Lorde attends the 2025 Met Gala. (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)For Lorde, labels aren't some finite thing. This is especially true when it comes to her gender and the way she identifies.For the Autumn 2025 issue of Dazed, Virgin pop star Lorde, born Ella Yelich-O'Connor, spoke candidly about her identity - and the complexities of navigating it. The New Zealand-born artist referred to herself as being "in the middle gender-wise" in her Rolling Stone interview back in May - a detail that the media was quick to latch onto.