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Mr. International Spain Just Came Out, and We're In Love
The dreamy pageant winner officially announced he's a member of the LGBT community.
In a recent interview with Spanish news site ABC.es, 23-year-old Mr. International Spain and veritable dreamboat Daniel Rodríguez came out as gay, making him the pageant's first openly gay title holder.
The news of Daniel's coming out comes on the heels of his win last week at the Mr. International Spain pageant.
“The truth is I never asked myself that it was something necessary because I did not see it as a reason why I could not claim the title,” Daniel told ABC about why he didn't think it was necessary for him to tell the world about his sexuality during the actual competition. “I wear my sexual orientation naturally and hence did not say to not consider essential.”
Although he wasn't publicly out when he was competing for the much-coveted title of Mr. International Spain, Daniel says his friends and family already knew, and it was never a problem in his life.
Congrats, Daniel!
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Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
