A 25-year-old star hits back at people who are pressuring her to publicly label her sexuality

The INSIDER Summary:

• A blogger criticized Demi Lovato for not labeling her sexuality publicly.
• Lovato hit back, saying that she doesn't want who she's attracted to turning into a headline.
• She hinted that she'll discuss her sexuality in her new documentary. 

The rumor mill went into overdrive last week when Demi Lovato was seen holding hands with another woman. Lovato hasn't spoken out about the photos or confirmed that she's romantically involved with her, but she didn't keep silent when critics knocked her — and now she's argued that she shouldn't have to "label" herself on Twitter.

It all started when Lovato gave an interview with PrideSource and declined to label her sexuality after hinting that she may be bisexual. She said the decision to stay mum was a personal one and that she didn't want her sexuality being made into a headline. 

"I just feel like everyone’s always looking for a headline and they always want their magazine or TV show or whatever to be the one to break what my sexuality is," she told them. "I feel like it’s irrelevant to what my music is all about. I stand up for the things that I believe in and the things that I’m passionate about, but I like to keep my personal life as private as possible when it comes to dating and sexuality and all that stuff just because it has nothing to do with my music."

This caused blogger Noah Michelson to write a piece criticizing Lovato for not openly labeling herself and discussing her sexuality. When he tweeted out a link to his Huffington Post blog on the subject, Demi and her fans were quick to take him down. 

"Expectant and rude," Lovato replied to the tweet."Watch my documentary and chill out."

Lovato continued to speak out against the piece on her own Twitter account, saying that more about her sexuality would be revealed on her terms in her new documentary "Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated" which drops September 29. 

"Just because I'm refuse [sic] to label myself for the sake of a headline doesn't mean I'm not going to stand up for what I believe in," she tweeted. 

"If you're that curious about my sexuality, watch my documentary. But I don't owe anybody anything," the singer concluded.

Although visibility of sexualities and gender identities can be important, not everyone finds strength and validation within a label. It seems like Lovato has a pretty good handle on what she's comfortable with and won't be shamed into speaking about who she's attracted to.

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