As part of Bisexual Awareness Week, Broadway's Andy Mientus turned to Instagram to speak to those struggling with their sexual identity. While the LES MIS and SMASH star recently married SPRING AWAKENING director Michael Arden on August 18th, he still identifies himself as bisexual. Check out the post in full below:
Hey so it's #biweek- the week for the Bi kids to be visible. I try to be visible all the time just by being true to who I am openly, but I know many people struggle with this because of the stigma associated with bi-ness. I know that some of you, probably friends even, are reading this and rolling your eyes- "oh he's still holding on to that? Who is SHE kidding?"- and I don't blame you. Not many are open about it so we appear to be very rare creatures, maybe even mythical. I've definitely felt the pressure to just accept being lumped in as gay when I meet new people- correcting them feels super political and unnecessary in the moment but then later I realize that it's my own shame. I don't write this to position myself as an activist or a role model. I try to be the best person I can be always but I am just an actor, not a queer-studies professor, and I am learning along with everyone else. I have and will continue to put my foot in my mouth on issues so I won't pretend to know everything.Mientus made his Broadway debut in the current revival of LES MISERABLES. A Pittsburgh native, he toured the country in the first national tour of Spring Awakening and appeared in MCC Theater's production of Carrie. On television, he was a series regular on the NBC musical drama "Smash," and had recurring roles on both the FX comedy "Anger Management" and the ABC Family drama "Chasing Life."
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