Jason Mraz is open about his sexuality. On Jesse Tyler Ferguson'S Podcast 'Dinner is on me'the 47-year-old singer defined why he by no means spoke publicly about his sexuality till 2018.
Mraz started the dialog by noting that he realized he wasn't straight as he “obtained older.”
“I didn't have that a lot sexual expertise in highschool. I used to be sort of scared of highschool. I used to be bullied and I simply needed to get out of town,” he defined. “… So New York Metropolis was nice and finally California was nice. I additionally didn't have that a lot self-confidence, being a thin, scrawny, 18-year-old child in New York. I don't even know who to flirt with, how one can flirt.”
After residing in New York for some time, Mraz moved to California, the place he “met a bunch of people that noticed me in a brand new approach.”
“I had by no means actually been seen, and I preferred being seen and heard,” he stated. “However on the similar time, I nonetheless carried with me the conservative avenue that I grew up on, and that was actually exhausting to disregard or break by. I used to be actually shy and fearful of what my household would say, or what my hometown would suppose, or no matter.”
Mraz, who famous that his dad and mom are “very supportive” of him, went on to elucidate why he didn't come out at a younger age.
“Within the 90s, being homosexual was like [the] punchline of a joke, and I didn't need to be the punchline of a joke,” he stated. “I saved my nostril down and discovered ways in which I might get on the market and see the world as an alternative. I loved it.”
Mraz subsequently described himself as a “late bloomer” and stated, “I’ve few experiences.”
“Despite the fact that I've been a late bloomer to the place I’m now, I truthfully really feel like my life is simply starting,” he stated. “I can't say I've discovered love. I've had nice relationships and I've at all times realized and grown… however I really like the place I'm at. I lastly really feel a lot love for myself that it could possibly solely make the following relationship, or any relationship, higher if I discover one.”
Mraz was married to Sheridan Edley from 2000 to 2001. He married Christina Carano in 2015 and the couple separated eight years later. Throughout his marriage to Carano, Mraz mentioned his sexuality in an interview with Billboard.
“I've had experiences with males, even once I was courting the lady who grew to become my spouse,” he informed the outlet in 2018. “It was like, 'Wow, does that imply I'm homosexual?' And my spouse defined it to me. She calls it 'two spirit,' which is what the Native Individuals name somebody who can love each a person and a girl. I actually like that.”
Then, in 2023 dialog with GLAADMraz spoke about how his divorce helped him embrace his personal identification.
“You carry round numerous disgrace, numerous guilt,” he stated. “You need to heal as many previous relationships as potential, and on the similar time step into this new acceptance and new identification or no matter I’m saying, and that’s exhausting too.”
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