Remember that in 2020 Francis had come out on Instagram and revealed that he is bisexual.
“Last week I was chatting with co-workers and mentioned a trip I took with an old friend. I wondered for the ten thousandth time how to tell this story without seeming like it’s all coming back to me. .
I am sure that many bisexual men feel the same way and do the same as me: do not correct people for their assumptions about my heterosexuality. Maybe for fear of sharing too much. Maybe under the guise of intimacy. Probably because “masculinity” is an extremely fragile currency that quickly collapses at the first sign of vulnerability or otherness. And because giving up your privilege is really, really scary. No doubt because of the stigmas that always surround bisexuality, such as indecisiveness, infidelity, disappointment and the “fashion” factor.”
But there. Silence has the perverse effect of perpetuating these stereotypes, making bisexual men invisible, and making people doubt that we really exist. No wonder it’s still a chore to acknowledge bisexuality without going into lengthy explanations.
So yes, labels are frustrating and words are imperfect. But I always thought of myself as bisexual. I’m not confused and I’m not trying to sound provocative. Not disloyal. Don’t be ashamed of it. Not invisible»