Ricky Martin posted romantic picture – disappointed with the response – VG

The Puerto Rican artist is now taking over a settlement on Instagram, where a week ago he posted a picture of himself and his Syrian husband Jwan Yosef (37) on the occasion of Father’s Day. The couple, who married in 2017, have four children together.

Martin writes in a long message in Spanish that he addresses the followers by “speaking from his most vulnerable side.” He says that the photo was taken during a photo shoot with a magazine, and that he and Yosef thought this was a great way to “show their pride”.

“What I did not expect, especially considering all the efforts that have been made over so many years, is that a large number of people chose to stop following us, or comment in a derogatory way.”, writes Martin.

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June is Pride Month and the 49-year-old is several times previously been honored for his commitment to the LGBT community (lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people).

Martin, who is said to have sold over 70 million records worldwide, emphasizes that it is “obviously not” the number of followers that worries him.

“But it is the message behind their decision that makes me feel the same feelings I had in all the years before I came out in public with my sexual orientation. The same fear that paralyzed me, tormented me and did not allow me to be me “, he writes.

More than ten years have passed since Martin came “out of the closet”. He was then 38 years old. Six years later, he and Yosef emerged as a couple. By then, Martin had recently ended a five-year relationship with another man.

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The musician has been open about how difficult it was to stand out as gay, but that he later regrets that he made an effort to hide his orientation.

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Martin states in his recent Instagram post, where he has 15.3 million followers at the time of writing, that he has peace with himself today. Even though he feels like coming with the heartache, he rejoices in celebrating his family in the way he thinks it deserves.

«And to celebrate me for who I am, no matter what they say», He writes about those who give him back.

Many also support him. Nearly 600,000 have printed “likes” on the picture of him and her husband, and many thousands have written positive comments below.

VGTV interviewed Martin when he visited Oslo in 2003. Then he had a woman with him and assured that she was his girlfriend. At the same time, it was clear that love was then a very uncomfortable topic for the pop star:

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