BYU’s Cosmo the Cougar mast out as gay - Outsports

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• JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE NFL ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS KEV MAXEN BE FIRST PROFSNAL MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
• BYU’S COSMO THE COUGAR OUT AS GAY
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• 34 CELEBRI WHO CAME OUT IN 2017"NOW ’S TIME TO BEE A WHOLE PERSON."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 11, 2017/1:28 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 11, 2017 / 1:28 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"34 CELEBRI WHO CAME OUT IN 2017","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-10-11T05:28:36.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-10-11T05:28:36.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH 2018 ON THE HORIZON, WE’RE LOOKG BACK AT MORE THAN 30 MAJOR PERSONALI WHO HAVE E OUT SCE LAST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE EVEN MORE NEXT YEAR!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRANDON FLYNNMARK RALSTON/AFP/GETTY IMAGBRANDON FLYNN ARRIV FOR THE 69TH EMMY AWARDS AT THE MICROSOFT THEATRE ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ MARK RALSTON/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN SEPTEMBER, THE 13 REASONS WHY ACTOR INTIFIED HIMSELF AS PART OF THE LGBT MUNY AN INSTAGRAM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ADDRSG A PILOT WHO HAD WRTEN “VOTE NO” SKYWRG OVER SYDNEY DURG THE SURVEY ON MARRIAGE EQUALY ATRALIA, FLYNN WROTE, “TOO MANY OF MY IENDS HAVE BEEN KICKED OUT OF THEIR HOM, KEPT THE CLOSET, BEAT UP, KILLED, RIDICULED BY CHURCH AND STATE, STUTNALIZED. AND YOU ARE SRED THAT IF WE VOTE YES, YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO SHOW YOUR HATE FOR . FUCK THAT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WE'VE FOUGHT, WE'VE E OUT BRAVELY EVEN OUR FEAR, AND YOU WROTE A MSAGE THE SKY BEE YOU'RE SRED," HE ADD. "EQUALY TAK URAGE, WORRI ME THAT TOO MANY PEOPLE THIS WORLD LACK THE BALLS TO STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE THEN, THE 23-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN SEEN GETTG CLOSE WH GRAMMY-WNG SGER SAM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALIA SHAWKATLEV RAD/PACIFIC PRS/LIGHTROCKET VIA GETTY IMAGMCKITTRICK HOTEL, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2017/06/06: ALIA SHAWKAT ATTENDS SEARCH PARTY EDY BY TBS AT MCKTRICK HOTEL NEW YORK. (PHOTO BY LEV RAD/PACIFIC PRS/LIGHTROCKET VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ARRTED DEVELOPMENT STAR ME OUT SUALLY A MAY TERVIEW WH OUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I WAS A TOMBOY GROWG UP, AND I REMEMBER MY MOM ASKG ME WHEN I WAS 10, 'ARE YOU ATTRACTED TO BOYS OR GIRLS?' I SAID I DON’T KNOW," . NOW I NSIR MYSELF BISEXUAL, AND I THK BALANCG MY MALE AND FEMALE ENERGI HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF ME GROWG AS AN ACTOR."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE ADMS THAT SHE ED TO MORE RERVED, "BUT AS A WOMAN, AN ARAB-AMERIN, AND A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ MUNY, I HAVE TO E WHATEVER VOICE I HAVE. THERE’S NO MORE LICY BEG QUIET."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AARON CARTERJB LACROIX/WIREIMAGECARSON, CA - MAY 13: AARON CARTER ATTENDS THE 102.7 KIIS FM'S 2017 WANGO TANGO ON MAY 13, 2017 CARSON, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY JB LACROIX/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN AUGT, THE FORMER CHILD STAR ME OUT AS BI AN EMOTNAL MSAGE ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I GREW UP THIS ENTERTAMENT DTRY AT A VERY YOUNG AGE AND WHEN I WAS AROUND 13-YEARS-OLD I STARTED TO FD BOYS AND GIRLS ATTRACTIVE,” HE WROTE. “THERE WERE YEARS THAT WENT BY THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT, BUT WASN’T UNTIL I WAS 17-YEARS-OLD, AFTER A FEW RELATNSHIPS WH GIRLS, I HAD AN EXPERIENCE WH A MALE THAT I HAD AN ATTRACTN TO WHO I ALSO WORKED WH AND GREW UP WH.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CARTER SISTED HIS SEXUALY WASN'T A SOURCE OF SHAME FOR HIM, BUT THE SECRET WAS "A BURN I HAVE HELD ONTO FOR A LONG TIME THAT I WOULD LIKE LIFTED OFF ME.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOMAS DEKKERHERO/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HERO ACTOR ME OUT JULY AN INSTAGRAM POST WHERE HE CLARED, “I AM ED A MAN WHO PROUDLY LOV OTHER MEN. IN FACT, THIS APRIL, I MARRIED MY HBAND AND I ULD NOT BE HAPPIER.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT THE SAME POST, DEKKER BLAMED “A PROMENT GAY MAN” FOR TRYG TO OUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“MY SEXUAL ORIENTATN ONCE AGA ME TO QUTN THIS WEEK WHEN A PROMENT GAY MAN ED AN AWARDS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH TO ‘OUT’ ME,” HE WROTE. “WHILE HE DID NOT MENTN ME BY NAME, THE EXPLIC TAILS OF HIS REFERENCE MA EASY FOR THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA TO NNECT THE DOTS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S BELIEVED DEKKER WAS REFERRG TO HERO PRODUCER BRYAN FULLER, WHO HAD RECENTLY DISCSED THE DIFFICULTY HE HAD TRODUCG A GAY CHARACTER ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS RECENTLY AS 2011, DEKKER TOLD OUT, “I’VE ONLY REALLY HAD RELATNSHIPS WH WOMEN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DAN AMBOYERBENJO ARWASFASHN, BETY, CELEBRY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HUNKY YOUNGER ACTOR ME OUT TO PEOPLE MAGAZE OCTOBER, EXPLAG WAS HIS RECENT MARRIAGE TO BOYIEND ERIC BERIC THAT FUELED HIS SIRE TO BE MORE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I WANT TO LIVE MY LIFE MOVG FORWARD WH TEGRY AND PRI,” THE 31-YEAR-OLD SAID. “WE MIGHT START A FAY ONE DAY AND I WOULD FEEL SO STRANGELY IF