at school but in the closet with their families.
The Cass Theory, developed by Vivian Cass is a six stage model that describes the developmental process individuals go through as they consider and then acquire a homosexual identity.
This model includes lesbian, gay and bisexual identities. You may find yourself in one of these stages. Know that what you are experiencing is completely normal and that many, many others have had similar experiences. For gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people the coming out process can be both difficult and liberating. For most people it takes time to know who you are.
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