Former Florida Democratic Gov. Candidate Andrew Gillum: ‘I Don’t Identify As Gay but I Do Identify As Bisexual’

Florida Democratic politician Andrew Gillum in an exclusive interview with Tamron Hall opened up for the first time since he entered rehab in March after being found in a Miami hotel with a male escort who had seemingly overdosed on crystal meth.

“You didn’t ask the question but I don’t identify as gay,” Gillum, the former Tallahassee mayor and Gubernatorial candidate said. “I identify as bisexual,” he added.

Words never shared publicly until this moment #TamronHallShow “I identify as bisexual”. – @AndrewGillum

— Tamron Hall (@tamronhall) September 14, 2020

Gillum made headlines six months ago when he was found surrounded by vomit in the Miami hotel room after police responded to calls about a suspected drug overdose.

An excerpt was released last week from the interview where he said that he had “given no consent” for the photo of him to be released. He said that he had to “get over shame” of not that he did “bad,” but that he is “bad.”

From the NY Daily News:

The 41-year-old father of three denied using methamphetamines and said he had gotten too drunk at a wedding that day. Days later, he announced that he was entering rehab for “a depression that has led to alcohol abuse.”

“This has been a wake-up call for me,” Gillum said in a statement. “I witnessed my father suffer from alcoholism and I know the damaging effects it can have when untreated. I also know that alcoholism is often a symptom of deeper struggles.”

Gillum said his close loss to now-Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2018 governor’s race made matters worse.

Appearing on Hall’s show with his wife, R. Jai Gillum, the politician said he had never publicized his bisexuality before.

“So many people just don’t understand bisexuality,” his wife said. “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.”