I DIDN’T CELEBRATE THAT WH ALL OF MY FAY AND IENDS AND SHARE THAT WH THE FANS. THIS IS JT THE BEGNG OF A WONRFUL FUTURE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AMBOYER ADMTED THAT HE GOT A LOT OF ADVICE OM DTRY SIRS TO STAY CLOSETED. "THAT WAS HARD TO LIVE WH,” HE SAID. “BUT I’VE NEVER PLAYED A GAY ROLE BEFORE AND I DIDN’T WANT TO BE LIMED BY SOME STRANGE PERCEPTN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANTHONY BOWENSFACEBOOK/ANTHONY BOWENS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PRO WRTLER ANTHONY BOWENS ME OUT AS BISEXUAL MARCH, CREDG A YOUTUBE VIO FOR GIVG HIM THE URAGE TO BE HIS THENTIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEVERAL MONTHS TO DATG BOYIEND MICHAEL PAVANO, THE TWO PARTICIPATED YOUTUBE'S “LGHG CHALLENGE,” PARTICIPANTS TAKE A BIG SWIG OF WATER BEFORE WATCHG FUNNY CLIPS AND TRYG NOT TO DO A SP-TAKE. AT THE BEGNG OF THE VIO, PAVANO SUALLY TRODUCED BOWENS AS “MY BOYIEND.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE VIO WAS A BLAST TO DO, BUT I WORRIED THAT SOMEONE OM THE WRTLG WORLD WOULD STUMBLE ACROSS AND LEARN MY SECRET,” BOWENS SAID. “I CID TO LET BE POSTED ANYWAY. I ULDN’T HELP BUT CRY AS I LET LOOSE ALL OF THE YEARS OF STRS, ANXIETY AND FEAR OF JUDGMENT. IT WAS THE BT CISN I HAD EVER MA.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, AN TERVIEW ON PARTY FOUL RAD WH POLLO & PEARL, HE ADMTED HE WAS FED UP WH BI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE MORE NEGATIVY AROUND THE STIGMA OF [A PRO WRTLER] BEG PART OF THE LGBT MUNY," BOWENS REVEALED, BUT MOST OF THE NEGATIVE MENTS WERE OM PEOPLE ASSUMG HE WAS TOO SRED TO ADM HE WAS GAY. “YOU N DATE A DU OR MARRY A DU AND BE WH HIM THE RT OF YOUR LIFE, AND THAT DON’T CHANGE THE ATTRACTN,” HE SAID. “THE LGBTQ MUNY ALL SHAP AND SIZ.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JORDAN GAVARISSTEVE ZAK PHOTOGRAPHY/FILMMAGIC VIA GETTY IMAGACTOR JORDAN GAVARIS ATTENDS BUILD SERI TO DISCS "ORPHAN BLACK" AT BUILD STUD ON JUNE 6, 2017 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY STEVE ZAK PHOTOGRAPHY/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GAVARIS PLAYS GAY BFF FELIX ON ORPHAN BLACK, BUT WASN'T UNTIL JUNE THAT THE 27-YEAR-OLD ME OUT AS GAY REAL LIFE. "NOBODY EVER ASKS ME," HE REVEALED. "I’VE NEVER BEEN ASKED. LIKE, THE WHOLE URSE OF THE SERI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THIS IS A TRICKY THG TO SAY AND I’VE NEVER ACTUALLY SAID OUT LOUD BEFORE," HE ADD. "BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT JOBS WILL BE LOST AND I DO BELIEVE JOBS WILL BE GAED. MAYBE NOT EVEN FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GAV RSOMMARK HORTON/GETTY IMAGOTTAWA, ON - JULY 12: GAV RSOM OF LCD SOUNDSYSTEM PERFORMS ON DAY 6 OF THE RBC BLUFT ON JULY 12, 2017 OTTAWA, CANADA. (PHOTO BY MARK HORTON/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LCD SOUNDSYSTEM'S RINT ELECTRONICS WHIZ ME OUT AS TRANS JULY, EXPLAG THAT OVER THE PAST YEAR-AND-A-HALF, "I WENT OM MY TRANS INTY BEG SOMETHG I WAS TOUCH WH AND WORKED THROUGH ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, TO SUDNLY THIS SHIFT WHERE ’S ON THE ONT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE ADD, "NOW ’S TIME TO BEE A WHOLE PERSON."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GREYDON CHANCEGABRIEL OLSEN/FILMMAGICLOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 13: GREYSON CHANCE PERFORMS AT HIS ALBUM RELEASE PARTY FOR "SOMEWHERE OVER MY HEAD" AT YOUTUBE SPACE LA ON MAY 13, 2016 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY GABRIEL OLSEN/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW 19, CHANCE BEME A VIRAL SENSATN WH HIS PERFORMANCE OF LADY GAGA'S "PAPARAZZI" AT A SCHOOL TALENT SHOW WHEN HE WAS JT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN AN INSTAGRAM OM JULY, THE SGER SAID HE HAD E TO TERMS WH BEG GAY WHEN HE WAS 16 BUT “CID NOT TO PUBLICIZE MY SEXUALY LARGELY DUE TO A MATTER OF PRIVACY, AS I WAS STILL TRYG TO FD FORT AND NFINCE WH MY OWN SK.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE HE MATAED HE WAS LS TERTED TALKG ABOUT “WHAT TYPE OF GUY I WAS TO” THAN TALKG ABOUT POLICS, MIC OR ART, HE “FIGURED NOW WAS THE TIME TO LET A FEW MORE IENDS KNOW THAT I AM HAPPY, I AM HERE FOR YOU, AND I AM PROUD OF WHO I AM.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER HIS INTER FAME, CHANCE SIGNED TO ELLEN DEGENER’ ELEVENELEVEN LABEL AND RELEASED A BUT EP, SOMEWHERE OVER MY HEAD, MAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRIAN MICHAEL SMHBEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SMH, WHO PLAYED CIS MALE ROL ON SHOWS LIKE BLUE BLOODS, GIRLS, PERSON OF INTERT, AND GOSSIP GIRL, ME OUT AS TRANSGENR WHEN HE APPEARED ON AN EPISO OF OWN'S QUEEN SUGAR JULY, PLAYG POLICE OFFICER TOE WILKS, A TRANS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“WHEN I SAW THE BREAKDOWN FOR TOE, I FELT THIS WAS THE ROLE I WAS LOOKG FOR,” SAID SMH, 34. "IT WAS A DREAM E TE SO MANY WAYS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SUE BIRDSEAN M. HAFFEY/GETTY IMAGBEVERLY HILLS, CA - MARCH 09: BASKETBALL PLAYER SUE BIRD POS FOR A PORTRA AT THE 2016 TEAM USA MEDIA SUMM AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL ON MARCH 9, 2016 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY SEAN M. HAFFEY/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS VETERAN NBA PLAYER DIDN'T JT E OUT A JULY ESPN PROFILE, SHE REVEALED SHE WAS DATG SOCCER STAR MEGAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I’M GAY. MEGAN’S MY GIRLIEND,” SAID THE SEATTLE STORM POT GUARD MATTER-OF-FACTLY. “THE AREN’T SECRETS TO PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME. I DON’T FEEL LIKE I’VE NOT LIVED MY LIFE. I THK PEOPLE HAVE THIS ASSUMPTN THAT IF YOU’RE NOT TALKG ABOUT , YOU MT BE HIDG , LIKE ’S THIS SECRET. THAT WAS NEVER THE SE FOR ME.