Months afteropening up about her sexualityin a moving essay, Alyson Stoner dropped her music video for her single “Fool” starring a female love interest.
“Secret’s out… full gay in bio,” Stoner, 25,captioned a shotfrom the visual, which shows her kissing a woman.
In the video, theStep Upstar can be seen dancing around a beach house in Malibu, California, before celebrating her birthday with a bunch of friends.
After her friends surprise her with cake, Stoner makes her way to the beach to meet her love interest, model Jazzmyne Robbins.
The two share a sweet embrace and then rejoin the party to dance some more.
In March theCheaper By the Dozenstar opened up about her sexuality inan essaypublished inTeen Vogue, Stoner described in detail about how she realized she was not attracted to just men after she became “mesmerized and intimidated” when she attended a dance workshop and met her female instructor.
“After I dizzied myself from doing knee spins, she walked toward me to correct my form,” Stoner wrote. “My heart raced wildly and my body grew hot. Was I nervous to fail in front of an expert? Was I breathing heavily from being out of shape? Her smile was the most electrifying thing I’d ever seen.”
After her encounter, Stoner texted her mother and her best friend, writing, “I met a woman today, I’m not sure who she is or what I’m feeling, but I think she’s going to be in my life for a very long time.”
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“I had never fantasized about a guy this way, nor really ever felt comfortable dating guys,” Stoner wrote. “Come to think of it, I stared at women’s bodies more than anything. But wasn’t that just societal conditioning or the unattainable beauty standards that fuel comparison and objectification? I refused to entertain other possibilities.”
Despite questioning how she felt, Stoner said the relationship progressed. “She and I continued to hang out and began sending good morning texts. Then we made dinner and watchedOrange Is the New Black,”Stoner wrote inTeen Vogue. “Then we vented and supported each other. Then cuddled. Then kissed and kissed some more.”
“OK, we were in a relationship. I fell in love with a woman,” she realized.
In addition to questioning her feelings, Stoner struggled to accept her sexuality, admitting she had “internalized some of the harmful beliefs and misconceptions about LGBT people and identities.”
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TheCamp Rockactress said she prayed nightly to try and rid herself of her feelings and sought the help of pastors while also turning engaging in physical relationships with men “to convince myself that my love for her was just a spiritual battle attacking my character and discernment.”
Stoner eventually grew to love and accept herself.
source: people.com
