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Lorde Says She Discussed Gender Identity With Chappell Roan: ‘I’m a Woman Except for Days When I’m a Man’

Lorde opened up about her friendship with Chappell Roan and their talks about gender identity, explaining that she identifies as a man some days.

In a Rolling Stone cover story published Thursday (May 15), the New Zealand native revealed that she and the “Pink Pony Club” singer have gotten quite close over the past year, and that one of the things they’ve discussed is Lorde’s changing relationship with gender. In the United States in particular, the rights of LGBTQ people have been under constant threat for years, something Roan — a longtime advocate for the community and a queer-identifying artist herself — has spoken out about many times. In addition to breaking up with Universal Music executive Justin Warren after about eight years together — “It was so painful, as they are, but there was real dignity to it,” she told the publication of the split — Lorde also recovered from an eating disorder, something she’s also been increasingly open about in the weeks ahead of Virgin ‘s June 27 release.

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