Ricky Martin: "I Didn't Come Out Before Because of Fear"
By: Michael Matson
11.14.2010
In the Dec./Jan. isssue of Out magazine, Ricky Martin confesses that he didn't come out earlier in life because of fear:
"Something as simple as standing at that (gay rights group's) dinner and saying, ‘I’m gay,’ creates so may emotions I’ve never felt before. I didn’t do it earlier because of fear, and bottom line it was all in my head. I was seduced by fear and I was sabotaging most of my life—my music, my relationships with my friends, with my family, with everybody. That’s something I need to share because I know that a lot of people are going through what I went through, no matter what their age, and fear cannot control us."
Read Ricky's complete interview by clicking here.
Photo: Jason Schmidt
In the Dec./Jan. isssue of Out magazine, Ricky Martin confesses that he didn't come out earlier in life because of fear:
"Something as simple as standing at that (gay rights group's) dinner and saying, ‘I’m gay,’ creates so may emotions I’ve never felt before. I didn’t do it earlier because of fear, and bottom line it was all in my head. I was seduced by fear and I was sabotaging most of my life—my music, my relationships with my friends, with my family, with everybody. That’s something I need to share because I know that a lot of people are going through what I went through, no matter what their age, and fear cannot control us."
Read Ricky's complete interview by clicking here.
Photo: Jason Schmidt
