π But here are eight #LGBTQ+ icons you perhaps didnβt know identified as pan. π§΅
1οΈβ£ JoJo Siwa
π The @YouTube star was crowned runner-up in last year's hit TV series Dancing with the Stars β making history as the show's first same-sex pairing.
π Earlier in the year she came out as "technically" pansexual, but said she preferred the words gay or queer.
2οΈβ£ Bob the Drag Queen
π’ "For the record I identify as pansexual and non binary," the @RuPaulsDragRace winner proudly stated in 2019.
πΊ The comedian is now travelling across small-town America to recruit drag queens in the Emmy-nominated series 'We're Here'.
3οΈβ£ Asia Kate Dillon
π° The @SHO_Billions star made history as the first major non-binary character on American television.
π«Ά After coming out as a lesbian and then bisexual, they now identify as pansexual, saying they're "a human being who is attracted to other human beings."
4οΈβ£ Jazz Jennings
π³οΈββ§οΈCatching the public's attention when she was just 5, Jennings became one of the youngest ever people publicly documented as trans.
πΊπΈThe YouTuber turned into one of America's most influential teens, saying: "I love people for their souls and internal beauty."
5οΈβ£ Angel Haze
π€ Tackling themes of homophobia and racism in their music, Haze's identity of being Black, agender and pansexual are central to their artistic work.
π£οΈ "If you can make me feel, if you can make me laugh, then I can be with you," the rapper and poet explained.
6οΈβ£ Yungblud
ποΈ "It doesnβt matter what genitalia youβve got or what you identify as, if I love you, I love you," the chart-topping star announced after coming out as pan.
π’ The singer said he came out in the hope that it would make others feel comfortable to do the same.
7οΈβ£ Layla Moran
π¬π§ The @LibDems MP became the first openly pansexual lawmaker in the UK when she came out two years ago.
π° @LaylaMoran has since criticised the British tabloid press for threatening to out her, which led her to make the announcement herself on social media.
8οΈβ£ Janelle MonΓ‘e
π΅ Initially identifying as bisexual, the singer and actor came across the term pansexual and realised that "these are things that I identify with too."
π MonΓ‘e says her attraction to others is based on their energy, not their sexuality or gender identity.
πΊπ¦ Then Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine and their lives changed forever.
πͺ We spoke to LGBTQ+ Ukrainians who became soldiers to fight for their country β and their rights.𧡠bit.ly/3KZRjAB
π¨ββοΈ Borys is a gay 26-old-year old former paramedic.
π³οΈβπ He went straight from enjoying beers in Germany to taking up arms in Kyiv β one of many queer soldiers who have joined the resistance.
π "It wasnβt a hard decision for me," Borys told us from his army unit.
π± Many LGBTQ+ Ukrainians use dating apps to stay in touch and talk tactics.
π¬ "I checked Grindr and Hornet just to check out whoβs nearby and who stayed here," Borys said.
πͺ "Mostly it's people who volunteer for the army or serve in the defence forces."
π³οΈβπ Vixen first came out as part of the #LGBTQ+ community back in the fourth issue of the comic book series created by Tee Franklin, Matt Sarin and Marissa Louise.
π£ But she's not the first DC character to come out recently.
π Last year, Batmanβs sidekick Tim Drake, aka Robin, came out as bisexual.
π¦ΈββοΈ Just a few months later, DC Comics revealed that Jon Kent, the Superman of Earth and son of Clark Kent, is bisexual. twitter.com/i/events/14478β¦