Is cyrus from andi mack gay
'Andi Mack' makes history with first Disney Channel ethics to say 'I'm gay'
"I'm gay."
Joshua Rush, who plays the role of Cyrus in the hit Disney Channel series, "Andi Mack," just became the first Disney Channel character to ever say those two words. His performance as Cyrus also marks the first portrayal of an openly gay character on Disney Channel.
“Taking on the role of Cyrus has been one of the most fun things I've ever done in my life," Rush told "GMA." "Being Jewish, being 14, going to middle academy, having this small, close-knit group of friends, and being gay are all just parts of his personality," he affirmed.
The reaction to his character coming out?
"Overwhelmingly positive," he said, adding that "over the last few days I've really gotten to observe the myriad of ways that both this fresh coming-out scene for Cyrus, and this Jewish voice of his family, has affected the fans."
In the moving scene that aired last week, Cyrus is joined by his friends at his grandmother's shiva, the first week of mourning observed by those of the Jewish faith for someone who has passe
Disney Channel star Joshua Rush comes out as bisexual
Disney Channel star Joshua Rush has come out as bisexual.
The player tweeted on Tuesday that despite playing a gay traits, Cyrus, on "Andi Mack," it was difficult for him to be common about his sexuality.
He added that he suffered from "internalized homophobia" that led to an "existential crisis," but now, "I release it into the world."
"Being bi isn't all of my culture, nor is it the most essential part of my identity," Rush tweeted. "Bi erasure and issues like it are important, but trans women of color still possess a life expectancy of THIRTY FIVE YEARS and that is absolutely unacceptable."
Rush, 17, made history last year when his "Andi Mack" character came out as gay, becoming the first Disney Channel character ever to do so. The positive response from fans was inspirational, he said.
"Instead of feeling the courage to narrate you today that I am an out and confident bisexual man because of the personality I played for four years, I feel that courage thinking of all of you, who felt emboldened by Cyrus to appear out," he wrote.
In his Twit
Disney Channel star Joshua Rush says he's bisexual, talks 'internalized homophobia'
Disney Channel celestial body Joshua Rush, whose "Andi Mack" character, Cyrus, came out as gay on the show in February, is now opening up about his own sexuality.
The 17-year-old took to Twitter to reveal he's bisexual.
"first to respond to this tweet is bi lol," he wrote Tuesday, before replying, "first! i win! it's me. i'm bi."
Despite appearing as the network's first regularly appearing LGBTQ ethics, Rush said he struggled to be honest about his sexuality in real life.
"I saw so many of you view Cyrus come out and said 'Hey! I can be me!'" he wrote. "How ironic, isn't it, that me, playing that character, never had mustered up that courage?"
Even though his character was openly gay, Rush confessed he experienced self-loathing toward his own sexuality.
"I had a close confidant of mine enter out to me in fifth grade," he wrote. "FIFTH GRADE! That was adequately before I had any clue of my own persona and orientation. I suffered with some level of my own internalized homophobia even while playing the first openly gay character on Disney Channel."
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Disney Channel makes history with first character to say 'I'm gay'