Martin's coming out was a game-changer for Latin Pride as he was the first mainstream Latin music artist to come out. "Billboard" wrote that "with Martin's announcement, gay artists, who had long kept their sexual identities a secret, finally had a beacon of hope. If Martin could come out with his career unscathed, there was hope for other artists in Latin music to start doing the same." Since that, a growing number of Latin stars have also come out after years in the spotlight, or many have simply started their careers without hiding their sexual identities.