Here’s what the Mean Girls star has said about her sexuality
BY NIC CROSARA, PHOTOGRAPH BY DREAMSTIME
2024 has already been a big year for Reneé Rapp. Since the release of the 2024 musical reimagining of Mean Girls – where Reneé starred as the iconic villain Regina George – her stardom has reached even bigger heights. While the 24-year-old musician and actor previously identified herself as bisexual, she has recently been labelling her sexuality differently. And that label is: lesbian.
Reneé has a reputation of being refreshingly open and “chaotic” in interviews. Many fans adore her transparency. Throughout the Mean Girls press tour, there’s also been speculation on whether the star was “soft launching” her updated label.
In one interview she shared that her most recent Google search was: The Lesbian Masterdoc. For those who are uninitiated, the 30-page document claims to help people figure out whether they are a lesbian or not. Reneé is not the first celeb to have been open about seeking out the doc. Last year, Kehlani shared that it had helped them to figure out their sexuality before they officially came out as a lesbian.
Renée also recently shared a photo to her Instagram stories of her and Cara Delevingne walking on opposite sides of Megan Thee Stallion. She wrote under the picture: “lesbian bodyguards (they can’t do anything but they’ll talk shit).
The star also opened up about her sexuality on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM radio show. She addressed how lockdown helped her to realise that she didn’t like boys.
In her recent Saturday Night Live sketch with Jacob Elordi and Bowen Yang, Reneé was introduced as their “little lesbian intern, Reneé“.
We live at a time where a large percentage of lesbians delay coming out due to harmful stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding the label, including lesbians being “man-hating”, “over sexualised” and “anti-trans”. It’s powerful to see a celebrity, at the height of their career so far, use the label on such a hugely popular show.
Biphobia is also something that is still rampant to this day. Many members of the bisexual community are frequently accused of being in a “phase” before realising they are either straight or gay. It’s important to not perpetuate biphobia when reacting to news such as this.
Some people come out and never update their labels. For others, they might come out as bisexual and then later realise they are a lesbian. Others might come out as a lesbian and then realise they are bisexual. These are just some of the many possible journeys people might take on their journey. And no one experience is more valid than the other.
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