Avery Wilson, an American R&B singer has come out as Bisexual on his 25th birthday.
The talented singer who turned 25 on Saturday, broke the news to his fans in a terse post on his Twitter page. He wrote: “I’m bisexual . Ok bye”
It didn’t take long for him to start clapping back at trolls, when a twitter user wrote: “We were just waiting for you to say it Fren.”
Wilson responded by writing: “THE WAIT IS OVER then ain’t it ?!”
And when another wrote: “I wish guys could just be honest and say they’re gay, but we gotta do the bisexual inbetween step first. Ok,” The singer hit back, saying: “There is no i between for me sir . I like woman and men ! The bus stops here stop trying to paint your narrative on others . WHOS NEXT !?”
Wilson‘s tweet received a lot of support, gaining over 20,000 retweets and over 206,000 likes.
One supportive fan wrote: “So happy for you living your truth — it ain’t easy out here in these streets especially for a black man. You are wildly talented and wishing you all the success. Loved seeing you on @xtina’s tour btw!”
Another added: “Loved you before I knew that, now I love you more! And, happy birthday! In case no one told you, I’m glad you were born.”
A third person wrote: “Very proud of you!! Thank you for sharing such a private and vulnerable part of your life! Even though you didn’t have to, but you did! Just another reason sooo many of us that follow you, we see how true and genuine you are Avery!!”
Avery Wilson, rose to fame after competing on the third season of The Voice in the United States. In 2015 he released If I Have To, the first single from his debut album which he also performed as a non-competitor on season 8 of The Voice.
