Wayne Brady understands that his gender orientation can be confusing, but he wants people to know that pansexuals are not confused bisexuals.
According to People, the “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” star, 51, came out as pansexual in August 2023 – but not before conducting some research for himself.
“I think the biggest misconception — and I even make a joke about it onstage tonight — is that people think that you’re an indecisive bisexual,” said Brady at the 2024 GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday night. “It’s like, no, no, no, no, no. Let me set you straight.”
The comedian explained it’s all about “the person, which in my mind is the ultimate in acceptance and loving — so I win.”
He continued, “What the definition basically boils down to is, regardless of gender, regardless,” he added. “So that means that I am happily free to fall in love with anybody here. If you’re gay, if you’re straight, if you’re non-binary, trans, I don’t care.”
Brady previously described pansexual as “bisexual — with an open mind.” He said Robin Williams’ death in 2014 profoundly impacted him and led him down an unexpected path of self-discovery.
Apart from seeking answers in therapy for his lack of joy in specific areas of his life and receiving treatment for “love addiction,” he also began to question if he was gay.
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He contended that the answer was no since, despite having been in several failed relationships and struggling with what he now knows was love addiction, he began to go, “‘Okay, I’m feeling something, but I just don’t know how to get there.”
Brady reflected on the times he found himself attracted to certain men, saying he ignored those feelings due to his upbringing and the realities of modern life.
He told People that even though he had “a wonderful community” of LGBTQ+ friends, he felt a lot of “shame” and was…
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