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Is Shakira coming out as lesbian? Singer's pic resembling lesbian flag sparks wild theories

Hashtags like ‘Shakira coming out’ and ‘Shakira lesbian’ were seen all over Twitter as users speculated if the Colombian singer might be coming out

Shakira, who has been laying low for a while, was all of a sudden trending on the Internet after she changed her display picture on Instagram and Twitter respectively. The Queen of Latin music put up a blurred image of multiple colors which included different shades of orange, pink, and white. The image quickly got the fans curious as they resembled it to the Lesbian flag.

Hashtags like ‘Shakira coming out’ and ‘Shakira lesbian’ were then seen all over Twitter as many users speculated that the Colombian singer might be coming out as a lesbian. The ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ hitmaker had sparked the same rumors back in 2014 when she dropped a raunchy music video of ‘Can't Remember to Forget You’ featuring Rihanna in 2014. The sensuous chemistry between the two singers had made quite the buzz back in the day. The singer's hit single scored more than 17.1 million views during its first 24 hours of the release and also gained 100 million views in less than a month.
 
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Is Shakira coming out as a Lesbian?

A lot of social media users compared Shakira’s new profile picture to the lesbian flag labeling it a blurred lesbian flag. However, the reality is the singer might be teasing her new project as she also shared a pre-save link that took the fans to the official website of Sony. The name of Shakira’s new project has been kept under wraps, therefore, we are not clear if it is going to be a single or a full-length album. Many social media users assumed that Shakira might come out as a lesbian in her new song.

For the unversed, Shakira is in a live-in relationship with ace Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué since 2010 and has two kids with him namely Milan and Sasha. Even though they are not married, the duo is counted as one of the most powerful couples in the world. On the work front, Shakira last dropped her album called ‘El Dorado’ in 2017 which featured some of the top musicians like Maluma, and one each with Nicky Jam, Vives, Prince Royce, Black M, and Magic!

'Why does Shakira have a lesbian layout?'

Shakira’s profile picture of a blurred Lesbian flag got the Internet talking. Speaking of the flag, an orange-pink lesbian flag was introduced on Tumblr by blogger Emily Gwen in 2018 which features colors like dark orange for "gender non-conformity", orange for "independence", light orange for "community", white for "unique relationships to womanhood", pink for "serenity and peace", dusty pink for "love and sex", and dark rose for "femininity". 
 
Reacting to the new display picture of the 44-year-old singer, one user said, “More like Shakira is coming out am i right or am i right no im literally feral like oh my god no one understands”. One stated, “Shakira is coming? yeah coming OUT, i know a lesbian flag when i see one babe.” Another congratulated the crooner and posted, “Congrats to shakira on coming out as a lesbian.” On the same lines, one added, “Congratulations to Shakira for coming out as a lesbian !!”
 
Meanwhile, one user claimed, “I can’t tell if Shakira is coming out as a lesbian or she doesnt know its literally a blurred lesbian flag and i dont know which is funnier”, whereas, one posted, “Shakira is coming .. out! we see those colors.” The next one asked, “Does shakira know that she made the lesbian flag her pfp.” One curious individual asked, “Why does Shakira have a lesbian layout?” While another recalled her seductive song with RiRi and concluded, “Shakira blurring the lesbian flag and making it her brand…can’t remember to forget you part 2 is coming.”