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LZ Granderson

LZ Granderson: Celebrities like Jason Mraz are living a lesson of Pride Month: It's messy becoming who you are

With a few hundred fans gathered on the rooftop of the Grammy Museum for the release party for his eighth studio album, "Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride," Jason Mraz took a beat before deciding to share news of his divorce for the first time Thursday. In a journey from being an LGBTQ+ ally to coming out as bisexual, the "I'm Yours" singer now says he belongs to no one. Except himself.

And it is this stage of his life — single, out — that informs a deeply personal album, starting in the first track:

I'm the same as I was when I was a kid

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