Jason Mraz Officially Comes Out: 'I've Had Experiences With Men'

Jason Mraz raised eyebrows when he took part in Billboard's annual Gay Pride Month initiative, which saw celebrities of all kinds pen personal letters directed at the LGBTQ community. For his submission, the 40-year-old star had readers questioning if he used his letter as an opportunity to come out as bisexual. Weeks later, the singer/songwriter has cleared the air on the matter. 

"Honestly, I didn't realize it was going to be so telling. I've had experiences with men, even while I was dating the woman who became my wife," Mraz told the magazine in a recent interview. "It was like, 'Wow, does that mean I am gay?' And my wife laid it out for me. She calls it 'Two Spirit,' which is what the Native Americans call someone who can love both man and woman.' I really like that."

For his love poem, Mraz admitted that the community has inspired and rewired him to repeatedly demonstrate courage. "You showed me what strength is. You demonstrated courage over and over again. You risked so much for love. You never compromised your expression even when your rights and freedoms were being compromised," he wrote in the poem. "You stood up for me. You stood up for the world. And now the world is better because of you."

Mraz ended the poem on a high (and suspicious) note, writing, "We still have a long way to go. But know I am bi your side. All ways."

Speculation around Mraz's sexuality has been buzzing for quite some time. After admitting that he was "bisexually open-minded" in an interview with Genre in 2005, he told Pride Source in 2010 that his experimental younger years taught him that he's "not really into facial hair." "It has nothing to do with being too selective other than I kind of like smooth features," he explained with a laugh. "Going up against someone else's facial hair or chest hair, it's just not my thing. And yeah, that's about it."

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