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• KRISTEN STEWART EXPLAS WHY SHE DECID TO COME OUT AS GAY‘I’M SO UTTERLY PROUD’{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY MALE ROTHMARCH 8, 2017/5:04 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}GETTY IMAGBY MALE ROTHMARCH 8, 2017 / 5:04 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"KRISTEN STEWART EXPLAS WHY SHE DECID TO COME OUT AS GAY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-03-08T22:04:16.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-03-08T22:04:16.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MALE ROTH","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KRISTEN STEWART FOUGHT LIKE HELL TO KEEP HER FORMER RELATNSHIP WH ROBERT PATTSON UNR WRAPS, BUT YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT SHE’S A LTLE LS GUARD RECENT YEARS. THAT’S BEE THE 26-YEAR-OLD ACTRS HAS PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY, AND IS PROUD THAT HER VISIBILY IS HAVG A POSIVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A RECENT TERVIEW WH LONDON'S SUNDAY TIM, THE NEWLY SHORN STAR SAID THAT WHEN SHE WAS DATG PATTSON, “THE PUBLIC WAS THE ENEMY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I HATED THAT TAILS OF MY LIFE WERE BEG TURNED TO A MODY AND PEDDLED AROUND THE WORLD,” SHE SAID. “BUT NSIRG I HAD SO MANY EY ON ME, I SUDNLY REALIZED [MY PRIVATE LIFE] AFFECTS A GREATER NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAN JT ME. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNY TO SURRENR A B OF WHAT WAS ME, TO MAKE EVEN ONE OTHER PERSON FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELV.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONCE STEWART REALIZED THAT GOG PUBLIC WH HER RELATNSHIPS WH WOMEN ULD MAKE AN IMPACT, SHE CHOSE TO E OUT AS GAY WHILE HOSTG SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE LAST MONTH. WHILE THE MOMENT MAY HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY OVERSHADOWED BY THAT ACCINTAL F-BOMB, HER ADMISSN OF BEG “LIKE, SO GAY” WAS A BIG MOMENT FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“HONTLY, I THK WAS JT FUNNY,” SHE SAID TO E! NEWS ANOTHER TERVIEW WEDNDAY (MARCH 8). “NOT TO DIMISH THE POT, BEE I THK THAT SAYG THGS SO BLUNTLY IS ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE ONLY REASON I HAVEN'T EVER DONE THAT IS BEE THERE IS AN AMBIGUY TO THAT AND I WANTED THGS TO BE REALLY REAL FOR ME.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE NTUED, “I’M SO UTTERLY PROUD THAT I'VE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE BE LIKE, 'THANK YOU,' AND I'M LIKE, 'NO, THANK YOU.' IT'S KD OF MUTUAL, FULL CIRCLE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NAILED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• IS KRISTEN STEWART GAY OR BI? WHO IS HER CURRENT PARTNER, DYLAN MEYER?
• KRISTEN STEWART ADDRS THE "SLIPPERY SLOPE" OF ONLY HAVG GAY ACTORS PLAY GAY CHARACTERS
• KRISTEN STEWART CALLED HERSELF 'SO GAY' ON 'SNL.' HERE'S WHY IT MATTERS.

KRISTEN STEWART EXPLAS WHY SHE DECID TO COME OUT AS GAY‘I’M SO UTTERLY PROUD’{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY MALE ROTHMARCH 8, 2017/5:04 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}GETTY IMAGBY MALE ROTHMARCH 8, 2017 / 5:04 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"KRISTEN STEWART EXPLAS WHY SHE DECID TO COME OUT AS GAY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-03-08T22:04:16.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-03-08T22:04:16.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MALE ROTH","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KRISTEN STEWART FOUGHT LIKE HELL TO KEEP HER FORMER RELATNSHIP WH ROBERT PATTSON UNR WRAPS, BUT YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT SHE’S A LTLE LS GUARD RECENT YEARS. THAT’S BEE THE 26-YEAR-OLD ACTRS HAS PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY, AND IS PROUD THAT HER VISIBILY IS HAVG A POSIVE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A RECENT TERVIEW WH LONDON'S SUNDAY TIM, THE NEWLY SHORN STAR SAID THAT WHEN SHE WAS DATG PATTSON, “THE PUBLIC WAS THE ENEMY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I HATED THAT TAILS OF MY LIFE WERE BEG TURNED TO A MODY AND PEDDLED AROUND THE WORLD,” SHE SAID. “BUT NSIRG I HAD SO MANY EY ON ME, I SUDNLY REALIZED [MY PRIVATE LIFE] AFFECTS A GREATER NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAN JT ME. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNY TO SURRENR A B OF WHAT WAS ME, TO MAKE EVEN ONE OTHER PERSON FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELV.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONCE STEWART REALIZED THAT GOG PUBLIC WH HER RELATNSHIPS WH WOMEN ULD MAKE AN IMPACT, SHE CHOSE TO E OUT AS GAY WHILE HOSTG SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE LAST MONTH. WHILE THE MOMENT MAY HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY OVERSHADOWED BY THAT ACCINTAL F-BOMB, HER ADMISSN OF BEG “LIKE, SO GAY” WAS A BIG MOMENT FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“HONTLY, I THK WAS JT FUNNY,” SHE SAID TO E! NEWS ANOTHER TERVIEW WEDNDAY (MARCH 8). “NOT TO DIMISH THE POT, BEE I THK THAT SAYG THGS SO BLUNTLY IS ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE ONLY REASON I HAVEN'T EVER DONE THAT IS BEE THERE IS AN AMBIGUY TO THAT AND I WANTED THGS TO BE REALLY REAL FOR ME.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE NTUED, “I’M SO UTTERLY PROUD THAT I'VE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE BE LIKE, 'THANK YOU,' AND I'M LIKE, 'NO, THANK YOU.' IT'S KD OF MUTUAL, FULL CIRCLE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NAILED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

