How Ricky Martin Became One of the Most Influential Latinx and LGBTQ+ Artists in the World
for years.) But that hardly stopped tabloids from printing whatever they wanted, and the stories usually involved other men.
By the late 1990s, the world was changing, but not fast enough for Martin to have missed the days of rampant homophobia—some of which he participated in,in 2013 that earlier in his life he had bullied gay people, in part because he was so upset by his own feelings that, try as he might, he couldn't make go away.
And he used to think, as he recalled in his book, "What could have been more difficult than being Latino and gay" in Hollywood?His moment finally came in 2010 when he was 38 years old and the father of two children who deserved a dad who was open, honest and proud to show the world who he really was.
While "intense journey" may have been putting it mildly, considering the fear, confusion and self-loathing he had to overcome on the way to accepting his truth, his true fans barely batted an eye, just happy that their heartthrob sounded so happy. He wrote inthat, while he knew he was among the lucky ones, his coming out experience had been "only positive and empowering."
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