While the series has broken new ground, it’s something that African teens have been deprived from seeing for themselves. In November, Kenya’s homophobic censors forced pay-TV network MultiChoice to ban Andi Mack in their country. “Television reflects the real life world and today that includes LGBTQ youth who deserve to see their lives depicted on their favourite shows.” Well, he is openly bisexual in his real life. “With more and more young people coming out as LGBTQ, Andi Mack is reflecting the lives and lived experiences of so many LGBTQ youth around the country,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD. Came Out As Bisexual In 2019 Joshua earned massive attention for his gay role in the Andi Mack series. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the 17-year-old Andi Mack actorwho played Cyrus on the Disney Channel series, the TV network's first LGBTQ character opened up to his followers about his. Rush plays gay teen Cyrus Goodman on TV show Andi Mack, making history as the first regular gay character on a Disney Channel show. The show went on to recently be nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in the category of Outstanding Kids & Family Programming. Andi Mack star Joshua Rush has shut down a Twitter troll who claimed that his gay character sets a poor example for kids. Like that’s not all of Cyrus’ personality.” In August 2019, he announced on ‘Twitter’ that he was bisexual and said it was ironic that in spite of inspiring countless LGBT fans with his portrayal of a famous gay character, he himself had not had the courage to declare his true sexual identity till then. Rush explained: “I knew that I wanted to do it justice, because I knew that people were gonna end up seeing this and being like, ‘Wow that’s me, I identify with that I can be who I am now,’ but I also wanted to make sure that it’s not all-encompassing. “I think the most important thing for me when I got this part was to do it right.” “I feel the pressure, and I also don’t,” the 16-year-old actor told PEOPLE Now.
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