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An Indian origin YouTuber Lilly Singh, who came out as a bisexual last year, says revealing her sexuality was not easy, but she has learned that there is nothing more important than living one’s truth.

The 30-year-old star, better known as Superwoman and who is soon to be the host of the late-night show, in a candid Instagram post wrote: “It’s been one year since I mustered up the courage to share my truth with some of my dearest friends. When I decided to come out on social media earlier this year, I did so through a very pointed post.”

Lilly said having so much of life shared on the internet with the audience for so long, this was the one aspect of her life she was not comfortable in revealing.

“… I’ve learned that there is nothing more important than living your truth. It’s scary, it’s nerve wrecking and often times it’s painful but ultimately it is worth it. Period,” she said.

“Coming out was one of the scariest experiences of my life. I’d love to tell you that everyone was supportive and that people didn’t treat me differently but I’d be lying. Even if I ignore the actions of others and focus on myself, admittedly dealing with the warfare in my mind has been hard,” she added.

The YouTuber said coming out lifted a weight off her shoulders but it also placed the “weight of judgement on my chest”.

 

 

 

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It’s been 1 year since I mustered up the courage to share my truth with some of my dearest friends. When I decided to come out on social media earlier this year, I did so through a very pointed post. Having shared so much of my life with an audience for so long, this is one aspect of my life I didn’t want to explain. That is what felt right and authentic to me. Having said that, it’s been a year and now I do feel compelled to share a few thoughts with those willing to read them. Firstly, I’ve learned that there is NOTHING more important than living your truth. It’s scary, it’s nerve wrecking and often times it’s painful but ultimately it is worth it. Period. But this post isn’t just about the bright side, it’s about raw truth. Coming out was one of the scariest experiences of my life. I’d love to tell you that everyone was supportive and that people didn’t treat me differently but I’d be lying. Even if I ignore the actions of others and focus on myself, admittedly dealing with the warfare in my mind has been hard. Coming out lifted a weight off my shoulders but at the same time it placed the weight of judgement on my chest. Maybe that’s the culture I was raised in or maybe it’s all in my head but either way for me it’s real. I’m so happy that my coming out has inspired so many people but at the same time I am not oblivious to the fact that some find my truth disappointing or not ideal. Whether I agree with them or not, I can’t deny that those energy waves have made me feel insecure more than once in the past year. For so many years I lived with the privilege of relating to every love song & rom com and now that my place on the spectrum has shifted, I realize how sad it is that not everyone can. Why am I sharing all of this? Because over the past year I learned the power of being kind to other people even if they’re different. Every friend and family member that reached out to me with words of encouragement, you don’t realize how much that meant to me during an uncertain time. TL;DR life is tough enough for the LGBTQ+ community and various other communities. Kindness, compassion and humanity can go a really long way. Add light, not darkness. Love each other

A post shared by Lilly Singh (@lilly) on Sep 2, 2019 at 5:25pm PDT

She added that it is important to support the LGBTQ+ community and make them feel a part of the society.

“Life is tough enough for the LGBTQ+ community and various other communities. Kindness, compassion and humanity can go a really long way. Add light, not darkness,” the post read.

Lilly amassed huge following via her YouTube channel IISuperwomanII, launched in 2010. Since then she has written How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life and starred in films such as Bad Moms and Fahrenheit 451.

Superwoman’s late-night show, A Little Late with Lilly Singh is all set to premiere on September 16.

By Sowmya Sangam