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Coming out is a little bit scary: Alyson Stoner
Actor Alyson Stoner has admitted that talking about her sexuality was scary, but now she feels more herself than ever.
In an emotional essay, the 24-year-old had talked about her experience of falling in love with a woman.
Revealing what it was like to come forward with the truth, the Step Up (2006) star told E! Online, “Most importantly for me are all of the messages that I am receiving from young people and people of all ages sharing their stories, saying they found themselves within my article. That’s why I shared it.”
Stoner further revealed that though she was glad she finally got honest about who she was, it was “a little bit scary” due to the “sense of unknown” and “how people will respond safety wise”.
In her essay, which was published in Teen Vogue, the actor had recalled the time she fell in love with her dance instructor. She had further revealed that she attended therapy for years as she was trying to figure out where her attraction stemmed from.
“I, Alyson, am attracted to men, women, and people who identify in other ways,” Stoner had concluded in her essay. “I can love people of every gender identity and expression. It is the soul that captivates me. It is the love we can build and the goodness we can contribute to the world by supporting each other’s best journeys.”
With this, Stoner becomes one of several Hollywood celebs who are sexually fluid.