Is joshua rush gay

Joshua Rush opened up about his sexuality for the first time publicly this week, telling fans that he identifies as a “proud bisexual man.”

Best known for playing Cyrus Goodman on the Disney Channel series, “Andi Mack,” the actor on Tuesday joked that the first person to reply to one of his tweets was pansexual.

From there, however, things took a more personal twist.

The 17-year-old Texas native suggested that his initial reluctance to come out was “ironic” given his “Andi Mack” role.

As Cyrus Goodman, Rush portrayed the Disney Channel’s first openly gay traits. Cyrus first addressed his sexuality in the show’s Season 2 premiere episode, in which he revealed that he’d developed a passion on his top male friend, Jonah (Asher Angel).

Later installments saw Cyrus coming to terms with his feelings for other boys, albeit in a suitably adolescent way. Season 3’s “One in a Minyan,” for instance, saw Cyrus come out to Jonah while mourning the death of his grandmother, Bubbe Rose.

That episode drew praise from a number of LGBTQ advocacy groups, including PFLAG International, which applauded the Disney Channel for “continuing to say Cyrus’ story in such an authenti

Disney Star Joshua Rush Comes Out as Bisexual

Joshua Rush just came out as bisexual person in a moving message to his fans.

In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the 17-year-old Andi Mack actor—who played Cyrus on the Disney Channel series, the TV network's first LGBTQ character—opened up to his followers about his sexuality.

"first to respond to this tweet is bi lol," Rush tweeted, before replying to his post. "first! i win! it's me. i'm bi. 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 saw so many of you watch Cyrus come out and said 'Hey! I can be me!' How ironic, isn't it, that me, playing that personality, never had mustered up that courage?" Rush continued. "Instead of feeling the courage to explain you today that I am an out and proud multi-attracted man because of the traits I played for four years, I feel that courage thinking of all of you, who felt emboldened by Cyrus to come out."

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Disney Channel star Joshua Rush comes out as bisexual

Disney Channel star Joshua Rush has come out as bisexual.

The actor tweeted on Tuesday that despite playing a gay character, Cyrus, on "Andi Mack," it was difficult for him to be public 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 identity, nor is it the most important 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 nature ever to do so. The positive response from fans was inspirational, he said.

"Instead of feeling the courage to tell you today that I am an out and confident 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," he wrote.

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