Harry Styles has said his sexuality doesn’t have a label in an open interview talking about not only his upcoming album Harry’s House, but all things sex.
Fresh from his second weekend headlining at Coachella, Harry Styles has opened up about his sexuality and not being ‘ashamed’ of liking sex in a tell-all interview with Better Home and Garden magazine.
Pulling the focus from labels
The subject of the 28-year-olds dating life and sexuality have been the focus for many since he first became a household name after joining One Direction on the X Factor.
However, the ‘Watermelon Sugar’ singer says now he’s more open with himself about his sexuality he knows ‘it’s about not having to label everything’.
Styles said: ‘The whole point of where we should be heading, which is toward accepting everybody and being more open, is that it doesn’t matter, and it’s about not having to label everything, not having to clarify what boxes you’re checking.’
In the past Styles wore dresses, waved Pride flags on stage, but didn’t talk or define his sexuality publicly. The singer then spoke about the ‘expectation’ to talk about how many people he’d slept with and how he defined his sexuality – something he’s open with, but not with everyone. He said: ‘I’ve been really open with it with my friends, but that’s my personal experience; it’s mine.’
Shedding the sex shaming
A notable moment in the star’s interview is when he talked about his acceptance of his sexuality and his love of sex. He shared how two years ago he refused to be ‘ashamed’ of this.
‘For a long time, it felt like the only thing that was mine was my sex life. I felt so ashamed about it, ashamed at the idea of people even knowing that I was having sex, let alone who with,’ the singer explained.
‘At the time, there were still the kiss-and-tell things. Working out who I could trust was stressful,’ Styles continued. ‘But I think I got to a place where I was like, why do I feel ashamed? I’m a 26-year-old man who’s single; it’s like, yes, I have sex.’