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There's Something Lily-Rose Depp Wants You To Know About Her Sexuality

"So many kids these days are not labeling their sexuality and I think that’s so cool,"
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Editorial Director, HuffPost Personal

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Depp says it's nobody's business as to what her sexuality is and she will "date whoever I’m going to date."
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Lily-Rose Depp wants to set the record straight about her sexuality -- so to speak.

The 16-year-old model and actress made headlines last year when she came out as "[falling] somewhere on the vast spectrum" of sexuality when she posed for The Self Evident Truths project, a "photographic record of 10k people in the US who are ANYWHERE on the LGBTQI spectrum."

Now Depp, the daughter of actor Johnny Depp and French singer, model and actress Vanessa Paradis, is saying the moment was "really misconstrued" and that she was not trying to come out as gay.

"I was literally doing it just to say that you don’t have to label your sexuality; so many kids these days are not labeling their sexuality and I think that’s so cool," Depp told Nylon magazine this month.

"I guess it came off the wrong way, because then everyone labeled me as gay," she added. "That’s not what I was trying to say. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, of course! But I did that literally just to say you don’t have to label yourself, and then everyone was like, 'Lily Rose Depp comes out as gay!'"

Depp said that her sexuality is "not anybody’s business" and she is going to "date whoever I’m going to date."

In November 2015, her father responded to his daughter's original social media post. "She’s got thousands of followers on social media, and they were all taken completely by surprise... But not me," he said. "I already knew because she tells me everything -- she’s not afraid to say anything to me. We’re super-tight and I’m very proud of our relationship. Lily’s really together -- she’s a sharp kid and one of the smartest human beings I have ever met."

Sexuality fluidity is becoming increasingly common among young people. A study released in August 2015 found that nearly one-third of American millennials identify as something other than straight, as compared to 14 percent of baby boomers.

This move away from strict sexual and gender labels was, in part, the inspiration for The Huffington Post recently changing the name of its section for sexual and gender minorities to HuffPost Queer Voices.

Also on HuffPost:

Lesser Known Sexual And Romantic Identities
Asexual(01 of12)
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An asexual is “someone who does not experience sexual attraction.” Asexuality.org also notes, "Asexuals may regard other people as aesthetically attractive without feeling sexual attraction to them. Some asexual people also experience the desire of being affectionate to other people without it being sexual. If you do not experience sexual attraction, you might identify as asexual." (credit:Digital Vision. via Getty Images)
Aromantic(02 of12)
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"An aromantic is a person who experiences little or no romantic attraction to others,” according to Asexuality.org. The site also notes that “aromantics do not lack emotional/personal connection, but simply have no instinctual need to develop connections of a romantic nature. Aromantics can have needs for just as much empathetic support as romantics, but these needs can be fulfilled in a platonic way.” Being aromantic is usually “considered to be innate and not a personal choice,” in the same way that asexuality is considered innate. (credit:Fuse via Getty Images)
Graysexual(03 of12)
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Jared, one man who identifies as graysexual, defines the term as a "magical place between asexual and someone who is sexual." The Frisky defines it as "something more fluid between sexuality and asexuality." Those who identify as graysexual might also identify as gay or straight or any other sexual identity inside or outside of the binary. (credit:By Wunderfool via Getty Images)
Demisexual(04 of12)
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Someone who identifies as demisexual doesn’t typically feel sexual attraction unless they “have already formed a strong emotional bond with the person.” Asexualityarchive.com also notes that “the bond may or may not be romantic in nature.” (credit:Betsie Van Der Meer via Getty Images)
Demiromantic(05 of12)
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Similar to a demisexual, the individual doesn’t feel romantic attraction “unless they have already formed a strong emotional bond with the person.” (credit:Caiaimage/Tom Merton via Getty Images)
Lithromantic(06 of12)
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According to asexuality.org, the term is described as “a person who experiences romantic love but does not want their feelings to be reciprocated.” The site also notes that lithromantic people “may or may not be ok with romantic relationships.” (credit:Dougal Waters via Getty Images)
Pansexual(07 of12)
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Pansexual refers to those “who feel they are sexually/emotionally/spiritually capable of falling in love with all genders.” (credit:DreamPictures via Getty Images)
Polysexual(08 of12)
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Similar to pansexual, a polysexual person “may be attracted to some gender variant people but not have the capability or desire to be with some others.” (credit:Dynamic Graphics via Getty Images)
Panromantic(09 of12)
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A person who is romantically -- but not sexually -- attracted to others regardless of sex or gender. (credit:Asia Images via Getty Images)
Skoliosexual(10 of12)
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According to Genderqueerid.com, skoliosexual refers to “sexual attraction to non-binary identified individuals" or those who do not identify as cisgender. The site also notes that “this does not generally describe an attraction to specific genitalia or birth assignments but rather is an inclusive term.” (credit:Leren Lu via Getty Images)
Queerplatonic Relationships(11 of12)
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Relationships that “are not romantic in nature but they involve very close emotional connections that are often deeper or more intense than what is traditionally considered a friendship.” (credit:Jupiterimages via Getty Images)
Zucchini(12 of12)
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The name for a partner who is involved in a queerplatonic relationship, as in "he's my zucchini." (credit:diego cervo via Getty Images)

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