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHEPARD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE LONGTIME FOX NEWS ANCHOR ME OUT A SUBTLE WAY JT DAYS AFTER NATNAL COMG OUT DAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS THE ROGER AIL SNDAL SWIRLED, SMH NIED THAT THE EMBATTLED WORK HEAD FORCED HIM TO STAY THE CLOSE. ’THAT’S NOT TE. HE WAS AS NICE AS HE ULD BE TO ME. I LOVED HIM LIKE A FATHER,’ SAID THE 52-YEAR-OLD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BACK 2014, GAWKER REPORTED SHEPARD WANTED TO E OUT PUBLICLY BUT AIL STOPPED HIM. SMH NIED THE CLAIM, AS WELL AS REPORTS THAT AIL MA HOMOPHOBIC REMARKS HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“HE TREATED ME WH RPECT, JT RPECT. HE GAVE ME EVERY OPPORTUNY THE WORLD AND HE NEVER ASKED ANYTHG OF ME BUT THAT WE TRY TO GET RIGHT EVERY DAY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JAKE ZYSMIKE COPPOLA/GETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEFORE G OUT AS TRANS ON TWTER, JAKE WAS BT KNOWN AS SUNSHISE CORAZON, RACHEL BERRY'S GOLN-VOICED NEMIS ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“MY FIRST TWEET AS JAKE,” HE TWEETED ON JUNE 19. “OVERWHELMED. SAW ALL YOUR LOVE MENTS AND I’M SO HAPPY. FALLY. I LOVE YOU, EVERYONE, AND SEE YOU SOON.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A POWERHOE VOLIST OM THE PHILIPP, ZYS ROSE TO YOUTUBE STARDOM 2007. THREE YEARS LATER HE BEME THE FIRST ASIAN SOLO SGER TO H BILLBOARD 200'S TOP 10, WH THE ALBUM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ZYS FIRST ACKNOWLEDGED HIS GENR INTY A 2014 TERVIEW WH OPRAH, WHICH HE SAID HIS “SOUL WAS MALE,” THOUGH AT THE TIME HE STILL INTIFIED AS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NATALIE MORALTARA ZIEMBA/GETTY IMAGCULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 15: ACTOR NATALIE MORAL ATTENDS THE SCREENGS OF "BECKS" AND "SWIM" DURG THE 2017 LOS ANGEL FILM FTIVAL AT ARCLIGHT CEMAS CULVER CY ON JUNE 15, 2017 CULVER CY, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY TARA ZIEMBA/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORAL, BT KNOWN FOR PLAYG TOM HAVERFORD'S GIRLIEND LUCY ON PARKS AND RECREATN, ME OUT AS QUEER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN AN SAY ON AMY POEHLER’S SMART GIRLS WEBSE, THE 32-YEAR-OLD EXPLAED SHE HAS DATED BOTH WOMEN AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I DON’T LIKE LABELG MYSELF, OR ANYONE ELSE," SHE WROTE. "BUT IF ’S EASIER FOR YOU TO UNRSTAND ME, WHAT I’M SAYG IS THAT I’M QUEER. WHAT QUEER MEANS TO ME IS JT SIMPLY THAT I’M NOT STRAIGHT. THAT’S ALL. IT’S NOT SRY, EVEN THOUGH THAT WORD ED TO BE REALLY, REALLY SRY TO ME.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KEIYNAN LONSDALESTEVE GRANZ/WIREIMAGELOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 11: ACTOR KEIYNAN LONSDALE AT NICKELOON'S 2017 KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS AT USC GALEN CENTER ON MARCH 11, 2017 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY STEVE GRANZ/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LONSDALE, WHO PLAYS KID FLASH ON THE CW’S THE FLASH, ME OUT AS BISEXUAL A HEARTFELT INSTAGRAM POST BACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I LIKE TO CHANGE MY HAIR, I LIKE TO TAKE RISKS WH HOW I DRS, I LIKE GIRLS, & I LIKE GUYS (Y)," WROTE THE 25-YEAR-OLD ATRALIAN ACTOR—WHO’S ALSO APPEARED ABC’S DANCE AMY, THE DIVERGENT SERI: INSURGENT, AND THE FT HOURS. “I LIKE GROWG, I LIKE LEARNG, I LIKE WHO I AM AND I REALLY LIKE WHO I’M BEG.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I'M TIRE OF BEG SECURE, ASHAMED AND SRED,” HE ADD. “NO ONE SHOULD FEEL LIKE THAT ABOUT THEMSELV, PECIALLY WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH GOOD LIFE TO LIVE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON TWTER, LONSDALE THANKED HIS FANS FOR THEIR SUPPORT. “NOTHG BETTER THAN HAPPY TEARS,” HE TWEETED. “THE LOVE IS BEYOND MEASURABLE, THANK YOU. DON’T FET TO GIVE THAT SAME LOVE BACK TO YOURSELV.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BARRY MANILOWASTRID STAWIARZ/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 29: SGER BARRY MANILOW PEFORMS DURG THE CURTA LL OF MANILOW ON BROADWAY OPENG NIGHT AT THE ST. JAM THEATRE ON JANUARY 29, 2013 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY ASTRID STAWIARZ/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MANILOW ADDRSED HIS LONG-MORED SEXUALY APRIL, THREE YEARS AFTER QUIETLY MARRYG LONGTIME PARTNER AND MANAGER GARRY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I THOUGHT I WOULD BE DISAPPOTG [THE FANS] IF THEY KNEW I WAS GAY. SO I NEVER DID ANYTHG,” THE 73-YEAR-OLD SGER TOLD PEOPLE. “WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THAT GARRY AND I WERE TOGETHER, THEY WERE SO HAPPY. THE REACTN WAS SO BETIFUL. STRANGERS MENTG, ’GREAT FOR YOU!’ I’M JT SO GRATEFUL FOR .”STEVE GRANZ/GETTY IMAGBEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 14: GARRY KIEF (L) AND SGER BARRY MANILOW ATTEND THE 2016 PRE-GRAMMY GALA AND SALUTE TO INDTRY INS HONORG IRVG AZOFF AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL ON FEBARY 14, 2016 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY STEVE GRANZ/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UPLE FIRST MET 1978, AN ENUNTER THE “COPABANA” SGER SAID CHANGED HIS LIFE FOREVER. “I KNEW THAT THIS WAS ,” HE SAID. “I WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ON. I WAS PRETTY LONELY BEFORE THAT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UPLE FALLY TIED THE KNOT AFTER NEARLY 35 YEARS A PRIVATE CEREMONY APRIL 2014 AT THE SGER’S PALM SPRGS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ILOVEMAKONNENMIKE LAWRIE/FILMMAGICBOSTON, MA - MAY 24: ILOVEMAKONNEN PERFORMS ONSTAGE DURG BOSTON CALLG MIC FTIVAL DAY 3 AT BOSTON CY HALL PLAZA ON MAY 24, 2015 BOSTON, MASSACHETTS. (PHOTO BY MIKE LAWRIE/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS RISG HIP-HOP STAR ME OUT AS GAY JANUARY A SERI OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE “CLUB GO UP ON A TUDAY” SGER SEEMED TO BE ADDRSG A PERSONAL SUATN, WRG, “SOMEONE SAID TO ME NEXT TIME THEY SEE ME, THEY WAS GONNA FUCK ME, I SAID NEXT TIME I SEE ME, I’M GONNA LOVE ME UP.