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Harry Styles: Why He Doesn’t Feel The Need To Label His Sexuality

Harry Styles explains why he is not opening up about publicly labeling his sexuality. “I’ve been really open with it with my friends, but that’s my personal experience; it’s mine,”…

Harry Styles Performs On His European Tour At AccorHotels Arena, Paris

PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 13: In this handout photo provided by Helene Marie Pambrun, Harry Styles performs during his European tour at AccorHotels Arena on March 13, 2018 in Paris, France.

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Harry Styles explains why he is not opening up about publicly labeling his sexuality.

“I’ve been really open with it with my friends, but that’s my personal experience; it’s mine,” he told Better Homes & Gardens in a recent interview. “The whole point of where we should be heading, which is toward accepting everybody and being more open, is that it doesn’t matter, and it’s about not having to label everything, not having to clarify what boxes you’re checking.”

He also touched upon feeling "ashamed" ab0out having sex when he was in the boy group, One Direction.

“For a long time, it felt like the only thing that was mine was my sex life. I felt so ashamed about it, ashamed at the idea of people even knowing that I was having sex, let alone who with,” he said.

“But I think I got to a place where I was like, why do I feel ashamed?” he said, adding, “It’s like, yes, I have sex.”

Styles is currently dating actress Olivia Wilde.

Autumn Hawkins is the National Hip-Hop and R&B writer for Beasley Media, currently residing in New Jersey. Prior to working at Beasley Media, she was in broadcast news as an entertainment producer. When she's not impatiently waiting for Beyoncé to drop new music, she is reading, shopping, or planning a vacation.