Katy Perry says she wouldn’t have “survived” without the LGBTQ+ community

Pop icon Katy Perry has opened up about her relationship with the LGBTQ+ community in a new interview.

Since the release of her album One of the Boys, Perry has gone to become one of the most successful music acts in history.

Backed by a chart-topping catalogue, the singer ushered in a new age pop that explored topics on sexuality and allyship.

In an interview with Out Magazine, Perry praised her LGBTQ+ fans and said she “wouldn’t have survived” without the community.

“I came from a very sheltered upbringing where it wasn’t okay to be friends with anyone from that community. And now that is my community,” she explained.

“That is my people. It’s my everyday life. It’s in my house, it’s in my work. I wouldn’t have survived without the community and couldn’t, quite honestly.

“It’s amazing how full circle it’s come and how much growth has happened, you know since I started.”

Later on in the interview, Perry touched on her first number-one single I Kissed A Girl and the bisexual undertones of the track.

“For me in that time, bisexuality kind of got its label of sorts. It was like, ‘Oh, so that is what this is,’ you know?” she said.

“Or this feeling or this experience or what have you. I was just writing about my own experience.”

 

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