Lucas Hedges Breaks Down His Sexuality Spectrum with Ellen Degeneres
Lucas Hedges Breaks Down His Sexuality Spectrum with Ellen Degeneres
"It’s not really that you exist 100 percent one thing and 100 percent the other, and from that moment on I always identified myself as existing within that spectrum."
In an interview with Ellen Degeneres to discuss his upcoming role in Boy Erased as Jared Eamons, a young man who undergoes conversation therapy at the request on his Baptist pastor Father, Hedges perfectly explains how sexuality is a spectrum.
This isn’t the first time Hedges has discussed his own sexuality and the sexual spectrum. In September of this year, Hedges opened up in an interview with Vulture, knowing his sexuality would likely be a topic of conversation because of Boy Erased.
“I owe it to this part to speak as honestly as possible,” he told Vulture. “In the early stages of my life, some of the people I was most infatuated with were my closest male friends. That was the case through high school, and I think I was always aware that while for the most part I was attracted to women, I existed on a spectrum.”
Ellen asked Lucas to further expand on his statement, noting that the idea of sexuality existing on a spectrum is crucial for young people.
“In sixth grade I had a health teacher who presented the idea of sexuality existing on a spectrum,” Hedges said. “It’s not really that you exist 100 percent one thing and 100 percent the other, and from that moment on I always identified myself as existing within that spectrum. I see it as something that’s more fluid. It’s not as black and white.”
“I’m confused whenever I’m around Ryan Reynolds,” Ellen joked. “I could go on. Justin Timberlake. I’m confused. What’s wrong with me?”
