Wayne Brady, star of Let’s Make a Deal and performer on Whose Line Is It Anyway? has come out as pansexual.
He came out in a TikTok video that he posted across his social media platforms.
And people are loving it!
“I just adore him. He always had a great sense of humor and seems to have this genuine sweetness about him. I’m happy he’s able to be his authentic self and be comfortable with who he is,” wrote one fan.
Another agreed: “I love to see pan representation amongst the stars!”
Keep reading to find out more…
The world is changing, and thankfully, as a society, we are becoming more accepting and inclusive of those who identify as LGBTQ+
Now, over the last decade, there has been a huge increase in people seeking treatment at gender identity services. The majority are teens suffering from gender dysphoria.
What exactly is gender dysphoria?
Gender dysphoria involves a conflict between a person’s s*x and the gender with which he or she identifies.
People with gender dysphoria experience high levels of discomfort with their own bodies, and they often report feeling as if it isn’t their own.
This could mean they align more with being male, female, or even neither.
The number of people identifying as non-binary has been rising steadily throughout the last few years.
‘Non-binary’ is the term used by people who don’t identify as male or female.
And there are a number of high-profile celebrities that have come out as such.
Demi Lovato.
Demi came out in 2021 on Instagram saying: “I feel that this best represents the fluidity I feel in my gender expression and allows me to feel most authentic and true to the person I both know I am and still am discovering,” as per Seventeen.
Sam Smith.
“I don’t know what the title would be, but I feel just as much a woman as I am man,” they said, as per the news outlet.
Ruby Rose.
The sensational Ruby Rose announced that they were gender fluid way back in 2014: “I am very gender fluid and feel more like I wake up everyday sort of gender-neutral,” they said, as per Seventeen.
Olly Alexander.
“I feel very non-binary, and you know, I identify as gay and queer and non-binary,” they said in 2016.
Miley Cyrus.
In a 2015 interview, the celeb said that they are gender fluid: “I’m just equal. I’m just even. It has nothing to do with any parts of me or how I dress or how I look. It’s literally just how I feel,” they said.
Bob The Drag Queen.
As per PopBuzz, the star tweeted “For the record I identify as Pansexual and non-binary,” in 2019.
Indya Moore.
“I’m non-binary, femme, Agender feels fitting too. My pronouns: they/them/theirs. I correct people often. At times they ignore me & I tolerate it to avoid conflict/irritation but it’s upsetting to feel like I’m ‘too much’ in a world that takes so much from trans people constantly,” they said in a tweet that has since been deleted.
And that’s just to name a few.
Historically, people — transgender people included — are either male or female.
But recently, some are insisting that they don’t quite fit into the categories of ‘man’ or ‘woman’, or ‘male’ or ‘female’, and thus identify as ‘non-binary.’
For a long time, we’ve lived in a world with people who identify themselves as either male or female…
The idea that there are only 2 genders is sometimes called a ‘gender binary,’ because binary means ‘having 2 parts.’
But now, as things are changing, people use ‘non-binary’ to describe genders that don’t fall into one of these 2 categories, male or female.
That isn’t all, either.
On top of people identifying as ‘non-binary,’ some people have been claiming that ‘male’ and ‘female’ are not the only genders out there.
Despite our physical anatomy…
They believe that there are over a hundred genders in which a person can identify.
There’s no doubt that there’s an increasing fluidity when it comes to some people’s gender identity…
And there are countless organizations around the world that work hard together purely to support people struggling with their gender identity, including the transgender community.
Now, the most famous celebrity to have come out as transgender is without a doubt, Caitlyn Jenner.
We all know who she is!
It seems she’s helped others in the spotlight be true to themselves…
And share who they really are with the world.
As this week, comedian Wayne Brady has come out as pansexual.
In an exclusive interview with People magazine, which was published on Monday, the comedian candidly discussed his journey towards this realization.
Wayne disclosed that the tragic passing of Robin Williams in 2014 deeply affected his mental well-being, leading him to prioritize his emotional health.
This encouraged the star to live his own truth.
“I gave joy at work. But the pity is then I come home, and I don’t have that joy. I have joy because I love my daughter, and I love my family. I love being a dad more than chocolate ice cream.”
“But that can’t be my only joy. I have to love myself,” he said.
“In doing my research, both with myself and just with the world, I couldn’t say if I was bisexual, because I had to really see what that was, especially because I really have not gotten a chance to act on anything,” he told the publication.
“So, I came to pansexual because — and I know that I’m completely messing up the dictionary meaning — but to me, pan means being able to be attracted to anyone who identifies as gay, straight, bi, transsexual, or nonbinary.”
Brady also revealed he is filming a forthcoming Hulu reality series.
It reportedly centers around his life with ex-wife Mandie Taketa, their 20-year-old daughter Maile Brady, and Mandie’s partner Jason Fordham.
“But if I’m healthy, then I can go onstage at Let’s Make a Deal and be the best Wayne Brady that everybody wants and expects. I can be the best dad that Maile needs. I can be the best friend to Mandie, the best son to my mother, and one day, the best partner to someone, because I’m doing this for me,” Brady concluded.
You can read Wayne’s full interview with People here.