United Kingdom, May 29 -- Kim Petras has "rarely" met men that have "openly wanted to date" her.

The German singer-songwriter started identifying as a female aged two, began hormone therapy at 12 and was dubbed "the world's youngest transsexual" when she had gender-affirming surgery in 2008.

She's gone on to become a huge pop star, but admitted during an interview with Stereogum that lots of men over the years have wanted to hide relationships with her.

Kim said: "In my dating experiences, I've rarely met guys who openly wanted to date me. It was always kind of like DL, and I really wanted to address that."

Referring to her song 101, she added: "I love that that song does it in such a sweet way, because it just reminds me of an older ...