While the lesbian world has had its tongues wagging about Cara Delevingne's sexuality for years, she's not really* said* that much about it. Sure, she was pictured smooching Michelle Rodriguez on holiday in Mexico after months of being 'spotted' together – and her complaints about the photos taken of them snogging in the surf were the first time she properly kicked off about press intrusion.
Michelle, who came out as bisexual last year, spoke about the relationship and effectively confirmed it, but Cara, who's been linked to actor Jack O'Connell this past week (he has a film out), Jake Bugg in the past (they were both signed to do promo for Burberry) and Harry Styles (it was Fashion Week, exactly a year before he was linked to Kendall Jenner…), kept herself label-less. All she'd say when quizzed on the matter was: 'I'm having fun.'
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But last night, that might have changed, as she Instagrammed a picture of her getting involved in a 'gray rights' project. IO Tillett Wright, the creator of the Self Evident Truths project, took a photo of Cara in a 'We Are You' T-shirt, and Cara uploaded it to her Instagram with the caption: 'Doesn't matter who you are or what you believe it, we are one! Go get yourself one of these shirts right now!'
Somewhat symbolically, she added: 'I'm late for National Coming Out Day but better late then never. Don't be scared to be who you are.'
She then namechecked the project: 'Please follow @iolovesyou and @selfevidentproject because #WEAREYOU [heart emoji]'
What does it all mean? Well, IO is on a mission to take photos of 10,000 Americans who exist across the spectrum of LGBTQI – that's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer and Intersex. (That's why she calls them the 'grays of America'. In the website's words, it's 'a photographic document of 10000 people in the USA that identify as ANYTHING OTHER than 100% straight.')
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The point is to get across that LGBT (and Q and I in this case) people come in different shapes and shades and sizes, some adhere to stereotype and some don't, and that, yes, they exist across all social strata. Eventually, the 10,000 photos will be displayed as an installation at Washington DC. In the meantime, IO has also given a great TED talk, 50 Shades Of Gay, about how gender is fluid.
As for Cara? While she might not have necessarily slotted herself into any of the above categories, is this her way of subtly and proudly 'coming out' as not 100% straight, in an artsy way? Perhaps so.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.