Kristen
Stewart,
who
is
known
to
keep
her
dating
life
private,
recently
opened
up
about
its
impact
on
people
around
her.
During
an
InStyle
interview,
Stewart
spoke
to
her
Happiest
Season
director
Clea
DuVall
and
talked
about
her
personal
journey
with
regard
to
her
sexual
orientation.
Stewart
said
she
felt
overwhelmed
the
first
time
her
relationship
with
a
woman
was
publicised.
"The
first
time
I
ever
dated
a
girl,
I
was
immediately
being
asked
if
I
was
a
lesbian.
And
it's
like,
'God,
I'm
21
years
old.'"
Kristen
On
Reluctance
To
Entertain
Media's
Questions
Kristen
added
she
wasn't
aware
that
her
reluctance
to
entertain
media's
questions
about
her
sexual
orientation
may
have
had
an
unintended
impact
on
those
around
her.
She
recalled
feeling,
"I
felt
like
maybe
there
were
things
that
have
hurt
people
I've
been
with.
Not
because
I
felt
ashamed
of
being
openly
gay,
but
because
I
didn't
like
giving
myself
to
the
public,
in
a
way,"
Stewart
explained.
"It
felt
like
such
thievery.
This
was
a
period
of
time
when
I
was
sort
of
cagey."
Kristen
Recalls
Her
Experience
As
A
Kid
She
added,
"Only
now
can
I
see
it.
Retrospectively,
I
can
tell
you
I
have
experience
with
this
story.
But
back
then,
I
would
have
been
like,
'No,
I'm
fine.
My
parents
are
fine
with
it.
Everything's
fine.
That's
bullsh*t.
It's
been
hard.
It's
been
weird.
It's
that
way
for
everyone."
Kristen
On
LGBTQ
Community
Feeling
Represented
Through
Her
Stewart
also
revealed
that
as
a
kid
she
felt
like
she
had
to
be
a
representative
for
the
LGBTQ
community
because
of
her
fame.
But
the
pressure
didn't
come
from
the
LGBTQ
community
who
were
simply
looking
for
visibility.
"Now
I
relish
it.
I
love
the
idea
that
anything
I
do
with
ease
rubs
off
on
somebody
who
is
struggling.
That
sh*t's
dope!
When
I
see
a
little
kid
clearly
feeling
themselves
in
a
way
that
they
wouldn't
have
when
I
grew
up,
it
makes
me
skip,"
said
Stewart.