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Wayne Brady Comes Out as Pansexual: 'I'm Doing This for Me'

people.com Wayne Brady Comes Out as Pansexual: 'I'm Doing This for Me' (Exclusive)

Wayne Brady comes out as pansexual and opens up to PEOPLE about his long road to self-discovery and how his daughter and ex-wife are showing him acceptance

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Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?
- Only with their enthusiastic consent.
  
  It’s me. Im the bitch.
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Good for him. And good for lots of other people, probably. But we all kind of figured, right? That man flirts with everyone, with impressive sincerity.
- It's clear he contains too much sexual energy to have a limited focus.
It's always so eye-opening to read about a larger-than-life personality like Brady considering themselves an introvert and being bullied in school. I am glad he got to a point where he is happy and can share his story.
why do I care this person wants to fuck pans
- I can understand if it's cast iron
  
  Cast iron, non-stick, ceramic. I just can’t get enough. Don’t get me started with the Asian beauty, wok. Not strictly a pan but look at those curves
- Sexy, sexy pans....
  
  Can you both keep a lid on it?
What is a pansexual?
- If only they addressed that in the article...
  
  “I am pansexual,” he says, meaning that he is attracted to persons regardless of their sex or gender.
  Brady puts it another way: “Bisexual — with an open mind!” he says with a chuckle.
  
  Oh wait they did. Read the article.
  
  It really gets under my skin when folks frame bisexuality as bigoted pansexuality.
  
  Edit: I'm not saying he wasn't making a lighthearted joke and I'm not even really saying he shouldn't have said it. I'm just sad that for a lot of people this may be the first time they hear about pansexuality and assume it means that people who say they're bi are transphobic, enbyphobic, or something else.
  
  What is a close-minded bisexual?
  
  Wait, you can read articles?
  
  So somebody wanted to broaden their understanding by asking a simple question and you decided to be a dick?
  
  Maybe they didn’t have time to read the article and thought somebody would help.
- The definition I originally came across is a pansexual person is not attracted by gender but by the personality. So no rules or restrictions on sex organs or gender identity or presentation. It's really attraction to the person underneath above all else.
  
  don't mean to be ignorant but how is that not just a word for non-superficial bisexual?
- Lover of cookware
- I’m pansexual.
  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. 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 non-binary. Being able to be attracted across the board. And, I think, at least for me for right now, that is the proper place. I took pan to mean that not only can I be attracted to any of these people or types physically, but I could be attracted to the person that is there.
- Universal Boner Donor.
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  Pansexuality is broader than bisexuality, and people who identify as pansexual may be attracted to people of all genders. Bisexuality is the attraction to two or more genders, but not necessarily all.
  
  The terms broadly overlap, but the distinction matters to some people and that's okay.
  
  Or just read the article before you post something so ignorant.
The very first time I saw Brady on tv (circa 2000) I was watching whatever it was with my mom and we both presumed he was gay then and there. It was a little interesting just because there were so few evidently gay people on tv at the time in such prominent roles.

But yeah...

“Bisexual — with an open mind!”
seems about right too.

I think (hope) that hundreds of years from now, most of the human species will achieve this higher form of love and acceptance. It's so silly to not freely love whom you love.

They seem like a lovely family :)

Also... looks like Redditors are starting to flood it here with their uber-insightful commentary.
- Bah. Not my deal.
  
  But you be your best you, and of course Wayne Brady should be his best him.
And everyone else is a Wayne Brady sexual. This works out.
I thought this was from The Onion.
- It's People magazine, so it's close enough.
  
  People are like onions?
Jesus Christ this is already just reddit again, any mods gonna enforce rule 1 with this bigoted bullshit in the comments orrrrrrrrr
- We’re doing our best. Wanna help? Report messages that violate our rules.
  
  No, you actually have to read the comments on the subs you make. Stop being lazy and grow the fuck up
- people should be allowed to ridicule the ridiculous
  
  Just don't act all surprised when your negative opinions about other people cause other people to have negative opinions about you.
Now him and Dave really got beef.
I know shouldn't, but whenever I hear pansexual, I hear Jay of Jay and Silent Bob screaming "I'll fuck anything that moves!" in my head.
- And I just think of cookware.
- my love for you is like a truck
I already loved his character in HIMYM (James, Barney/NPH's gay brother) so much because of the trade in sexual orientation between the two actors and their characters. This makes it even better <3
I would never have guessed this, and yet I am also in no way surprised.
- I don't think I've ever been surprised when someone came out, aside from a couple of friends when I was much younger.
good for him for feeling comfortable being authentic in the public eye. i'm still working on uncovering my True self.
Good for him. That said, he is the most low-energy game show host I have ever seen. When my daughter was first born, we didn't have much to do, so we would watch daytime TV and his hosting on Let's Make a Deal is just terrible (if he's still doing it). It sounded like he was bored and didn't want to be there every episode.

Sorry, I had to rant about Wayne Brady for a second.
- Did you just call Wayne Brady a bitch??
  
