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Lorde Says She’s ‘In the Middle Gender-Wise’: ‘I’m a Woman Except When I’m a Man’

Lorde discussed her new sense of gender identity in a Rolling Stone cover story, saying she's a 'woman except for the days when I’m a man.'

Lorde still identifies as a cis woman, and her pronouns remain unchanged, but in a new Rolling Stone cover story, she opened up about growing more comfortable with the fluidity of her gender expression as she worked on her upcoming album, Virgin. And when she wrote the Virgin song, “Man of the Year,” Lorde said she was sitting on the floor of her living room, trying to visualize a version of herself “that was fully representative of how [her] gender felt in that moment.” She saw herself in men’s jeans, a gold chain, and duct tape on her chest. Despite how deeply personal this journey was, Lorde acknowledged that she did not find her newfound sense of gender identity to be “radical,” especially in light of the Trump administration’swar against thetrans community.

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