Kristen Stewart has always been known to be quite private with her romantic involvements. But recently, she finally mustered courage and finally announced that she is romantically involved with another woman. After her relationship with singer Soko ended in 2015, she has been dating Alicia Cargile.
Stewart used to date her fellow “Twilight” lead star Robert Pattinson for almost five years. The two never formally confirmed their relationship; however, a cheating incident that involved Stewart forced her to apologize to Pattinson in public.
The "Twilight" lead star described how supportive she is to same sex couples, according to a source from E! Online. She even encouraged LGBT couples to be brave and open about their relationships. “I have been able to alter my mindset on being public with my romantic dealings lately,” said Stewart.
Stewart and Cargile were first spotted late 2015. They were also together in the Cannes Film Festival, sparking rumors that Stewart and Soko have put an end to their alleged relationship.
Cargile was also publicly seen kissing Stewart. Since then, the papparazzi has been hounding Stewart, asking her about what role Cargile has in her life. Until recently, Stewart was consistently silent on her relationship with Cargile.
A reporter from Metro UK stated that Stewart shared her views on the pictures of her and Cargile being cozy with each other in public. “That's really important to me," she said. "As much as I want to protect myself, it's not about hiding. As soon as you start throwing up so many walls, you cannot see over them yourself, so you just start isolating in a way that's not honest. I definitely found where I'm comfortable. I don't take credit for that," was Stewart’s brave statement.
"When I was dating a guy I was hiding everything that I did because everything personal felt like it was immediately trivialized, so I didn't like it," Stewart further explained.
The Trevor Project, an active LGBT movement, said that Stewart’s admission to being lesbian and dating another woman has a powerful impact on other LGBT youth. LGBT teenagers are four times more susceptible to committing suicide.
