Jason Mraz: 'I was bullied in school'

Jason Mraz has admitted that he was bullied and called names like "f*ggot" in high school by his peers.

Writing on his MySpace blog, the singer said that he was even beaten by classmates and that he could not understand why there was so much hatred in his community.

"Shortly after the row, my best friend came out, sharing with his friends and family that he was gay. In my small town, this was uncommon and since then I’ve considered my friend to be the bravest man in the world," he wrote.

"Aware of the hate within our community, I was afraid my friend might be inviting trouble to his door - but that never stopped him from being fully expressed."

Mraz also said that the event inspired him to seek acceptance for all members of the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered community.

"This is why I am actively seeking equality for the whole. When all of us are acknowledged as the human equals that we really are, there will be no space left for bullying. It will no longer be wrong to choose one thing over another.

"Equality and Separation cannot exist in the same space."