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Andrew Gillum, the former Democratic candidate for governor of Florida, revealed in an interview released Monday that he identifies as bisexual. “To be very honest with you, when you didn’t ask. Andrew Gillum, the first Black nominee for Florida governor, came out as bisexual on the Tamron Hall Show on Monday. "I don't identify as gay," Gillum said, "but I do identify as bisexual.

And. “I don’t identify as gay but I do identify as bisexual,” Gillum said. “And that is something that I have never shared publicly before.” Miami Beach police responded to a hotel room on March Former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum came out as bisexual Monday in an interview with broadcaster Tamron Hall.

Former Florida gubernatorial candidate

“You put it out there whether or not I identify as gay, and the answer is I don't. Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum came out as bisexual in an interview with Tamron Hall on Monday, alongside his wife R. Jai Howard in which he spoke of his. On Monday's second-season premiere of the 'The Tamron Hall Show', Gillum spoke about the day he was named in a police report that said he was "inebriated" and initially unresponsive in a Miami Beach hotel room along with a male companion where authorities found baggies of suspected crystal methamphetamine.

During his sit down interview with Hall, he revealed, "I don't identify as gay. I identify as bisexual. I've never shared that publicly before. Gillum was joined at the interview by his wife R. Jai who told Hall, "So many people just don't understand bisexuality. Bisexuality is just something different. I just believe that love and sexuality exist on a spectrum. All I care about is what's between us and what agreement we make.

Gillum, who was once considered a rising star in the Democratic party, also said "he has cried every day" since the incident. Fire rescue crews were called there regarding a suspected drug overdose and found Gillum and two other men in the hotel room. Gillum, police said, "was unable to communicate due to his inebriated state. Gillum was photographed naked on a bathroom floor with a pillow and sheets soiled with body fluids.

He told Hall he didn't recognize himself in the photo "literally lying in my own vomit. He went through rehab for alcohol abuse and issued an apology. Gillum was the first black nominee in a major political party to run for governor in Florida. He lost narrowly to Republican Ron DeSantis in the election. In a July Instagram post, Gillum candidly detailed his battle with depression and alcoholism, conditions that were exacerbated by his loss in the governor's race, which was decided by fewer than 33, votes.

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