“People can say what they want to say. At the end of the day,me and Chrishell are happy,and we’re so grateful we’re in each other’s lives. We’re having fun. We’re happy.”
This all comes off the back of a monumental year for G Flip which has included publicly coming out as non-binary,moving to the US,and working on a huge string of international collaborations (including with Renforshort,mxmtoon,Upsahl and Lauren Sanderson).
“Twelve months ago I was in lockdown in Melbourne,” they say. “I moved to LA in September. And yeah… it’s been a really,really great year.
“Australia’s great,but we’re so small. LA is such a hub for creativity. I’m meeting so many crazy,creative new bands and working with so many great producers.”
The music video forGet Me Outta Here,they say,was actually Stause’s idea. They then worked with creative director Nas Bogado and a crew that was 80 per cent queer to bring it to life.
The result is what G Flip has called their “favourite release to date”. It shows off their skills as a drummer (something they want to foreground more after the “very pop aesthetic” of their first album). And it’s also one of a string of recent songs – includingScream andGay 4 Me– that have been explicitly sexual in their lyrics or visuals.
That final point wasn’t a deliberate move,G Flip says. But it is reflective of a new confidence they have in both their work and personal life.
“I think the more comfortable you are in your skin,the more likely you’re cool to get naked or show off more,” they say. “For me,coming out queer and then non-binary,I just became so comfortable in who I am,my sexuality and singing more sexual lyrics.
“I’m so much more comfortable owning my voice,skin and thoughts.”
And they’re also aware of how impactful publicly owning this can be in terms of representation,particularly for younger fans.
Earlier this year they filmed a segment for an ABC kids’ show about their gender identity and,while acknowledging it’s different for all non-binary people,explained:“If blueberries are boys and strawberries are girls,and you put them in a blender,you get a gender smoothie. And that’s what I am. I feel like a mix of both genders.”
“I really do hope that I can be someone who helps educate others,” they say. “I’m also really proud of Chrishell,who has been trying to teach people too.”
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After announcing their relationship Stause posteda video on her Instagram explaining how sex is different from gender and encouraged her 3.6 million followers to learn more. It’s something the musician would have loved to see when they were younger.
“When I was growing up I wasn’t educated about[what being non-binary was]. But when I learned more,I realised,‘Oh my God,that’s been me my whole life’,” they say. “Coming out as non-binary has honestly been the best thing ever for me.”
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