Jojo Siwa Gets Candid About Bi-Erasure And Backlash To Chris Hughes Relationship

Jojo Siwa backstage at This Morning earlier this yearJojo Siwa has spoken candidly about some of the abuse she’s been subjected to since she began dating her boyfriend Chris Hughes.Earlier this year, the Karma singer took part in the second season of ITV’s Celebrity Big Brother reboot.At the time, Jojo was in a relationship with her ex-partner Kath Ebbs and was using the term “lesbian” to describe her sexual identity.During her time in the house, Jojo raised eyebrows thanks to her close friendship with former Love Island finalist Chris, later disclosing that she preferred to use the term “queer” to refer to herself.After her eviction, Jojo broke up with Kath, and she and Chris announced that they were an item shortly afterwards.During a new interview on the podcast Reign With Josh Smith, Jojo revealed that her new romance has led to a barrage of abuse, which she said is largely due to the fact she’s now dating a man.“It is hard because it feels like my own family has turned a little bit,” she admitted. “And I think we are the LGBTQIA+ family, not the ‘LG’ community and it’s a beautiful rainbow. The number one saying of the queer community is ‘love is love’.“And that goes both ways – just because I am in a heterosexual relationship that doesn’t discredit my past.”Chris Hughes and Jojo Siwa in April 2025Jojo went on to reveal that she now feels “guarded” when she meets other queer people, as she worries to herself: “Do they like me or do they hate me? [Do they] already have a preconceived opinion of me? [Are they] on the side of the internet, that is, ‘ooh, she’s a horrible person’?.“Women holding hands, women cuddling together in public, I see them see me and I see them laugh, I see them point, I see them roll their eyes. Now, I see them come up to me and take a photo and run away. I see them flip me off while I’m driving. I see them. “Someone from within the queer community the other day came and stood outside my studio with the middle finger up for about two minutes, and then just walked away.“That to me has made me be so aware, I guess, of how brutal hate can be, and how brutal bullying can be from outside the community and from within, inside the community.” Jojo added: “I think people need to watch it because I can take it, but other people can’t and that’s tough. Be aware that other people can’t take it.”Describing the bi-erasure she’s been subjected to since she began dating Chris, Jojo noted: “When I originally came out, I always said, I’m pansexual. I think older people in the community need to realise the way that you treat me in this situation doesn’t affect me, I promise, at all. I’m very happy. I’m very loved. I give a lot of love. I’m feeling very loved. I am in a great place.“Who it is affecting is the people who are two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10 years younger than me, seeing what you’re saying about me. So now, if you were 22 right now and said, ‘I liked girls,’ but then all of a sudden, this boy comes into your life and you think ‘well I can’t do that ‘cause these people told [JoJo Siwa] she can’t, so now I can’t switch, I can’t change your mind, I can’t fall in love’. That’s where the problem is. “It doesn’t affect me, but it affects the people that are not me that see the bullying. I think people need to be cautious about the words, and that’s not just with sexuality, that’s not just with me and my sexuality and my relationship, that’s with everything.”Jojo was previously mocked about dating a man by Miley Cyrus during a video appearance at World Pride, which the former Dance Moms star later addressed in a public statement.During her time in the CBB house, Jojo told fellow contestant Danny Beard: “I’ve always said ‘lesbian’ [to describe myself], but I feel so queer.”View this post on InstagramA post shared by Big Brother UK (@bbuk)Referring to the acronym LGBTQ+, Jojo then exclaimed: “Fuck the L, I’m going to the Q!”“I’ve always told myself I’m a lesbian, and I think being here I’ve realised, ‘Oh, I’m not a lesbian, I’m queer’,” she said later in the episode. “And I think that’s really cool.”Listen to Jojo Siwa’s interview in full on Reign With Josh Smith.READ MORE:Jojo Siwa Breaks Silence On Miley Cyrus' Controversial Joke About Her At World Pride'I'm Head Over Heels': Jojo Siwa Speaks Out About Chris Hughes Romance For The First TimeBiphobia Is Louder Than Ever – Stop Asking Us To Prove Our Queerness

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