Deaf "Switched At Birth" actor Nyle DiMarco is one of the contestants of "America's Next Top Model" cycle 22. (Photo : Instagram/Nyle DiMarco)
A fan took to Twitter on Sept. 25 to inform Lacey Rogers and "Switched at Birth" actor Nyle DiMarco that they are his favorite "America's Next Top Model" cycle 22 finalists and to ask the latter about his sexual preference since he has many gay fans.
DiMarco replied to the tweet simply by saying that he is "fluid." Along with his reply is a link to an Everyday Feminism article that explains how fluid sexuality fits into the LGBTQIA+ spectrum.
According to the article, accepting the fact that a commonly heard label does not cover each sexual identity is the most difficult thing when it comes to understanding sexual fluidity. It also pointed out that in terms of sexual identities, language will probably never catch up with everything and everyone.
Known as the first ever deaf "ANTM" finalist, DiMarco is still in the running to become America's next top model along with Mame Adjei, Lacey Rogers, Mikey Heverly, Hadassah Richardson and Devin Clark.
In the mid-season of "ANTM" cycle 22, photos of DiMarco in swimsuits and leisurewear from Kyle King were shared on Out. They were shot with deaf photographer Tate Tullier in Neponsit Bell Harbor in Rockaway Park in New York.
In 2014, DiMarco appeared in "Switched at Birth" season 3 episode 18 titled "It Isn't What You Think." He played a deaf character named Garrett.
Recently, DiMarco appeared in "Switched at Birth" season 4 episode 16 titled "Borrowing YouR Enemy's Arrows," which aired on Sept. 28. The drama series created by Lizzy Weiss stars Sean Berdy, Lucas Grabeel and Katie Leclerc, among others.
