US EditionLorde Reveals Gender Fluidity and Says “I’m a Woman Except for the Days when I’m a Man”
- Lorde revealed her evolving gender identity in a May 2025 Rolling Stone cover story, discussing her fluid expression while identifying as a cisgender woman.
- This exploration followed her 2021 album Solar Power and included key moments in 2023, such as trying on men’s jeans and ending birth control, shaping her upcoming album Virgin.
- Her gender experience appears in Virgin’s opening track with lyrics like, “Some days I’m a woman,” and she described feeling “in the middle gender-wise” in conversations with collaborator Jim-E Stack and friend Chappell Roan.
- Lorde explained that while she primarily identifies as a woman, there are times when she feels more aligned with being a man, expressing reluctance to confine her gender identity to strict labels. She described this evolving experience as “the ooze,” a process of allowing herself to occupy more space both creatively and physically.
- Her gender fluidity informs Virgin, set for June 27, 2025, and reflects a personal journey rather than radical change, with Lorde maintaining her pronouns and emphasizing comfort amid evolving self-expression.
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Lorde reveals gender fluidity and says “I’m a woman except for the days when I’m a man”
In a recent Rolling Stone interview with journalist Brittany Spanos, singer-songwriter Lorde opened up about her evolving sense of gender identity, revealing how it informs her upcoming album Virgin, due out June 27. The album’s opening track features the lyric, “Some days I’m a woman / Some days I’m a man.” When asked about this line and her current identity, Lorde shared a candid moment with fellow artist Chappell Roan. “She was like, ‘So, are…
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