Andrés Simón is a model and social media influencer from Bogotá, Colombia. Yesterday, he announced to his 100K+ followers on Instagram that he’s bisexual.
“I come to tell you about love without labels, without barriers,” he said in a video. “Many are waiting for this video from me. I know that many will criticize and judge me. Others will support me, they will be empathetic but I wanted to do it.”
Simón went on to say he likes both men and woman, although he is more drawn to men.
“I can tell you that I can love and accept myself as I am, a bisexual man,” he announced, adding later, “I have always felt much more attractive to men, although I have also had relationships with women.”
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Anticipating how some people might respond to this, Simón continued, “I already know that many are going to tell me that bisexualism does not exist or that it is a way of not accepting that I am gay, those people in a divisive and decisive attitude are the ones who make the community still suffer discrimination today.”
Before finishing, Simón said that, while he’s proud to finally come out, a person’s sexuality shouldn’t define them and that things like personality are far better ways of measuring their character.
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Mister P
Coming out as Bi is more like peaking out the closet door than busting it down.
Vince
I don’t blame him. In places like Colombia it’s not safe to come out as gay.
Jim
Get over yourself. This is the 21st Century.
Cam
Explain why somebody coming out upsets you.
Raphael
Cam, don’t even waste your time. This guy says the same thing in every “coming out” article… Everyone here ignores him.
Peter
Good for him if he’s truly bi; if he’s gay and taking baby steps (in an anti-gay country) it’s fine, too. I don’t really care about that; it’s the “social media influencer” part that interests me. Does one apply for that position or assume the role? Does it come with benefits, like dental, a pension or a 401(K)? What are the hours? Do you have to work evenings and weekends? Who reviews your work or recommends you for a promotion? It may be legit; it just strikes me as absurd.
Paulie P
Columbia is so accepting of the gay culture….it is not anti-gay…… as for the announcement… ok, and…
ElPillo
Why do I care? And the lighting is terrible in his coming out video, not flattering. Looked a bit like the scarecrow man in the Wizard of Oz
Coruna2018
Today should be called Witless Wednesdays:
Vince, MisterP, and Peter: you are the very thing Andres Simon talked about, the gays who practice ignorance of bisexuality and dismissing/erasing it as closeted gayness. Are you bisexual? I am. Did anyone ever tell you that your gayness wasn’t real but “a phase”? If you did, how dare you inflict that on bisexuals!
Vince
Ok so you’re a bisexual asshole then.
I never said he was or wasn’t btw.
Coruna2018
Paulie, the country in South America is known as “Colombia”.
CityguyUSA
That stomach is an awful edit. Why would anyone even allow that to be published.
Mister P
I was only alluding to the headline of closet door bust down.
I believe everyone is bi.
rickywintour
I believe you are full of crap. I need people like you to stop spouting that nonsense on forums like these. Not everyone is bi otherwise their wouldn’t be a LGBT community so it’d just be B. I love men always have and always will. Women will never be thing ever in my life. So please don’t put your bisexual theories on proud gay men thank you very much.