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I N’T TELL U ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE’S CLOSET, I N ONLY TELL U ABOUT ME, AND ’S TIME I’VE E OUT,” HE ADD FOLLOWUP TWEETS. “SCE Y’ALL LOVE BREAKG NEWS, HERE’S SOME OLD NEWS TO BREAK: I’M GAY. AND NOW I’VE TOLD U ABOUT MY LIFE, MAYBE U N GO LIFE YOURS”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ATLANTA RAPPER FISHED HIS G-OUT SOCIAL MEDIA BLZ WH AN INSTAGRAM READG “THANK YOU FOR LETTG ME BE MYSELF.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TAYLOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BROTHER OF CHANCE THE RAPPER, BENT ME OUT AS BISEXUAL JANUARY JT DAYS BEFORE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“MY BIRTHDAY IS TOMORROW AND MOVG TO NEXT YEAR I’D LIKE TO BE MORE OPEN ABOUT MYSELF TO HELP OTHERS THAT STGGLE WH THE SAME ISSU,” HE WROTE ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“GROWG UP I’VE ALWAYS FELT DIFFERENT ABOUT MY SEXUALY AND BEG ATTRACTED TO ONE SEX. AND TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO OPENLY E OUT TO MY FANS. I DO REGNIZE MYSELF AS A BISEXUAL MALE AND I DO AND HAVE ALWAYS OPENLY SUPPORTED THE GAY MUNY AND WILL KEEP DOG SO 2017.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STEVE LACYFRéDéRIC RAGOT/REDFERNSLONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 10 : STEVE LACY OF THE BAND THE INTER PERFORMS AT THE SLA ON APRIL 10, 2017 LONDON, UNED KGDOM. (PHOTO BY FRéDéRIC RAGOT/REDFERNS){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE 19-YEAR-OLD MEMBER OF THE INTER HAS PRODUCED TRACKS FOR KENDRICK LAMAR AND VAMPIRE WEEKEND, AND LNCHED HIS BUT SOLO RERD, STEVE LACY’S DEMO THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LACY OPENED UP ABOUT HIS SEXUALY THIS SUMMER A SERI OF TUMBLR POSTS: ASKED IF HE WAS STRAIGHT OR BISEXUAL, HE REPLIED “I’M HUMAN.” IN A FOLLOWUP ASKG IF HE’D DATE A GUY, LACY REPLIED “SURE, WHY NOT.” BUT HE SPARKED NTROVERSY WHEN HE REVEALED THAT HE HAS NO TERT BLACK MEN AS ROMANTIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE REASON FOR ALL ISN’T ANTI-BLACK AT ALL,” HE REPLIED. “GROWG UP AROUND BLACK MAL, THEY WERE ALWAYS MY PETORS YA KNOW? I NEVER VIEWED OR SAW MYSELF DOG ANYTHG SEXUAL WH MY NEIGHBORS. I LERALLY, LIKE I SAID, SEE THEM AS BROTHERS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LACY CLARIFIED THAT HE DIDN'T "DISLIKE" BLACK PEOPLE, "I’M JT NOT ATTRACTED TO BLACK BOYS, THAT IS ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON TWTER, HE SUGGTED, "LET'S LETE THE WHOLE CLOSET NCEPT AND JT LET KIDS BE THEMSELV WHOUT HAVG TO ANNOUNCE WHAT/WHO THEY'RE TO SEXUALLY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TYLER, THE CREATORSTT DULSON/WIREIMAGELOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 12: RAPPER TYLER THE CREATOR PERFORMS ONSTAGE DURG THE 5TH ANNUAL CAMP FLOG GNAW FTIVAL AT EXPOSN PARK ON NOVEMBER 12, 2016 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY STT DULSON/WIREIMAGE ){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOUGH HE'S BEEN ACCED OF HOMOPHOBIA THROUGHOUT HIS REER—2011'S GOBL HAD 213 STANC OF THE WORD “FAG” AND OTHER ANTI-GAY SLURS—TYLER HAS ALSO DABBLED WH GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HIS ALBUM FLOWER BOY LEAKED TWO WEEKS BEFORE S OFFICIAL JULY 21 RELEASE, AND THE SONG “I A’T GOT TIME!” CLUS THE L, “NEXT LE WILL HAVE ’EM LIKE ‘WHOA’/I BEEN KISSG WHE BOYS SCE 2004.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JT A FEW WEEKS LATER HE TOLD KOOPZ TUN, “I HAD A BOYIEND WHEN I WAS 15 FUCKG HAWTHORNE. IF THAT’S NOT OPEN-MD, I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK THAT IS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TYLER HAS SISTED THAT HIS GAY FANS DON’T TAKE OFFENSE AT HIS LANGUAGE, AND HE EVEN PUT OUT A LE OF PRI T-SHIRTS 2015 AS PART OF HIS CREW ODD FUTURE’S MERCHANDISE. WHEN FRANK OCEAN ME OUT PUBLICLY, TYLER WAS AMONG THE FIRST TO NGRATULATE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“MY BIG BROTHER FALLY FUCKG DID THAT,” HE TWEETED. “PROUD OF THAT N*GGA E I KNOW THAT SH IS DIFFICULT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GORDON THOMSONPL ARCHULETA/FILMMAGICLOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 16: ACTOR GORDON THOMSON ATTENDS THE PREMIERE OF "WTERTHORNE" AT THE RENBERG THEATRE ON AUGT 16, 2015 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY PL ARCHULETA/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOUGH BT KNOWN FOR THE 1980S NIGHTTIME SOAP DYNASTY, THOMSON DIDN'T E OUT UNTIL SEPTEMBER, OPENG UP ABOUT HIS STGGLE WH HIS SEXUALY TO THE DAILY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT WAS NOT UNTIL I WAS NEARLY 30 THAT [HOMOSEXUALY] STOPPED BEG CLASSIFIED AS A MENTAL ILLNS THE U.S. SO YOU’RE ALG WH THAT. AND THE SHAME, THE BREATHTAKG LACK OF SELF-TEEM, HAS ONLY JT BEGUN TO SEEP OUT OF MY SOUL.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAAZ SLEIMANPL ZIMMERMAN/WIREIMAGENEW YORK, NY - MARCH 23: HAAZ SLEIMAN ATTENDS THE RED RPET EVENT AND WORLD PREMIERE OF NATNAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL'S 'KILLG J' AT ALICE TULLY HALL ON MARCH 23, 2015 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY PL ZIMMERMAN/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN AUGT SLEIMAN (NURSE JACKIE, THE SKI TRIP) ME OUT RATHER BLUNTLY ON SOCIAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I AM A GAY, MLIM, ARAB-AMERIN MAN,” HE SAID A VIO. “AND I’M GOG TO TAKE EVEN FURTHER: NOT ONLY AM I GAY, BUT I’M ALSO A BOTTOM. NOT ONLY AM I A BOTTOM, BUT I’M ALSO A TOTAL BOTTOM—WHICH MEANS I LIKE UP YOU-KNOW-WHERE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“AND I SAY THIS TO ALL THE HOMOPHOB LIVG THE UNED STAT OF AMERI AND ACROSS THE GLOBE,” SLEIMAN, 41, NTUED. “IF YOU EVER E TO ME, TO KILL ME JT BEE I’M GAY, I WILL STROY YOU. I MIGHT BE GAY AND I MIGHT BE A NICE GUY, BUT DON’T GET TWISTED BEE I WILL FUCK YOU UP.