Is Chappell Roan a Lesbian (and Has She Confirmed This)?

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A respectful look at an iconic queer icon
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Chappell Roan’s music celebrates being different and learning to love who you are. On top of that, her costumes and performances trend towards the flamboyant. She’s also an outspoken ally of the LGBTQ+ community. All of this has led people to speculate on Roan’s sexuality. While it’s generally not a good idea to speculate on someone’s sexuality, Roan has openly shared her journey in this regard. We’ll break down what Roan has said below!

Does Chappell Roan identify as LGBTQ?

Yes, Chappell Roan identifies as a lesbian. She publicly came out as a lesbian at one of her concerts in 2024. Prior to this, Roan identified as queer and had been out as a queer woman since she was 19 years old.

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Is Chappell Roan gay?

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  1. Yes, Chappell Roan is openly gay and identifies as a lesbian. Chappell Roan publicly came out as a lesbian in 2024. She shared the news on stage at a concert in Ohio, and confirmed as much in a now-infamous article published by Rolling Stone where she shared her journey of self-exploration and ultimately realized she was exclusively interested in women. [1]
    • Her song “Pink Pony Club” is explicitly about her experience realizing she was a lesbian after moving from Missouri to LA.
    • Roan identified under the umbrella term queer prior to her coming out as a lesbian. She had been out as a queer woman ever since she was 19.
    • There have been rumors out there that Chappell Roan is trans, but this is just untrue . Roan has always identified as cisgender, although she has been a huge ally to the trans community.
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Chappell Roan Dating History

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  1. Chappell Roan has not publicly disclosed who she is dating. To be 100% clear, she has explicitly stated that she is currently in a relationship with a woman, but she hasn’t shared a name or given any details beyond the fact that the relationship is serious. [2]
    • Roan has specified that the woman she’s dating isn’t in the music or entertainment industry.
    • Prior to her current relationship, Roan had been in a four-and-a-half-year relationship with a man.
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Why is Chappell Roan a gay icon?

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    Roan’s openness about her journey is really empowering. Queer artists have zero responsibility to share their experiences, so the fact that Roan chooses to be open and has shared so much about her sexuality is commendable. She has talked about how awkward it is to sleep with a man knowing you’re gay, how much internal shame she has experienced, and how hard it has been growing up in a conservative area. [3]
    • All of Roan’s experiences with her sexuality resonate with a lot of her queer fans. It can be comforting to hear that things aren’t super clear-cut and easy for pop stars, too!
    • It helps that Roan is so funny and frank. She has said that “[Dating a boy is] just literally not fun…It’s not fun. It’s not hot. It’s not interesting. It’s boring.” [4]
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    Her costumes and style celebrate the strange and unique. Roan has said that before she came out, she “was scared of flamboyantly gay people because I was taught that.” [5] The fact that she has overcome that and embraced the flamboyant and over-the-top energy of her current style is powerful. It’s a testament to the resilience of the queer spirit, and it makes her music and performances even more vibrant. [6]
    • Roan’s costumes also echo the queer ballroom scene, which famously celebrates performance, drag, and self-love.
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    She radiates queer joy without turning it into a schtick. There is so much social pressure on LGBTQ people, so celebrating who you are in the face of a society that shuns that is powerful. At the same time, Roan makes room for everything else in her music. She poignantly said, “You don’t necessarily have to be out-loud out…You can kind of silently celebrate if you would like...It’s so nice that people have started to take queer artists seriously outside of their queerness.” [7]
    • This is why Roan is often discussed in the same breath as Billie Eilish, Muna, and other queer artists who have been pushing queer positivity without making it their entire sound (not that there would be anything wrong with doing that).
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      References

      1. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-fame-fans-1235094314/
      2. ↑ https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a63002313/chappell-roan-dating-history-explained/
      3. ↑ https://betches.com/chappell-roan-dating-history-girlfriends-boyfriends-exes/
      4. ↑ https://betches.com/chappell-roan-dating-history-girlfriends-boyfriends-exes/
      5. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-fame-fans-1235094314/
      6. ↑ https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/creative-director-genesis-webb-takes-us-inside-chappell-roans-vma-takeover
      7. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/chappell-roan-good-luck-babe-fame-fans-1235094314/

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