Hayley Kiyoko

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Summary

Hayley Kiyoko is an actor, singer, and filmmaker whose screen credits include Lemonade Mouth and CSI: Cyber. Her music and videos often center on women’s relationships, queer self-acceptance, and romance; she expanded the story of “Girls Like Girls” into a book and her feature directing debut. Kiyoko has described creating more sapphic representation as a goal of her work, popularized the #20GAYTEEN tag, and dedicated her 2018 MTV VMA win to queer women of color. Her public persona has made queer visibility a recurring part of her career.