  No, no choking will be happening.
- I wonder if it's just bad direction? Wayne Brady is one of the funniest people I've seen on TV - but I haven't seen him hosting anything. So it can't be him. It has to be someone directing him.
  
  He has a certain energy. I'd call it smooth energy.
  
  It's fantastic, but smooth energy doesn't work for game shows.
  
  Agreed. He can sing jokes on the spot and dance anyone into a corner if left to his own devices. Bad acting isn’t coming from him. It would have to be stamped out by someone else
  
  Yeah, he was really funny on Whose Line, but wow is he awful as a game show host. I don't know why, but he is terrible.
- I saw one episode, but now that you mention it, yeah that's the vibe I got as well. It felt like he was trying to emulate Howie, but it might have just been really boring.
is the word removed banned? why am I seeing removed here often?

Edit: Seems you can't say b*tch. TIL.
- Test: bitch
  
  Your bitch has been approved
  
  "I said, biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitch..."
- Lemmy.ml has a word filter. Sign up somewhere else if you don't mind words.
  
  oof. I don't mind words, any way to see if an instance doesn't ban them?
- I read earlier that .ml instance censors certain words
  
  Did the mods specify why?
- Wellllllllllllllllllllllllllll....
- That's a lemmy.ml filter.
- I've been banned several times with zero warning or clue what I said. It's kind they've taken every single one of those obnoxious power mods from Reddit and given them free rein here.
  
  So… you’re saying you are ban evading?
  
  Just go back to Reddit. Simple.
I wish he were "make more episodes of Let's Make a Deal"-sexual. Conversely, Drew Carey is quite punctual but sucks as a game show host.
Great article. Thank you for posting
In other news, the sky is blue XD. But also fuck yeah.
- I actually had no idea. Not that it matters much...
  
  Oh we didn't know. Just a meme that the man is an icon of openness. Was never official but seeing it written is just like a "oh yeah ofcourse"
Jesus this comment thread.
- And also with you, my child.
  
  (did I do that right?)
  
  Peas be with you.
  
  In the pan.
  
  The sauce pan.
HEY EVERYONE, THIS IS WHAT I LIKE TO FUCK, GIMME A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, THANK YOU
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Pansexual? Hmmm maybe he's a good cook. He loves pans though
- I love my cast iron pan.
Ok, but is he gonna have to choke a(n) "insert a pronoun"?
Who?
- Oh no, do yourself a favor and look up "who's line is it anyway" especially the ones with Wayne Brady. Such a fun show!
  
  I know he's done other stuff, but that show is great lol
  
  He's also on maybe the most quoted Dave Chappelle episode of all time
I also am attracted to goat men.
- It's hot when they toot their pipes!
- Removed by the most thin-skinned mod ever. Stretching real hard for that Rule 1.
Bisexual.
- Fancy bisexual.
Who?
- Check out Whose Line Is It Anyway, both the original and the reboot. Great show!
  
  First time hearing it, I had no idea (not American, for what is worth).
- That's the guy who's gonna choke a bitch.
I'm not attracted to him so I don't care tbh
- As if you had a chance? Lol
Why is it news that a 'celebrity' is identifying with the most celebrated people group in the U.S.?
- Buddy, a supreme court justice recently said they should reconsider gay marriage.
  
  Oh no, one supreme court justice said they want to revisit a case, the horror!
- As a person who belongs to “the most celebrated people group in the US”, I think it’s important for people like me to see ourselves represented in the world. We are a minority, so it’s noteworthy when a public figure comes out.
  
  And idk man I don’t feel celebrated all that much in the US. Every week I see religious protestors outside the gay bar in my city with signs saying that I’m going to burn in hell for all eternity. I’ve been called a removed more times than I can count for simply holding another man’s hand while walking down the street. I’ve been fired from a job waiting tables because the manager saw my boyfriend pick me up.
  
  Maybe your perspective, as someone who does not live every day of their life as a member of this community, is different. You might see the push to advocate for acceptance of LGBT+ people as “celebrating” them. It is not. It’s tolerance, and we still don’t even have that.
  
  Man, I hate when people call me a "removed"
  
  It's ok to use self referential slurs. They're our words 😌
  
  As a person who belongs to “the most celebrated people group in the US”, I think it’s important for people like me to see ourselves represented in the world.
  
  I'm Filipino, I'd like to see more people 'like me' represented, but biden just cares about flying the pride flag and ignoring actual minorities
- Are you really trying to pretend like conservatives aren't constantly calling LGBTQ+ people groomers and pedophiles? Seriously?
  
  I'm saying that LGBTQIA2S+ folks are the most celebrated folk in America.
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  Your valid as fuck bro, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
  
  -Bisexual Dude
  
  Bitch I’m double oppressed,
  
  Imagine thinking someone is inherently oppressed for being born.
- Unless they came out as a white middle aged Christian male I have no idea how you can possible actually think this.
  
  When was the last time you saw a white pride flag hanging up outside the white house?
- Imagine being this stupid.
  
  Imagine having no argument against it, so you just attack the individual.

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