JoJo Siwa made a name for herself on Dance Moms, but long after her time on the show ended, her star persisted. The ultra-successful YouTuber and singer came out as LGBTQ+ in January of 2021. Her coming out increased her fame and her fanbase, although it also some criticism.
When Siwa sat for an interview with Yahoo!Life, some of her comments about the word "lesbian" drew anger from the LGBTQ+ community.
Scroll down to find out how Siwa feels about labels, what went wrong in the Yahoo interview, and what she said after the backlash.