Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui Says You Can't Use Her Bisexuality Against Her

The girls of Fifth Harmony – Normani Kordei, Lauren Jauregui, Dinah Jane, and Ally Brooke – pose for the cover of Seventeen magazine‘s Back to School issue for September/October 2017, on newsstands August 15.

Here is what they had to share with the mag:

Lauren on being secure with herself: “You can’t use the fact that I’m bisexual against me if that’s something I’m proud of. I feel motivated more than scared to share who I am because it makes me feel awesome when someone comes up to me and says that because of me she was able to find the strength to accept herself.”

Normani on self-confidence: “I’ve struggled with self-confidence in a different way than the other girls, in the sense that I’m the only black girl in the group. It’s a problem that so many little girls – whether they’re African-American, Latin, whatever – can’t identify with what they see. Hopefully I can be a source of light. I feel like I have the power to influence a whole generation, which is overwhelming at times but also such a beautiful thing.”

Ally on the band’s post-Camila dynamic: “We’re focusing on this new era. We’ve had some highs and some very, very sad lows, but together we’re writing our new narrative.”

For more from the group, visit Seventeen.com!