Taylor Swift defends Hayley Kiyoko after fans 'misinterpret' comments about her music

Both singers expressed support for one another after Kiyoko spoke out against double standards in the music industry

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Taylor Swift has said Hayley Kiyoko has a right to call out "anyone who has double standards about gay vs straight love interests" after the singer referred to the "Delicate" artist in an interview.

Speaking to Refinery29, Kiyoko said several music industry executives had made comments about her doing "another music video about girls".

"I literally looked at them and was like, um, yeah... Taylor Swift sings about men in every single song and video, and no one complains that she's unoriginal.

"I'm not over-sexualising my music," she continued. "I make out with women because I love women, not because I'm trying to be sexy. That's not to turn heads - that's my life."

After the interview was published, some of Swift's fans interpreted Kiyoko's comments as an attack on the other singer.

However Swift posted a comment on Tumblr defending Kiyoko, agreeing with a fan who suggested people were misinterpreting her quote.

"I don't believe she was calling Taylor unoriginal or boy crazy," the fan wrote. "She was just defending her choice for wanting to make videos with female love interests.

"It's actually very similar to when Taylor back in 2014/2015 would say in interviews how she believes people are sexist when they call her out for writing about her exes but don't call out people like Ed Sheeran or Bruno Mars for writing about theirs. She wasn't calling out Ed or Bruno at the time, yet rather criticising how the media and the public handle the situation. Hayley appears to be doing the same."

Swift responded: "Exactly. We should applaud artists who are brave enough to tell their honest romantic narrative through their art, and the fact is that I've never encountered homophobia and she has. It's her right to call out anyone who has double standards about gay vs straight love interests."

Kiyoko tweeted after Swift's comments: "[Love] and respect to @taylorswift13 and all the brave artists out there sharing their truth with the world. We keep climbing."