During her concert in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 3, JoJo Siwa let her young LGBTQ+ fans know that they're never alone with a heartfelt speech. Earlier this year, the 18-year-old multi-hyphenate continued her crazy colorful D.R.E.A.M tour after COVID-19 delays, and she's using every moment she can to connect with her supporters through all walks of life. "This [speech] is also for the adults in here. You know, there's a lot of parents who obviously have kids who are growing up in this world," she said as she began her speech. One of the concert's attendees, Mattie McEwan Seidel, posted the full speech to TikTok and said that people started walking out when JoJo started talking.
Nevertheless, she persisted and went on with her message, which was mainly addressed to audience members who are part of — or "scared" to be part of — the LGBTQ+ community. She started by talking to the parents in the room and opened up about how her mom, Jessalynn Siwa, reacted to her coming out.
"I just said I'm gay and every single human in here screamed — the world that we live in right now is so loving. [To the] parents in here, the best thing that my mom did for me when I told her that I loved another girl was nothing. She changed absolutely nothing," JoJo said. "She didn't change the way she looked at me. She didn't change the way she talked to me. I'm still her daughter, and she loved me the same as she did yesterday, if not more."
The "Boomerang" singer then switched gears and addressed the rest of her speech to her younger fans in the crowd. "Being yourself is not scary at all... every single day, I want you to wake up and I want you to be proud of who you are. I want you to celebrate who you are and I want you to love who you are. No matter what you look like, no matter where you're from, no matter who you love, you are perfect," she finished off her speech before blowing a kiss.
In an exclusive interview with Seventeen, JoJo opened up about the impact she has on her younger audience when it comes to queer representation. "It's been a wonderful journey since [I came out in] January 2021, and there are a lot of people that have come to me and said that I helped them and said that I made them realize that they were gay, that I'd made them realize it was okay to be gay," JoJo told Seventeen. "I think that it's such an honor to have people come up to me and look for advice, and that's something that I don't take for granted and I won't ever take for granted."
Siiiigh. We stan a queen who loves and supports her fans unconditionally.
Sam is an assistant news editor at Cosmo, covering all things pop culture, entertainment, and celebrity news. She previously covered those same topics along with health, lifestyle, and beauty at Seventeen. When she isn't draping her cheeks in blush, you can probably find her live-tweeting awards shows or making SwiftToks.
