Rising pop star Kim Petras said she was asked by a record label if she was transgender because it's "trendy."

Petras, who hails from Germany and has had breakthrough hits with singles "I Don't Want It At All" and "Heart to Break," told Billboard about the uncomfortable moment and shared her quick response.

“I’ve been asked in a meeting at a company I was debating signing with if I was transgender because it’s trendy,” recalled the 25-year-old, who is set to perform as an opening act on Troye Sivan's Bloom tour. “I’m like, ‘Bitch, I’ve been transgender my whole life.'"

The singer made headlines in 2009, when she was reported to be the youngest person to have gender confirmation surgery, at the age of 16.

She said she had a hard time being taken seriously by the music industry in Germany, claiming they “didn't want to take me seriously at all. It was just like, ‘Nope, joke.’"

Petras came to the United States at 19, where she began gaining traction. As for how she wants to be seen by audiences and critics, she hopes she is stacked up next to other female pop stars when it comes time to make comparisons.

“I don’t want to run away from the transgender community,” she said. “At the same time, there’s just not a category to fit in. I identify as a female, so yeah, compare me to female artists.”

She is also still learning to navigate the spotlight. She recently brought controversy for her response to questions over her decision to work with producer Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, whom Kesha has filed a lawsuit against alleging that he raped her.

Petras said in an interview that she would not work with someone she thought was guilty of such an offense, causing a backlash. She has since apologized.

Sivan was also asked to comment on the controversy after he chose her to be one of his opening acts. He said he was not aware of the comments, but that he hoped she could be forgiven, as he would want to be "when my inevitable big mess up comes."

The Bloom tour kicks off on Aug. 4 in Hersey, Pennsylvania, and runs through Nov. 8.