Tv host and comic Wayne Brady is opening up about his sexuality.
In an interview with PEOPLE, Brady shared that he’s now being recognized as pansexual.
“I got here to [believe I am] pansexual as a result of — and I do know that I’m fully messing up the dictionary which means — however to me, pan means with the ability to be drawn to anybody who identifies as homosexual, straight, bi, transsexual or nonbinary,” Brady stated. “Having the ability to be attracted throughout the board. And, I feel, at the very least for me for proper now, that’s the correct place.”
Brady says that Robin Williams’ loss of life in 2014 was the second that impacted him and helped him on his path of self-discovery.
“After Robin’s loss of life, I obtained concerned in sure teams, like Glenn Shut’s group, ‘Convey Change to Thoughts,’ being very vocal about psychological well being,” Brady stated. “As soon as I opened that door to myself although, I needed to begin studying about myself, and I needed to begin proudly owning as much as issues that possibly I’d both repressed, suppressed, or simply didn’t wanna cope with.”
By Williams’ self-discovery, he stated that he has been drawn to males, however by no means dated a person.
“I’ve additionally been drawn to sure males in my life, however I’ve at all times pushed that apart due to how I used to be raised, and since I stay in right this moment’s world, and it’s scary as s—,” Brady stated.
“So, what does it imply if I really feel one thing? I don’t assume I’m homosexual, however what if I really feel one thing for one more [man] … That’s nonetheless homosexual,” Brady stated. “I used to be already bullied a couple of bunch of different s—. I didn’t wanna add a prime hat on prime of that swimsuit.”
