Disney Channel star Joshua Rush, whose "Andi Mack" character, Cyrus, came out as gay on the show in February, is now opening up about his own … The character made history again in the July 2019 series finale, becoming part of the Disney Channel’s first teenage same-sex couple with classmate TJ Kippen. "I stuffed the existential crisis of talking about my sexual orientation into a box in my mind for years. "Being bi isn't all of my identity, nor is it the most important part of my identity. first! And now that I've said that, I have a few things to rant about. There are more important things to talk about than me liking a whole bunch of genders, but I do want to share a few things with you guys. i'm bi. "How ironic, isn't it, that me, playing that character, never had mustered up that courage? The actor starred as 13-year-old Cyrus Goodman in the hit Disney teen-drama and made history as being the first ever character to say they are gay on the Disney Channel. Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown announces split from fiancé and partner of 10 years, Chicago's 'Boystown' LGBTQ neighbourhood to change 'gendered' name, Sam Smith talks pain and heartbreak as they tease 'cathartic' new album 'Love Goes', Copyright ©2020 Stream Publishing. There are more important things to talk about than me liking a whole bunch of genders, but I do want to share a few things with you guys. "I saw so many of you watch Cyrus come out and said "Hey! I can be me!” Rush tweeted on Tuesday (August 6). He continued: "I had a close friend of mine come out to me in fifth grade. “Ok but are we going to talk about how josh used his coming out tweet to ask ppl do donate to another causes? I can be me!". Bi erasure and issues like it are important, but trans women of color still have a life expectancy of THIRTY FIVE YEARS and that is absolutely unacceptable.". “I saw so many of you watch Cyrus come out and said ‘Hey! In the lengthy thread, Rush went on to recall the time his friend came out to him in the fifth grade and how he suffered from internalised homophobia. Today, I release it into the world. “Thank you for sharing your truth with us, and for feeling safe and comfortable enough to do so,” added another. i'm bi. "Instead of feeling the courage to tell you today that I am an out and proud bisexual man because of the character I played for four years, I feel that courage thinking of all of you, who felt emboldened by Cyrus to come out.". Celebs you didn’t know have an LGBT sibling. Andi Mack star Joshua Rush has come out as bisexual. Today, I release it into the world,” he added. The actor signed off by highlighting one of the most important issues in the LGBT+ community today. “Bi erasure and issues like it are important, but trans women of colour still have a life expectancy of THIRTY FIVE YEARS and that is absolutely unacceptable,” he wrote. All rights reserved |. “How ironic, isn’t it, that me, playing that character, never had mustered up that courage? FIFTH GRADE! Andi Mack star Joshua Rush has come out as bisexual. I had a close friend of mine come out to me in fifth grade. i win! FIFTH GRADE! The actor starred as 13-year-old Cyrus Goodman in the hit Disney teen-drama and made history as being the first ever character to say they are gay on the Disney Channel.