{"id":65877,"date":"2026-11-03T15:33:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T15:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=65877"},"modified":"2026-11-03T15:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T15:33:35","slug":"everything-ezra-sosa-has-said-about-his-sexuality-as-he-hopes-for-a-same-sex-dwts-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/11\/03\/everything-ezra-sosa-has-said-about-his-sexuality-as-he-hopes-for-a-same-sex-dwts-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything Ezra Sosa has said about his sexuality as he hopes for a same-sex DWTS partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/tag\/dancing-with-the-stars\/\">Dancing With the Stars<\/a> pro <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/09\/30\/julia-stiles-says-partner-ezra-sosa-has-been-supportive-on-dancing-with-the-stars-amid-low-score\/\">Ezra Sosa<\/a> publicly came out as gay in June 2022, when he was just 21 years old. In the years since coming out, Ezra has opened up about his sexuality and how he now hopes to be in a same-sex pairing on DWTS.<\/p>\n<p>Ezra grew up in a Mormon household in Utah, so he felt &#8220;shoved into a box.&#8221; And that dance was his one outlet he had where he could be himself. Ezra&#8217;s coming out journey started with Dancing With the Stars, after meeting <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/09\/17\/theres-only-been-three-same-sex-pairings-on-dwts-but-have-any-of-them-won-the-show\/\">JoJo Siwa<\/a>, the first DWTS woman to be in a same-sex pairing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[JoJo] saw that and she just wanted me to see how powerful it is to be gay and how amazing it is to be comfortable in your own skin,&#8221; he said on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DlLBW_jFyLs&amp;t=64s\">Off the Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe<\/a>. &#8220;I&#8217;ll never forget that act of kindness and service that she did for me in that time because if it wasn&#8217;t for that, I don&#8217;t think I would have been able to come out publicly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; 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height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CfaQLiepZUq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by ezra sosa (@ezra.sosa)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ezra said that he was &#8220;afraid of losing the people I cared about&#8221; and that his parents, at first, weren&#8217;t supportive. &#8220;Even when my parents were starting to find out that I was gay, they were very like, &#8216;No, this is not okay. if you do this, this is the path you&#8217;ll go down.&#8217; And I don&#8217;t even think my parents knew and understood what is was like to be gay in those times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Coming out was the hardest, easiest thing I ever did,&#8221; Ezra said. He came out in 2022 by posting on Instagram. &#8220;My hands were shaking and I sent it and I was freaking out. And then days went by and everyone still loved me the same.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was told by many people\u2014not by anyone a part of the show\u2014that I couldn&#8217;t be openly gay on&nbsp;<em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em>,&#8221; Ezra recounted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1432694\/dwts-ezra-sosa-on-coming-out-as-gay-after-growing-up-mormon\">E! News<\/a>. &#8220;That&#8217;s really hard to hear, especially when that&#8217;s your biggest dream. But if I listened to them, I wouldn&#8217;t be here today. So, it&#8217;s really important to keep those dreams going.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The arts is something that&#8217;s so important, especially in the queer community, especially in queer youth, because when I was a kid and I couldn&#8217;t voice how I felt and I couldn&#8217;t even tell people who I was, I was able to go to a dance studio, play some music and I was able to express myself in ways that words couldn&#8217;t.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be able to go out on the road and see all the queer people that come to the show just to watch me is so, so, so special,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s a greater full circle moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DL-HZU7sOrQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DL-HZU7sOrQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by ezra sosa (@ezra.sosa)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s also spoken out about <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/11\/03\/ezra-sosas-dream-is-to-get-a-same-sex-partner-on-dwts-next-season-after-his-elimination\/\">wanting to be in a same-sex partnership on Dancing With the Stars<\/a>. Speaking to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/out.com\/celebs\/ezra-sosa-dwts-same-sex\">Out<\/a>, Ezra revealed he\u2019s been lobbying behind the scenes to make it happen. \u201cI\u2019ve put in my word to the casting director. We\u2019ll see what happens over time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He went on: \u201cI\u2019m working my magic! I definitely want that 100 per cent to happen. That\u2019s actually been my dream ever since I joined the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Ezra, it\u2019s about more than the competition. He sees it as part of a wider push for LGBTQ+ visibility on mainstream TV. \u201cI\u2019ve been so passionate about same-sex dancing in general, especially being part of the queer community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s something he already brings to the ballroom every week, from his choreography to the cultural references he weaves into his routines. \u201cEvery single time I choreograph on the show, I\u2019ll always nod to my community or pop culture,\u201d he said. \u201cRepresentation truly does matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWhen I joined the show, I never thought there would be a space for an openly gay pro to be on Dancing With The Stars. I\u2019m very lucky to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like&nbsp;<\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reality Shrine<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<\/i><i><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Coming out was the hardest, easiest thing I ever 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