Don’t go putting labels on Kristen Stewart. The notoriouslyprivate star opened up to Variety about not defining her sexuality. “There’sacceptance that’s become really rampant and cool,” she told the magazine in the Cannes issue. “Youdon’t have to immediately know how to define yourself.”
The Café Society actress also noted, “Me notdefining it right now is the whole basis of what I’m about. If you don’t get it,I don’t have time for you.”
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Growing up, Kristen admitted to thepublication that she felt pressure to label herself. "I had to have some answer about who I was," sheexplained, “I felt this weird responsibility, because I didn’t want to seemfearful. But nothing seemed appropriate. So I was like, ‘F—k, how do I definethat?’ I’m not going to. Plus, I didn’t want to f—k with other people [teensstruggling with their own sexuality].”
Kristen continued, “I didn’t want to be this example: It’s so easy. I don’t want it to seem like it was stupid for them to have a hard time.”
Though she is not officially defining her sexuality, Kristen has no problem being photographed in public with girlfriends. In fact, the 26-year-old admitted that’s it’s “reallyimportant” to her that young fans see those photos.
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“As much as I want to protectmyself, it’s not about hiding,” she said. “As soon as you start throwing upso many walls, you cannot see over them yourself, so you just start isolatingin a way that’s not honest.” The Twilight star added, “I definitely found whereI’m comfortable. I don’t take credit for that.”
However just because Kristen is comfortable being pictured with her reported love interests, it does not mean she has any interest in discussing them. “When I was dating a guy, Iwould never talk about my relationships to anyone,” the actress, who famously dated her co-star Robert Pattinson for five years said. “I feel the sameway now.” The actress added, “I’m not hiding sh-t."
While she won't use the term "gay," Kristen is a proponent for the LGBT community. She revealed to Variety, "I find the movement that’s occurring to be so important, that I want to be part of it."
