Ricky martin es gay

Singer Ricky Martin has ended years of speculation about his sexuality by declaring himself "a fortunate homosexual man". Martin, who has previously dodged questions about his sexual orientation, finally came out on his website , saying the birth of his two sons and writing his memoirs had led to his decision. Writing in both English and Spanish, the Puerto Rico-born singer, who has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, said: "To keep living as I did up until today would be to indirectly diminish the glow that my kids where sic born with. The year-old crossover star, whose biggest worldwide hit was Livin' la Vida Loca, said: "Many people told me: 'Ricky it's not important', 'it's not worth it', 'all the years you've worked and everything you've built will collapse', 'many people in the world are not ready to accept your truth, your reality, your nature'.

Pop star Ricky Martin says he "wasted energy" hiding his sexuality at the start of his career. The year-old came out in , and recently married Jwan Yosef, with whom he has two sons, fathered by surrogate. Speaking to Attitude magazine , the star said he regretted the lengths he had gone to disguise his sexuality. Some of his partners had gone "back into the closet" on his behalf, he added. Martin has previously explained it took him years to come to terms with his sexuality - and he was still "struggling" with the issue at the height of his fame in

In , when definitions of sexuality and gender are undergoing major changes, can a straight man be a queer icon? The eccentric, gender-bending rapper was praised for speaking out against the murder of a trans women in Puerto Rico during a live performance on US TV and adopting a drag persona in the video for his track Yo Perreo Sola. Yo Perreo Sola was released only two months ago.

In early , after releasing several albums in Spanish, Martin performed " The Cup of Life " at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards show, which became a catalyst in bringing Latin pop to the forefront of the U. It is generally seen as the song that began the Latin pop explosion of and made the transition easier for other Spanish-speaking artists to move into the English-speaking market. His first English-language album titled Ricky Martin , sold 15 million copies and is his best selling album to date. He also acted on stage and TV in Mexico , where he achieved modest fame in the early s. His parents divorced when he was two years old, and Martin spent much of his childhood shifting between his father's home in the suburbs of University Gardens, a suburban middle-class neighborhood of San Juan, and his paternal grandmother's house nearby.