Sophia Bushdoesn’t love the idea that she has to officially come out in 2024.
The word that rings the most true for her, she says, is queer.
I cant say it without smiling, actually.

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And that feels pretty great, she says.
Bush also notes that her coming-out story was not by design.
Of course, she writes.

Bush’s April 2024Glamourcover. Read her powerful essayhere.
I really love who I am, at this age and in this moment.
Bush’s April 2024Glamourcover.
Read her powerful essayhere.
I am so lucky to be here, now.
I have real joy.
It took me 41 years to get here.
And while I marvel at it, I will also make space for peoples pain.
But I will not carry anyones projected shame.
‘I feel like this is my first birthday,’ I told her.
This year was my very first birthday.