Andrew Gillum Admits He is Bisexual...and He Has a Preference For White MEN

Andrew Gillum Admits He is Bisexual...and He Has a Preference For White MEN

In his first interview since he was found in a Miami Beach hotel room in March with a man who was struggling to breathe after an apparent overdose, Andrew Gillum, the former Democratic nominee for Florida governor, came out publicly as bisexual. Mr. Gillum, who sat down with his wife, R. Jai, for separate and joint interviews, which aired Monday on “The Tamron Hall Show,” said in July that he had completed treatment in rehab for alcoholism and depression. But he had not previously addressed his sexuality, despite years of chatter about it in political circles in Tallahassee, the Florida capital, where he was mayor for four years. “That is something that I have never shared publicly before,” he told Tamron Hall. In 2018, Mr. Gillum shot to national fame after winning the Democratic gubernatorial primary. He eventually lost narrowly in the general election to Ron DeSantis. Mr. Gillum, 41, said he would go to rehab a few days after the March 13 incident at the Mondrian South Beach, in which the police were called but no one was arrested. Mr. Gillum’s friend, who was also an escort, was taken to the hospital. Leaked hotel room photographs showed Mr. Gillum naked on the floor. The photos were taken without his consent while he was unconscious, Mr. Gillum told Ms. Hall. He said he went to the hotel to meet a friend after drinking by himself for several hours. He remembers having another drink in the room and then waking up passed out to the presence of the police and paramedics. The police found plastic bags of suspected methamphetamines, which Mr. Gillum denied using. He and his wife had been staying in Miami, where Mr. Gillum was supposed to officiate a friend’s wedding. Mr. Gillum told Ms. Hall that he might consider a return to politics. “Would it be hard? Absolutely,” he said. “But Donald Trump is president.” https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/14/us/trump-vs-biden#andrew-gillum-the-former-democratic-nominee-for-florida-governor-comes-out-as-bisexual

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