At the end of all, Stewart quipped, "I'm, like, so gay, du. That’s bee the 26-year-old actrs has publicly e out as gay, and is proud that her visibily is havg a posive a recent terview wh London's Sunday Tim, the newly shorn star said that when she was datg Pattson, “the public was the enemy.

IS KRISTEN STEWART GAY OR BI? WHO IS HER CURRENT PARTNER, DYLAN MEYER?

”Once Stewart realized that gog public wh her relatnships wh women uld make an impact, she chose to e out as gay while hostg Saturday Night Live last month. While the moment may have been slightly overshadowed by that accintal f-bomb, her admissn of beg “like, so gay” was a big moment for visibily.

KRISTEN STEWART ADDRS THE "SLIPPERY SLOPE" OF ONLY HAVG GAY ACTORS PLAY GAY CHARACTERS

Even the rare film that tackled such material at the time, such as Midnight Cowboy (1969), earned an ‘X’ ratg, rercg the misnceptn that homosexualy was socially and morally aberrant. Both Hilary Swank and Tom Hanks have recently nced that trans and gay actors, rpectively, should have played their rol, wh Swank sayg, “We now have a bunch of trans actors who would obvly be a lot more right for the role and have the opportuny to actually dn for the role. No, and rightly so…We’re beyond that now, and I don’t thk people would accept the thenticy of a straight guy playg a gay guy.

She not only gets to play gay, but she’s also avoid dog as any one particular kd of gay character, which is the bt way to challenge stereotyp, pecially for viewers who need their horizons expand. Dpe (or perhaps bee of) the succs of the gothic melodramas, and the massive fanship — both gay and straight — she acced along wh , everythg aligned to potentially stroy not only her reer, but her personal life as well.

Though Stewart was still not yet publicly intifyg as gay, there’s a loosens her performance, a fort the material that nveys the sense of self-posssn Jett herself had stttg the un-self-nsc glam, tough-girl style that ma her a queer fashn in. Gay Pri & Prejudice creators on updatg Jane Aten for the podst age.

KRISTEN STEWART CALLED HERSELF 'SO GAY' ON 'SNL.' HERE'S WHY IT MATTERS.

The former Twilight star — who recently joked that she is, “like, so gay, ” on Saturday Night Live — spoke about why she chose to beg sharg more tails of her love life wh fans. The film centers on Harper (Mackenzie Davis) vg her girliend, Abby (Stewart), to celebrate the holidays at her parents' home, spe Harper's fay not knowg that she is a asked whether gay characters should only be portrayed by gay actors, Stewart prefaced her rponse by potg out that her reer has been a fairly privileged one.

You know, a young whe girl who was straight and only really was gay later and is, like, skny--do you know what I'm sayg? Last night’s episo of “Saturday Night Live” was mt-see TV for a number of reasons: The Grim Reaper was tapped to play Steve Bannon, Melissa McCarthy showed up and livered a blisterg, pch-perfect portrayal of Whe Hoe prs secretary Sean Spicer, and host Kristen Stewart said the F-word on live TV durg her there was another equally remarkable, though admtedly quieter, moment the first five mut of the show that you might have missed: Stewart, for the first time ever, publicly ed the word “gay” reference to herself (see the above vio at the 2:26 mark). ”But for all of her ndor, Stewart had never ed the word “gay” ― or any other label ― to intify herself until last night.