Demi Lovato says “patriarchy” held them back from coming out as non-binary

nme.com:

Demi Lovato has said that the “patriarchy” held them from coming out as non-binary.Earlier this month (May 19), the singer made the personal announcement on their Twitter account with a video and a series of tweets.Now, in a new interview on Jane Fonda’s programme Fire Drill Fridays, Demi said the patriarchy – a system or society where men have more dominance and power – held them back from coming out sooner.Lovato said: “After years of living my life for other people, trying to make myself smaller for the patriarchy, they run the industry, they are at the centre of everything.”They continued: “When I realised that, I thought, ‘What are the ways that the patriarchy has been holding me back?’ And for me, it was putting me in a box telling.