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GIA GUNNGABRIEL OLSEN/FILMMAGICLOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 06: GIA GUNN ARRIV FOR LOGO TV'S "RUPL'S DRAG RACE" SEASON 6 RNN TAPG AT THE THEATRE AT ACE HOTEL DOWNTOWN LA ON MAY 6, 2014 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY GABRIEL OLSEN/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FORMER DRAG RACE NTTANT ME OUT AS TRANS MARCH ON INTERNATNAL TRANSGENR DAY OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I THOUGHT I WOULD DITE TODAY THE SPIR OF BEG VISIBLE TO SHARE MY TRANSN WH ALL OF YOU,” GUNN REVEALED AN INSTAGRAM VIO. “I HAVE BEEN ON HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND I INTIFY AS FEMALE AND I AM ED TRANSGENR.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GUNN JOS FELLOW TRANSGENR DRAG RACE NTTANTS SONIQUE, CARMEN CARRERA, JIGGLY CALIENTE AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CODY ALANRICK DIAMOND/GETTY IMAG FOR PEPSI'S ROCK THE SOUTHCULLMAN, AL - JUNE 04: CMT'S CODY ALAN AND KELSEA BALLERI BACKSTAGE DURG PEPSI'S ROCK THE SOUTH FTIVAL - DAY 2 AT HERAGE PARK ON JUNE 4, 2016 CULLMAN, ALABAMA. (PHOTO BY RICK DIAMOND/GETTY IMAG FOR PEPSI'S ROCK THE SOUTH ){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CMT HOST ME OUT AS GAY JANUARY, TELLG PEOPLE, “ONCE I REALIZED WAS OKAY TO ACCEPT THE TTH, THAT WASN’T MY CHOICE, WAS A LOT EASIER TO START FIGURG OUT WHERE TO GO WH MY LIFE NEXT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE 44-YEAR-OLD SOUTH CAROLIAN HOSTS A VARIETY OF CMT RAD SHOWS, CLUDG CMT AFTER MIDNE AND CMT ALL ACCS, AS WELL AS CMT’S SIGNATURE MIC SHOW, HOT 20 COUNTDOWN. ALAN WAS PREVLY MARRIED TO A WOMAN AND HAS TEENAGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT’S AWOME NOW BEE I HAVE A PARTNER, MY EX HAS A BOYIEND," HE EXPLAED. "AND WH OUR KIDS, WE HAVE THIS REALLY BETIFUL, BLEND, LOVG, MORN FAY THAT WORKS FOR ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TEDDY GEIGERREBEC SAPP/WIREIMAGE FOR THE RERDG AMYLOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 18: TEDDY GEIGER SPEAKS ONSTAGE AT CHART TOPPERS: SONGWRERS/PRODUCERS IN-THE-ROUND FEATURG BBEE, DAVE BASSETT, WARREN "OAK" FELR, AND TEDDY GEIGER AT THE GRAMMY MM ON OCTOBER 18, 2017 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY REBEC SAPP/WIREIMAGE FOR THE RERDG AMY ){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEIGER, A MAJOR LYRICIST TODAY'S POPULAR MIC SCENE, ME OUT AS TRANSGENR THE MENTS SECTN OF AN INSTAGRAM POST THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MIC MAVEN IS SOMETHG OF A BEHD-THE-SCEN PLAYER, PENNG CHART-TOPPG SGL FOR STARS LIKE ONE DIRECTN AND SHAWN MENS. (GEIGER STARTED OUT AS A RERDG ARTIST, MAKG BIG WH THE 2006 H "FOR YOU I WILL (CONFINCE)."){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LOVE OR HATE , THIS IS WHO I’VE BEEN FOR A LONG TIME," GEIGER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIL PEEPEDWARD BERTHELOT /GETTY IMAGPARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 24: LIL PEEP ATTENDS THE BALMA MENSWEAR SPRG/SUMMER 2018 SHOW AS PART OF PARIS FASHN WEEK ON JUNE 24, 2017 PARIS, FRANCE. (PHOTO BY EDWARD BERTHELOT /GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIL PEEP ME OUT AS BISEXUAL ON TWTER, LS THAN THREE DAYS AFTER AARON CARTER ME OUT AS BISEXUAL, TOO. SADLY, THE 21-YEAR-OLD RAPPER DIED THIS NOVEMBER. POLICE ARE CURRENTLY VTIGATG HIS ATH, ORIGALLY SPECTED TO BE AN OVERDOSE, FOLLOWG THE DISVERY OF "TROUBLG PRIVATE MSAG" ON HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I AM SHOCKED AND HEARTBROKEN," SARAH STENT, CEO OF FIRST ACCS ENTERTAMENT, WHO WORKED WH LIL PEEP, TOLD PEOPLE MAGAZE. "I DO NOT BELIEVE PEEP WANTED TO DIE, THIS IS SO TRAGIC. HE HAD HUGE AMBN AND HIS REER WAS FLOURISHG... I HAVE SPOKEN TO HIS MOTHER AND SHE ASKED ME TO NVEY THAT SHE IS VERY, VERY PROUD OF HIM AND EVERYTHG HE WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE HIS SHORT LIFE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RUTA WLEYJASON LAVERIS/FILMMAGICWEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 07: ACTRS RUTA WLEY ATTENDS A TAPG OF "QUEEN SUGAR AFTER-SHOW" AT OWN ON NOVEMBER 7, 2017 WT HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY JASON LAVERIS/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TE BLOOD AND QUEEN SUGAR STAR ME OUT THE MOST EXCG WAY POSSIBLE: BY ANNOUNCG HER ENGAGEMENT TO FIANCéE CHEF SHONDA, A NEW ORLEANS-BASED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"YOU ARE THE SUNSHE OF MY LIFE..." WLEY WROTE ON INSTAGRAM REFERENCE TO SHONDA. AWWW!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PEPPERMTGABRIEL OLSEN/FILMMAGICWEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 11: PEPPERMT ATTENDS THE LA PRI MIC FTIVAL AND PARA 2017 ON JUNE 11, 2017 WT HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY GABRIEL OLSEN/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FABULO RUPL'S DRAG RACE SEASON 9 ALUM ME OUT PUBLICLY AS A TRANSGENR WOMAN EARLIER THIS YEAR, MAKG HER THE SHOW'S FIRST OPENLY TRANS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE WAS EMBRACED BY HER DRAG RACE -STARS, SHE TOLD NEWNOWNEXT: "ANY ANXIETY I HAD BEFOREHAND MELTED AWAY... FOR RU AND THE JUDG WAS A TOTAL NON-ISSUE. I FELT TOTALLY LOVED AND ACCEPTED. CAN I GET AN AMEN?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU SURE N, GIRL!