Actress Amandla Stenberg, best known for playing Rue in ‘The Hunger Games’, has shared that she’s bisexual.
The seventeen year old actress took over Teen Vogue’s SnapChat account for the day, and in her final video discussed her frustration about how black women are represented in the media.
The actress said she identified as bisexual.
“I can not stress enough how important representation is, so the concept that I can provide that for other black girls is mind-blowing.” Stenberg said.
“It’s a really hard thing to be silenced, and it’s deeply bruising to fight against your identity and to mold yourself into shapes that you just shouldn’t be in.
“As someone who identifies as a black bisexual woman, I’ve been through it, and it hurts, and it’s awkward and it’s uncomfortable.”
Stenberg people said people should just be themselves and embrace their own identity.
The actress spoke out about misogyny, homophobia and transphobia and called for there to be more representation of women of colour, and for women of diverse sexuality and gender to be given greater representation in film and television.
The actress later posted the video to her Tumblr page tagging it #hello and #I’m very bisexual
Aside from her well known role in ‘The Hunger Games’ Stenberg also voiced the character of Bia in the animated film ‘Rio 2’ and has appeared on a number of television shows.
Sunday 10th January 2016: The article was updated to correct spelling errors.
