Sophia Bush Is Queer and Happy

glamour.com:

doesn't love the idea that she has to officially “come out” in 2024. But just in case you're wondering, yes, she does consider herself queer—and she couldn't be more proud.In a powerful and honest essay written by the actor for , Bush details her journey for the first time, saying that she's always felt her sexuality “exists on a spectrum.” The word that rings the most true for her, she says, is “queer.”“I can’t say it without smiling, actually.

And that feels pretty great,” she says.Bush also notes that her coming out story was not by design. After rumors online that she and her , were spotted at a restaurant, that decision, she says, was made for her.“Would I have liked to make the public part of this journey a choice for myself, and not have it taken from my lips and set ablaze by gossip blogs and bottom-feeder online bots?

Of course,” she writes. “I’m very aware, though, as we discuss bullying and harassment and being outed without consent—that I’m incredibly lucky this happened in my adulthood.

I really love who I am, at this age and in this moment.”And while writes that she doesn't feel like she should necessarily have to, she also wants to show respect to the act of coming out in a year where we have seen “most aggressive attacks on the LGBTQIA+ community in modern history.”Bush's April 2024 Glamour cover.