Dove Cameron On Coming Out As Queer: 'I Was Never Confused About Who I Was'

Dove Cameron has admitted that she was afraid of coming out as queer, revealing that she felt like she would never be accepted and that no one would believe her.

Cameron, 25, who came out as bisexual during an Instagram Live last year, graced the cover of Gay Times magazine's latest issue, where she opened up about her sexuality. The "Descendants" star revealed that while she had been afraid, she had always been sure about who she was and she hopes her coming out would serve as an inspiration to her fans.

"I was never confused about who I was," the former Disney Channel star told Gay Times, noting that she feels the label "queer" works best for her. "I felt like I wouldn't be accepted and I had this strange narrative that people wouldn't believe me."

"I hope it helps, that's why I came out. It felt like something that I could never talk about. I feel like the industry has changed a lot in terms of having room for people with platforms to be human and not to be picked apart," she shared.

The "Powerpuff" star recalled feeling nervous before revealing her sexuality. However, she felt that she needed to be true to herself and that she had to publicly announce it.

"I was really nervous to come out and, one day, I dropped it because I was behaving like somebody who was out and I realized I wasn't. When you are who you are, you assume people see that and then you realize, 'No, I have to come out otherwise people aren't gonna know,'" she explained.

The "Austin & Ally" star added that she had been hinting about her sexuality in her music. When she released the 2020 lyric video for "We Belong," which featured line drawings of couples kissing, Cameron specifically requested that not all couples be heterosexual.

"When the song came out, everybody got the idea that the song was a big LGBTQ+ anthem song and I found myself in this position where everyone thought I was queerbaiting," she recalled.

"I went on Instagram Live and said, ‘Guys, I really needed to explain something to you. Maybe I haven’t said it, but I’m super queer. This is something I want to represent through my music because it’s who I am,'" she added.

Aside from her coming out journey, Cameron also talked about her breakup from Thomas Doherty in October 2020, revealing that it inspired the music she was writing at the time.

"I was at the end of a very big chapter closing in my life and I was struggling to focus on myself, so when the relationship ended, I was having a hard time stepping back into my power and focusing on where I was," she said.