Bishop Auckland MP Dehenna Davison has said she is "overwhelmed by the outpouring of love" after publically coming out as bisexual.
Ms Davison, 28, who became the first Tory MP to represent Bishop Auckland in Parliament after winning the 'Red Wall' seat in 2019, revealed in an interview that she is bisexual. She is in the process of divorcing her husband, the Hull Conservative councillor John Fareham, and is in a new relationship.
In an interview due to be broadcast on GB News on Monday and previewed by the Telegraph, Ms Davison said: “If anyone were to explicitly ask me, I certainly wouldn’t try and hide it because I don’t think it’s anything to be ashamed of.
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“The reason I haven’t done a kind of, ‘By the way, guys’ is because I don’t want being bi to be considered a big deal.
“If I did a very public kind of coming out parade, that would be me saying there’s something really unusual about this and trying to make a big deal of it when to me it’s not. It’s just part of who I am.”
Ms Davison is the first Tory women MP to come out as bi.
Speaking about her new relationship, Ms Davison said: "It’s going really well, and I’m very excited about it. But we’ll see, the future is a very exciting place."
In a tweet on Sunday evening, she added: “Really overwhelmed by the outpouring of love this evening. Thank you so much for your support.”
Conservative colleagues were among those offering their support to Miss Davison, with Peterborough MP Paul Bristow tweeting “Good for @DehennaDavison. Spot on. It’s not a big deal but by saying this – in a wide ranging interview – will undoubtedly still help others.”
The LGBT+ Conservatives Twitter account wrote: “We’re so proud of our friend @DehennaDavison!
“We welcome her to our community with open arms and are so excited to continue working with her as she enters this new chapter in her life.”
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