""It is hard because it feels like my own family has turned a little bit. And I think we are the LGBTQIA+ family, not the LG community and it's a beautiful rainbow and the number one saying of the queer community is love is love. And that goes both ways," she told podcast host Josh Smith. "Just because I am in a heterosexual relationship that doesn't discredit my past.""
"She explained that a "guard comes up" when she meets queer people now, "because I immediately go, 'Do they like me or do they hate me? Does he already have a preconceived opinion of me? Is he on the side of the internet, that is, ooh, she's a horrible person?'" She said the past few months have taught her how "brutal hate" and "brutal bullying" can be both from outside and inside of the LGBTQ+ community."
JoJo Siwa confirmed a romantic relationship with former Love Island star Chris Hughes after clarifying her identity as queer rather than lesbian. The relationship announcement provoked intense backlash from some LGBTQ+ community members who felt betrayed. Siwa experienced numerous instances of in-person bullying, including people laughing at her and giving her the middle finger. The backlash has led to increased guardedness when interacting with queer people and feelings that parts of her own community have turned against her. Siwa emphasized that a heterosexual relationship does not discredit her past and described the bullying as brutal and hurtful.
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