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\u201cThis is what I want to look like. I love a heel, I love a nail, I love a jaw, I love a bald head, I love a good outfit. It is legitimately a way of just expressing parts of myself,\u201d Cynthia Erivo<\/a> tells Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/a><\/em> in her November cover story, speaking of her powerful, romantic, androgynous look we\u2019ve come to know and love. The actor, who came out publicly as queer in 2022, feels more fully herself now than ever, and if there is one thing she wants to do with her voice\u2014other than delight us with music, of course\u2014is use it to help other queer individuals who may need it.<\/p>\n

This fall, the Wicked<\/em> star<\/a> will publish her book Simply More<\/em>\u2014the title of which was inspired by speech she gave upon receiving a GLAAD Media Award earlier this year. Then, she dedicated her speech to those who may still be keeping their identity to themselves. \u201cIn their quiet solitude, that\u2019s still a measure of rebellion and still deserves a little light,\u201d she tells Bazaar<\/em>. \u201cWhat I wrote about was [that] those of us who are in the light, who are walking around with our lanterns shining bright, should just change the direction of the lanterns and shine it back on people who don\u2019t know where their path is yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She feels especially protective over people who use they\/them pronouns. \u201cTeaching people on a daily basis how to address you, and dealing with the frustration of reteaching people a word that has been in the human vocabulary since the dawn of time: they\/them,\u201d Erivo said in her GLAAD speech. \u201cWords used to describe pedantically two or more people; poetically, a person who is simply more.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Less a memoir and more a collection of teachable moments from Erivo\u2019s life, Simply More<\/em> will be released on November 18, 2025.<\/p>\n

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\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.harpersbazaar.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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