Jason recently became one of the influential people in the LGBTQ+ Community and was named Out100, which makes him feel acknowledged. Besides that, Jason Thomas Mraz, born in 1977, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Jason has been active since 1999. His mother is a branch manager at Bank of America, and his father works at a post office. He learned to play guitar and started writing his music after getting a guitar from his friend who went to throw it.
Apart from the LGBTQ+ Community, Jason fights for human rights and environmentalism. He established the Jason Mraz Foundation in 2011 for the same and donated all money he got from his album ‘Look For The Good’ to Black Lives Matter.
Jason Mraz And Christina Carano
The 38-year-old Grammy-winning singer Jason Mraz married Christina Carano in an outdoor ceremony in his hometown, Mechanicsville, Virginia, on 25 October 2015. Over fifty guests were at the Historic Polegreen Church, where the wedding took place. They met in 2007 and started dating in 2011.
Jason Mraz stood by the gay couples and pledged not to marry until the Government legalized their marriage. Accordingly, the Supreme Court approved gay marriage in June 2011, and Jason kept his word. He considered himself the luckiest man in the world after marrying Christina.
Jason has been tight-lipped regarding his wife’s heritage, but people assume her to be Native American because the couple attends Native American events and powwows. Their daughter, Lou Mraz, was born on 21 August 2016.
Jason was previously married to Sheridan Edley from 2001 to 2002. Later, he engaged Tristan Prettyman, a songwriter and his close friend, on 25 December 2010. However, they separated after six months.
Jason Mraz’s Divorce And Gratitude Toward His Ex-Wife
Jason is considered a prominent personality in the LGBTQ+ community. On 22 July 2023, after eight years of marriage, Jason announced his divorce from Christina at an event at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles but did not share the reason. However, he credited Christina for allowing him to experiment with his sexuality.
Jason grew up in a conservative family. So, he had to address himself as heterosexual for the first twenty years of his career. The word ‘girl’ used in his songs addresses the conservativeness. Meanwhile, he knew he had a secret he could not share at that time.
Jason was in a relationship with a close male friend in 2005, and a question regarding his sexuality came up. He used to date men while being with his lady love, his wife. He came out as bisexual in 2018, three years after his marriage, which seemed like a controversy.
According to a TikTok video, Jason confessed to hooking up with a guy. He did not bother about the gender as it was a spontaneous reaction. Moreover, he did not want to hide it from his wife.
Jason first thought he was gay, but Christina called him ‘two-spirited,’ which in Native American refers to a person attracted to both males and females. Only Native Americans use that term, which actually refers to expression and gender identity, not sexuality.
According to Jason’s statement to GLAAD, divorcing his wife was hard. He had to face the shame and guilt and wanted to mend his previous relationships. On the other hand, he had to accept the new version of himself.
Jason always wanted to be a part of the honest and loving world that would accept him with open arms, and it looks like he is into it.
Jason Thanked Dancing With The Stars
Besides Christina, Jason thanked Dancing With The Stars for contributing to his self-discovery. He looks into the mirror for long and realizes how difficult it is for someone to accept themselves. Moreover, his dancing partner asks him to try new moves, which initially look uncomfortable and cool later.
So, Jason considers it a journey that makes him feel confident. According to his interview with GLAAD, dance is an amazing medium of self-acceptance, looking back at the ups and downs he went through. However, the process was not emotional for him.
Currently, Jason is a competitor in Dancing With Stars Season 32, and his partner is Daniella Karagach. The DWTS producers selected him after watching his music video fused with dance. He also credits songwriting for helping him connect to the LGBTQ+ Community because he wrote them when his bisexuality was a secret.