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HANNE GABY ODIELEKIRST SCLAIR/GETTY IMAGPARIS, FRANCE- JULY 02: HANNE GABY ODIELE, MOL AT PARIS FASHN WEEK AUTUMN/WTER 2012 HTE UTURE SHOWS ON JULY 02, 2012 PARIS, FRANCE. (PHOTO BY KIRST SCLAIR/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ODIELE IS A STUNNG NWAY MOL WHO ME OUT AS TERSEX EARLIER THIS YEAR. WH A SLEW OF CRENTIALS UNR HER BELT, CLUDG WALKS SHOWS FOR CHANEL, DR, AND ALEXANR WANG, ODIELE IS NO STRANGER TO THE PRSUR OF THE FASHN DTRY TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REGARDLS, THE FIERCE ADVOTE CID TO E HER VOICE TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE PERILS TERSEX PEOPLE FACE, CLUDG NON-NSENSUAL GENAL SURGERI AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I FEEL HUMBLED AND PRIVILEGED TO E MY PLATFORM AS MOL TO GIVE A VOICE TO OTHER TERSEX PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE WHO HAVE FELT THEY HAVE NO VOICE," ODIELE TOLD NEWNOWNEXT FOR INTERSEX AWARENS DAY THIS OCTOBER. "I’LL NTUE TO SPEAK OUT ON THIS ISSUE AND WORK TO PERSUA THE WORLD THAT TERSEX PEOPLE SERVE PROTECTN, LOVE, AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LREN JREGUIGREGG DEGUIRE, GETTY IMAGLOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 20: SGER LREN JREGUI OF FIFTH HARMONY ARRIV AT THE 2016 AMERIN MIC AWARDS AT MICROSOFT THEATER ON NOVEMBER 20, 2016 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY GREGG DEGUIRE/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FIFTH HARMONY SONGSTRS PENNED AN OPEN LETTER TO TMP SUPPORTERS EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHICH CLUD HER G OUT AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I AM A BISEXUAL CUBAN-AMERIN WOMAN AND I AM SO PROUD OF ," JREGUI WROTE. "I AM PROUD TO BE PART OF A MUNY THAT ONLY PROJECTS LOVE AND TN AND THE SUPPORT OF ONE ANOTHER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I AM PROUD TO BE THE GRANDDGHTER AND DGHTER OF IMMIGRANTS WHO WERE BRAVE ENOUGH TO LEAVE THEIR HOM AND E TO A WHOLE NEW WORLD WH A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE AND CULTURE AND IMMERSE THEMSELV FEARLSLY TO START A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELV AND THEIR FAI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DANIEL NEWMANTODD WILLIAMSON/GETTY IMAG FOR GLAADBEVERLY HILLS, CA - APRIL 01: ACTOR DANIEL NEWMAN ATTENDS THE 28TH ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS LA AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL ON APRIL 1, 2017 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY TODD WILLIAMSON/GETTY IMAG FOR GLAAD){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE WALKG DEAD AND DARK KNIGHT RIS ACTOR OPENED UP ABOUT HIS BISEXUALY MARCH. “I DON’T WANT TO BE HIDN AND HAVE TO DODGE THE QUTN," HE TOLD PEOPLE MAGAZE. "I’M PROUD OF WHO I AM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEWMAN ADMS HE WAS HANT TO TALK ABOUT HIS PRIVATE LIFE, BUT SAYS HE LATER REALIZED, “'YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS SOMETHG THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE FORTABLE WH, BEG 100% THEMSELV AND THENTIC.'"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PROPS TO YOU!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TEDDY QULIVANPETER WHE/GETTY IMAGPARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 03: TEDDY QULIVAN WALKS THE NWAY DURG THE LOUIS VUTON PARIS SHOW AS PART OF THE PARIS FASHN WEEK WOMENSWEAR SPRG/SUMMER 2018 ON OCTOBER 3, 2017 PARIS, FRANCE. (PHOTO BY PETER WHE/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT 23 YEARS OLD, THIS SHOW-STOPPG MOL HAS WALKED OVER 150 NWAY SHOWS FOR HOEHOLD NAM LIKE MARC JABS AND LOUIS VUTON. THIS SEPTEMBER, SHE ME OUT PUBLICLY AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HER ANNOUNCEMENT WAS A DIRECT RPONSE TO THE CURRENT ADMISTRATN'S POLIL CLIMATE: QULIVAN WANTED TO E HER PLATFORM AS A PUBLIC FIGURE FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"ENOUGH IS ENOUGH," QULIVAN TOLD CNN. "WE SERVE JTICE, AND I WILL E MY VOICE TO HELP OUR DIVERSE, VIBRANT AND RILIENT TRANS MUNI OVERE THE OBSTACL AND THRIVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHANNON PURSERSTEFANIE KEENAN/GETTY IMAG FOR GLAMOUR X TORY BURCHBEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 15: SHANNON PURSER ATTENDS GLAMOUR X TORY BURCH WOMEN TO WATCH LUNCH ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY STEFANIE KEENAN/GETTY IMAG FOR GLAMOUR X TORY BURCH){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONE OF THE BREAKOUT STARS OF NETFLIX'S STRANGER THGS, PURSER ME OUT PUBLICLY AS BISEXUAL ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“GETTG FORTABLE WH YOUR SEXUALY IS A PROCS,” SHE WROTE. "IT’S GOG TO BE OKAY. I WISH I’D KNOWN THAT SOONER… I KNOW WHAT ’S LIKE TO HAVE ANXIETY ABOUT . ESPECIALLY TRYG TO E TO TERMS WH AND MY FAH.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PURSER'S ROLE AS BARB ON THE NETFLIX ORIGAL SERI EARNED HER AN EMMY NOMATN. NOW, THE ACTOR APPEARS THE CW’S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KEV SPACEYFRAZER HARRISON/BAFTA LA/GETTY IMAG FOR BAFTA LABEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 27: KEV SPACEY SPEAKS ONSTAGE AT THE 2017 AMD BRISH AMY BRANNIA AWARDS PRENTED BY AMERIN AIRL AND JAGUAR LAND ROVER AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL ON OCTOBER 27, 2017 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY FRAZER HARRISON/BAFTA LA/GETTY IMAG FOR BAFTA LA){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HOLLYWOOD STAR ME OUT AS GAY AMID ACCATNS OF SEXUALLY ASSLTG A 14-YEAR-OLD 30 YEARS AGO. SPACEY PROMPTLY FELL OM GRACE, WH EVERYONE OM ZACHARY QUTO TO GLAAD EXPRSG THEIR DISTASTE AT THE ACTOR’S APPALLGLY POOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

