--- title: Aaron Carter Opens Up About His Sexuality on Twitter description: Aaron Carter opened up about his sexuality in an emotional post on Twitter, where he revealed he's attracted to men and women canonical: https://time.com/4889052/aaron-carter-sexuality-twitter/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-06T14:29:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:52:45.718Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Aaron Carter Opens Up About His Sexuality og:description: "This doesn't bring me shame" og:url: https://time.com/4889052/aaron-carter-sexuality-twitter/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09c16640bf72ff79/6988a98cf887dc1ae6e97c1c/aaron-carter-not-voting-for-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Fashion Tails - Adopt A New Attitude - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Aaron Carter Opens Up About His Sexuality twitter:description: "This doesn't bring me shame" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09c16640bf72ff79/6988a98cf887dc1ae6e97c1c/aaron-carter-not-voting-for-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'This Doesn't Bring Me Shame.' 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(Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)Rodin Eckenroth—Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Aug 6, 2017 2:29 PM UTC [Aaron Carter](http://time.com/4526589/aaron-carter-azealia-banks-on-donald-trump/) opened up about his sexuality in an emotional post on Twitter Saturday night, explaining that he is bisexual. “This doesn’t bring me shame, just a weight and burden I have held onto for a long time that I would like lifted off me,” Carter wrote in a lengthy message that he posted on Twitter. When he was 13, he realized that he found both men and women attractive, he wrote in the post. But it wasn’t until four years later that he had his first “experience” with a man. Though this is the first time he has opened up about his sexuality, Carter said he has found refuge in his music, which he called a “safe haven.” “Music will ALWAYS be what transcends all of us and myself. The studio has always been my safe haven,” he wrote. He continued, “The ultimate goal for me is to be satisfied. I never want to be a figure of disappointment.” > [](https://twitter.com/aaroncarter/status/894022605216370688) Within 12 hours, the tweet had been retweeted more than 1,000 times. Carter [tweeted Sunday morning](https://twitter.com/aaroncarter/status/894197566300188672) that he woke up “overwhelmed” by the love and support he was receiving. The brother of Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter, Aaron became famous in his own right, mainly for his 2000 hit, “I Want Candy.” In 2014, he [announced his intention](http://time.com/15926/aaron-carter-hilary-duff/) to win back his old girlfriend, former Disney television star Hillary Duff. Carter was [arrested last month in Georgia ](http://time.com/4859981/aaron-carter-dui-girlfriend-georgia/)for suspicion of driving under the influence, several days before he was slated to debut new music. 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