Jen Atkin has been attracted to girls since she was a teenager, but almost married a boy
GAYLES.TV.- Miss Great Britain Jen Atkin has revealed that he is bisexual. She is the first winner of this beauty pageant to come out of the closet. He wanted to speak publicly about his bisexuality «to help other people be at peace with their own sexual orientation«.
At 27 years atkins He has told it with total naturalness. Since he was a teenager he knows that he likes girls. What's more, at first I thought she was a lesbian, because she was dating a neighbor as a teenager. Then she fell in love with a man with whom she became engaged, although ultimately there was no wedding.
Then his more stable girlfriend arrived, whom he met in a lesbian bar in Manchester. "I thought, 'I have to tell my parents. I need to tell my friends because I have met someone that I really like and is a woman and they may not understand. I called my mom and she thought it was perfect », explains Miss.
Now she remembers that when she was little she shared tastes with her siblings: “I watched wrestling with my brother and I was obsessed with the divas in their tiny shorts. I'd also like their girlfriends, which is something I've never admitted before«.
Break closets and prejudices
atkins wants to use its title to help combat misconceptions: "People see me as this stereotype, be Miss great britain in huge heels and a little pink dress. But things aren't always what they seem«.
Furthermore, he is bothered by prejudices about bisexuality: “It is painful. Tomorrow I could meet the woman of my dreams and be happy with her for the rest of my life. But guys only have this porn image in their heads. Just because I'm bisexual doesn't mean I want a threesome with everyone«.
Jen She hopes her reveal, the first by a winner in the beauty pageant's 75-year history, will not affect how she will be treated in future pageants.
Photographer: Glen minikin