JAGUARS ASSISTANT KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE NFL ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

Kev Maxen is gay. No NFL ach had ever publicly e out as gay, so Maxen, an assistant strength and ndng ach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, kept quiet about his sexual that ma him angry — at himself. Men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay.

Former San Francis 49ers offensive assistant Katie Sowers beme the NFL’s first ach to e out as gay 2017.

Acrdg to the article, Maxen ma his cisn to do so last year and reached out for advice om Carl Nassib, who 2021 beme the NFL’s first out gay active player as a member of the Las Vegas was Nassib who put Maxen ntact wh Outsports. -- Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's profsnal sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer and to possibly spire others siar 's a cisn and move that drew praise and support om owner Shad Khan, who was a vol and emphatic supporter of a cy ordance that expand protectns on the grounds of sexual orientatn, genr inty and genr exprsn. Outsi lebacker Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay and to play a game Associated Prs ntributed to this report.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player to be drafted when the then-St.

12 of the Bt Gay Films You Missed 2017.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS KEV MAXEN BE FIRST PROFSNAL MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

Gay filmmakg no longer has to "go mastream" bee, for the past few years, the bt new movi have been gay movi.

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Anyone terted gay experience or gay films already knows to distst mastream media's efforts to explo and tegorize queerns by promotg gay movi as different, and each so-lled advance as a breakthrough simply bee fally breaks to the media's ual the Hollywood film dtry go through s biggt sexual panic sce the 1920s, reflectg a breakdown heterosexual relatns, gay filmmakers who prevly were swept to the margs by wardly homophobic crics and gatekeepers, have steadily ma the only movi ncerned wh what means to be human among of the twelve superb films transcend Hollywood's nscendg approach to gay self-py disguised as romance. It is sexually discreet but also stylistilly bold enough so that Davi nfs the sensualy and spirualy of his own gay person's creativy and experience.

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Stayg Vertil is Ala Guirdie's challenge to the hypocrisy of a society unprepared for a gay man (Damien Bonnard) who's sought-after sexual inty clus the sire to be a parent. Director Cl Barras and screenwrer Cele Sciamma (Girlhood) apply childlike pury to gay nocence and self-awarens -- what you'll never get om Pixar. Tom of Flandis Dome Kakoski's stant-classic b-pic about the in of gay eroti (played by Pekka Strang) who ma graphic realy of his sexual sire and permanently imprted the imagatn of gay men everywhere.

The Ornhologist is Joao Pedro Rodrigu' exploratn of gay spirualy as erotilly embodied by Pl Hamy, a scientist on a surreal journey through metaphoril wilrns to relig revelatn.

Dream Boat by Tristan Ferland Milewski turns a documentary about a gay pleasure cise to an abstract, stylized and surprisgly sensive medatn on gay male sire and s disntents.

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Hollywood studs have begun to shoehorn blk-and-you’ll-miss- gay stori to an endls stream of remak and TV adaptatns, and there is a wi range of di explorg the breadth of queer stori wh ever-expandg joy and nuance.

While ’s still difficult to get a gay film ma (or any film, for that matter), ’s wonrful that, only halfway through 2017, there are already so many queer films on the horizon. From promisg up-and-ers to pneers of the New Queer Cema, the are the bt gay, lbian, and queer films g out (and proudly) 2017. ” The cril rponse has been siarly glowg so far, makg one of the most hotly anticipated films of the year — gay or otherwise.

Set Yorkshire farm untry agast a geoly stere landspe, “God’s Own Country” is a litely renred gay romance that unfolds wh veré timacy.

