Growing up in a tight-knit family, actress Chloë Grace Moretz learned the importance of sticking and standing together through tough times. The Carrie star covers the December/January issue of Nylon, where she opened up about her brothers experience with gay bashing, her problem with squad goals, and her deep rooted passion for human rights.
When it comes to speaking up about certain inequalities and injustices that plague the world, young Hollywood actresses have taken a major stand.
The list includes but isn't limited to 17-year-old actress Amandla Stenberg discussing cultural apporiation in the media, 14-year-old Girl Meets World star Rowan Blanchard voiced her opinion about the problem with "white feminism," and Jennifer Lawrence getting candid about Hollywood's gender wage gap.
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The activism bug also bit 18-year-old actress Moretz, who was surrounded by people who society calls "different." She revealed her brothers struggled with publicly coming out, facing discrimination growing up just because they were gay. Moretz knew early on fighting for human rights was a part of who she was.
"People would call them the F-word, and I would get so angry," Moretz said to Nylon of her brothers Trevor and Colin. "It was really hard to see my brothers be hated on or bullied, so I stood up for them."
Moretz, who's expected to star in a live-action version of The Little Mermaid, believes society is obsessed with identifying people by gender, religion, race, sexual orientation, etc. In her opinion, creating labels for everyone only "segregates" people more.
Childhood wasn't an easy experience for the teenager either. Despite being highly sought after in Hollywood, Moretz never really felt included when she was a kid, referring to herself as "the weird one."
You won't find Moretz using the term "squad goals" anytime soon, because although she admitted to having a great core group of friends, the term promotes ultimately exclusivity. Moretz prides herself in being nice to people and assuring everyone she meets feels welcomed.
Life experiences and her family dynamic inspired Moretz to advocate for human rights, according to the interview. Deeming herself a "feminist since birth," Moretz is passionate about remaining a strong and independent woman who isn't afraid to speak her mind about controversial topics.
For more from Chloë Grace Moretz, you can catch her on the cover of Nylon when it hits newsstands on Dec. 1.
