Australian singer Missy Higgins has appeared on the front cover of a national lesbian magazine, telling readers that she is not straight and believes sexuality is a "fluid thing". Missy Higgins Cherrie magazine features Higgins, 24, under the headline, "Missy Higgins on life, music and not being straight''. Asked by Cherrie if she fitted the magazine's moniker of"not-so-straight girls'', Higgins said: "Um, yeah, definitely''. "I think a lot of people fall under that broad umbrella term,'' Higgins added. "I think sexuality is a fluid thing and it's becoming increasingly more acceptable to admit that you're that way.'' Cherrie markets itself towards lesbians and is distributed in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, with 19,000 copies printed monthly. Editor Katrina Fox, who conducted the interview, said that featuring on the magazine cover was a big step for Higgins. "We were very pleased at Cherrie magazine that Missy felt comfortable in being our cover girl and for admitting that she comes under our broad moniker of not-so-straight girls,'' she said. Speculation over Higgins' sexuality emerged after the release of her 2004 chart-topping single, Scar, which is rumoured to have been about her bisexuality. But Higgins has never commented openly on the meaning of the song. Higgins is believed to have bought a house at Bondi for her girlfriend. "It's hard to learn to live with the fact that people want to talk about your personal life at all and to get into sexuality and that kind of thing ... I'm not that comfortable with talking about anything about my personal life,'' she said.
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First published: Monday, 19th November 2007 - 11:30am