Wayne Brady Speaks On The “Biggest Misconception” Surrounding Pansexuality: “People Think That You’re An Indecisive Bisexual”

Wayne Brady explains the biggest misconception about pansexuality.

While attending the 2024 GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday evening in Los Angeles, Brady shared with PEOPLE that he empathizes with individuals who find the term confusing. He admitted to needing to “research” the topic himself.

“I had to do research and find out what it was that I was,” Brady, who identifies as pansexual, says. “I think the biggest misconception — and I even make a joke about it onstage tonight — is that people think that you’re an indecisive bisexual. It’s like, no, no, no, no, no. Let me set you straight.”

He added, “What the definition basically boils down to is, regardless of gender, regardless. So that means that I am happily free to fall in love with anybody here. If you’re gay, if you’re straight, if you’re non-binary, trans, I don’t care.”

Following his disclosure last year, Brady characterized his pansexuality to PEOPLE as being akin to being “bisexual — with an open mind.” He revealed that the passing of Robin Williams in 2014 profoundly impacted him, sparking an unexpected journey of self-exploration.

Apart from engaging in therapy to comprehend his lack of fulfillment in certain areas of life and seeking treatment for “love addiction,” he found himself pondering the question, “Wayne, um, are you gay?”

“And the answer was no because despite having been in all of these unsuccessful relationships and now dealing with what I know can be diagnosed as love addiction, I started to go, ‘Okay, I’m feeling something, but I just don’t know how to get there,'” Brady added.