JoJo Siwa and More Stars Who’ve Shared Their Coming Out Story

“Of course there was a lot of positivity and love and acceptance but then there was a lot of negativity, and I did lose a lot,” she continued. “I didn’t care, and I still don’t care [about] the things I lost and the people that I lost and if I lost a chunk of fans…because it’s who I am.”

And despite the potential backlash and negativity that may follow true expression of self, celebrities continue to proudly share their journeys—even if it took them a while to discover how to define them.

In fact, Miley Cyrus—who came out as pansexual in 2016—has previously shared insight into her hesitation to label her sexuality.

“My whole life, I didn’t understand my own gender and my own sexuality,” she told Variety in October 2016. “I always hated the word ‘bisexual,’ because that’s even putting me in a box. I don’t ever think about someone being a boy or someone being a girl.”