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JoJo Siwa, Raven-Symoné and More Share Advice for Coming Out at 'Can't Cancel Pride' Event (Exclusive)

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Adam Lambert, Billy Porter, JoJo Siwa, Raven-Symoné, Sasha Colby and many more LGBTQ stars and advocates gathered together on Thursday for P&G and iHeartMedia's, an evening to celebrate and create a more inclusive and equal world.

As the LGBTQ community celebrates Pride, ET's Denny Directo spoke to many of the performers about the event, advice they've received or have for coming out and what it means to be loud and proud at a time like this.  «I am the hostess,» Siwa said of the lineup, acknowledging it was «crazy» to be back for a «second year [of] hosting.» The 20-year-old performer first came out in 2021, and has since become a prominent voice for younger members of the LGBTQ community.

That said, she admitted «it's hard» coming out, and knowing who you are at such a young age. «And sometimes, in the moment, you don't realize that you’re not being yourself,» Siwa said. «And when I was younger, I watched interviews when I was younger and the advice that I give is hilarious.

A quote that I said when I was younger was, 'You have to be yourself because if you’re not yourself and then you book the job you have to go there and be that person that they thought you were and then it just sucks from the start.'»  But now that she's matured a bit, Siwa has a simpler message. «Big me now would give some better advice.

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