YouTuber Ricky Dillon Comes Out as Gay 4 Years After Identifying as Asexual
Ricky DillonFrom this point on, Ricky Dillon says he's being honest with himself about his sexuality after struggling for years to come to terms with who he is. In a new YouTube video, the entertainer reveals he's accepted he's"1000 percent gay", something that he's"terrified" to admit, namely because of the religious household he was raised in."It was drilled into my brain from an early age that being gay is one of the worst things that could happen.
The reason why he's choosing to publicly come out now is because he"can't move forward" in his career or personal life if he isn't honest about this. Being closeted, Ricky says, has made him feel"disingenuous and inauthentic" in almost every way possible, as if he was"playing this role of YouTuber Ricky Dillon."
Even when Ricky did post videos, he didn't reveal the"crippling anxiety" he was feeling as he came to terms with being gay. The 27-year-old states,"There's still so much of the world that is very homophobic and hateful and thinks that being gay is a lifestyle or something you choose. I did not choose to be depressed and have crippling anxiety over this for three years.
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