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‘The Upshaws’ star Jermelle Simon comes out as gay in empowering video: “I have decided that I am enough”
Netflix‘s The Upshaws family, to the LGBTQ one!The 35-year-old actor came out as gay in a heartwarming video posted on October 11 for National Coming Out Day. “I have decided that I am enough, I want to thank everyone who has helped me to get to that place where I feel seen, where I feel like I belong, where I feel loved,” Simon, whose character Bernard Junior came out as gay in the Netflix sitcom’s first season, said.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.“Thank you for providing a space where I can come on the internet and say I am a Black gay man.”A poignant James Baldwin quote captioned the post: “You have to go the way your blood beats.