34 CELEBRI WHO CAME OUT IN 2017"NOW ’S TIME TO BEE A WHOLE PERSON."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 11, 2017/1:28 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 11, 2017 / 1:28 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"34 CELEBRI WHO CAME OUT IN 2017","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-10-11T05:28:36.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-10-11T05:28:36.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH 2018 ON THE HORIZON, WE’RE LOOKG BACK AT MORE THAN 30 MAJOR PERSONALI WHO HAVE E OUT SCE LAST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE EVEN MORE NEXT YEAR!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRANDON FLYNNMARK RALSTON/AFP/GETTY IMAGBRANDON FLYNN ARRIV FOR THE 69TH EMMY AWARDS AT THE MICROSOFT THEATRE ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ MARK RALSTON/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN SEPTEMBER, THE 13 REASONS WHY ACTOR INTIFIED HIMSELF AS PART OF THE LGBT MUNY AN INSTAGRAM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ADDRSG A PILOT WHO HAD WRTEN “VOTE NO” SKYWRG OVER SYDNEY DURG THE SURVEY ON MARRIAGE EQUALY ATRALIA, FLYNN WROTE, “TOO MANY OF MY IENDS HAVE BEEN KICKED OUT OF THEIR HOM, KEPT THE CLOSET, BEAT UP, KILLED, RIDICULED BY CHURCH AND STATE, STUTNALIZED. AND YOU ARE SRED THAT IF WE VOTE YES, YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO SHOW YOUR HATE FOR . FUCK THAT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WE'VE FOUGHT, WE'VE E OUT BRAVELY EVEN OUR FEAR, AND YOU WROTE A MSAGE THE SKY BEE YOU'RE SRED," HE ADD. "EQUALY TAK URAGE, WORRI ME THAT TOO MANY PEOPLE THIS WORLD LACK THE BALLS TO STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE THEN, THE 23-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN SEEN GETTG CLOSE WH GRAMMY-WNG SGER SAM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALIA SHAWKATLEV RAD/PACIFIC PRS/LIGHTROCKET VIA GETTY IMAGMCKITTRICK HOTEL, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2017/06/06: ALIA SHAWKAT ATTENDS SEARCH PARTY EDY BY TBS AT MCKTRICK HOTEL NEW YORK. (PHOTO BY LEV RAD/PACIFIC PRS/LIGHTROCKET VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ARRTED DEVELOPMENT STAR ME OUT SUALLY A MAY TERVIEW WH OUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I WAS A TOMBOY GROWG UP, AND I REMEMBER MY MOM ASKG ME WHEN I WAS 10, 'ARE YOU ATTRACTED TO BOYS OR GIRLS?' I SAID I DON’T KNOW," . NOW I NSIR MYSELF BISEXUAL, AND I THK BALANCG MY MALE AND FEMALE ENERGI HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF ME GROWG AS AN ACTOR."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE ADMS THAT SHE ED TO MORE RERVED, "BUT AS A WOMAN, AN ARAB-AMERIN, AND A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ MUNY, I HAVE TO E WHATEVER VOICE I HAVE. THERE’S NO MORE LICY BEG QUIET."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AARON CARTERJB LACROIX/WIREIMAGECARSON, CA - MAY 13: AARON CARTER ATTENDS THE 102.7 KIIS FM'S 2017 WANGO TANGO ON MAY 13, 2017 CARSON, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY JB LACROIX/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN AUGT, THE FORMER CHILD STAR ME OUT AS BI AN EMOTNAL MSAGE ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I GREW UP THIS ENTERTAMENT DTRY AT A VERY YOUNG AGE AND WHEN I WAS AROUND 13-YEARS-OLD I STARTED TO FD BOYS AND GIRLS ATTRACTIVE,” HE WROTE. “THERE WERE YEARS THAT WENT BY THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT, BUT WASN’T UNTIL I WAS 17-YEARS-OLD, AFTER A FEW RELATNSHIPS WH GIRLS, I HAD AN EXPERIENCE WH A MALE THAT I HAD AN ATTRACTN TO WHO I ALSO WORKED WH AND GREW UP WH.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CARTER SISTED HIS SEXUALY WASN'T A SOURCE OF SHAME FOR HIM, BUT THE SECRET WAS "A BURN I HAVE HELD ONTO FOR A LONG TIME THAT I WOULD LIKE LIFTED OFF ME.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOMAS DEKKERHERO/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HERO ACTOR ME OUT JULY AN INSTAGRAM POST WHERE HE CLARED, “I AM ED A MAN WHO PROUDLY LOV OTHER MEN. IN FACT, THIS APRIL, I MARRIED MY HBAND AND I ULD NOT BE HAPPIER.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT THE SAME POST, DEKKER BLAMED “A PROMENT GAY MAN” FOR TRYG TO OUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“MY SEXUAL ORIENTATN ONCE AGA ME TO QUTN THIS WEEK WHEN A PROMENT GAY MAN ED AN AWARDS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH TO ‘OUT’ ME,” HE WROTE. “WHILE HE DID NOT MENTN ME BY NAME, THE EXPLIC TAILS OF HIS REFERENCE MA EASY FOR THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA TO NNECT THE DOTS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S BELIEVED DEKKER WAS REFERRG TO HERO PRODUCER BRYAN FULLER, WHO HAD RECENTLY DISCSED THE DIFFICULTY HE HAD TRODUCG A GAY CHARACTER ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS RECENTLY AS 2011, DEKKER TOLD OUT, “I’VE ONLY REALLY HAD RELATNSHIPS WH WOMEN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DAN AMBOYERBENJO ARWASFASHN, BETY, CELEBRY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HUNKY YOUNGER ACTOR ME OUT TO PEOPLE MAGAZE OCTOBER, EXPLAG WAS HIS RECENT MARRIAGE TO BOYIEND ERIC BERIC THAT FUELED HIS SIRE TO BE MORE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I WANT TO LIVE MY LIFE MOVG FORWARD WH TEGRY AND PRI,” THE 31-YEAR-OLD SAID. “WE MIGHT START A FAY ONE DAY AND I WOULD FEEL SO STRANGELY IF I DIDN’T CELEBRATE THAT WH ALL OF MY FAY AND IENDS AND SHARE THAT WH THE FANS. THIS IS JT THE BEGNG OF A WONRFUL FUTURE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AMBOYER ADMTED THAT HE GOT A LOT OF ADVICE OM DTRY SIRS TO STAY CLOSETED. "THAT WAS HARD TO LIVE WH,” HE SAID. “BUT I’VE NEVER PLAYED A GAY ROLE BEFORE AND I DIDN’T WANT TO BE LIMED BY SOME STRANGE PERCEPTN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANTHONY BOWENSFACEBOOK/ANTHONY BOWENS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PRO WRTLER ANTHONY BOWENS ME OUT AS BISEXUAL MARCH, CREDG A YOUTUBE VIO FOR GIVG HIM THE URAGE TO BE HIS THENTIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEVERAL MONTHS TO DATG BOYIEND MICHAEL PAVANO, THE TWO PARTICIPATED YOUTUBE'S “LGHG CHALLENGE,” PARTICIPANTS TAKE A BIG SWIG OF WATER BEFORE WATCHG FUNNY CLIPS AND TRYG NOT TO DO A SP-TAKE. AT THE BEGNG OF THE VIO, PAVANO SUALLY TRODUCED BOWENS AS “MY BOYIEND.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE VIO WAS A BLAST TO DO, BUT I WORRIED THAT SOMEONE OM THE WRTLG WORLD WOULD STUMBLE ACROSS AND LEARN MY SECRET,” BOWENS SAID. “I CID TO LET BE POSTED ANYWAY. I ULDN’T HELP BUT CRY AS I LET LOOSE ALL OF THE YEARS OF STRS, ANXIETY AND FEAR OF JUDGMENT. IT WAS THE BT CISN I HAD EVER MA.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, AN TERVIEW ON PARTY FOUL RAD WH POLLO & PEARL, HE ADMTED HE WAS FED UP WH BI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE MORE NEGATIVY AROUND THE STIGMA OF [A PRO WRTLER] BEG PART OF THE LGBT MUNY," BOWENS REVEALED, BUT MOST OF THE NEGATIVE MENTS WERE OM PEOPLE ASSUMG HE WAS TOO SRED TO ADM HE WAS GAY. “YOU N DATE A DU OR MARRY A DU AND BE WH HIM THE RT OF YOUR LIFE, AND THAT DON’T CHANGE THE ATTRACTN,” HE SAID. “THE LGBTQ MUNY ALL SHAP AND SIZ.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JORDAN GAVARISSTEVE ZAK PHOTOGRAPHY/FILMMAGIC VIA GETTY IMAGACTOR JORDAN GAVARIS ATTENDS BUILD SERI TO DISCS "ORPHAN BLACK" AT BUILD STUD ON JUNE 6, 2017 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY STEVE ZAK PHOTOGRAPHY/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GAVARIS PLAYS GAY BFF FELIX ON ORPHAN BLACK, BUT WASN'T UNTIL JUNE THAT THE 27-YEAR-OLD ME OUT AS GAY REAL LIFE. "NOBODY EVER ASKS ME," HE REVEALED. "I’VE NEVER BEEN ASKED. LIKE, THE WHOLE URSE OF THE SERI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THIS IS A TRICKY THG TO SAY AND I’VE NEVER ACTUALLY SAID OUT LOUD BEFORE," HE ADD. "BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT JOBS WILL BE LOST AND I DO BELIEVE JOBS WILL BE GAED. MAYBE NOT EVEN FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GAV RSOMMARK HORTON/GETTY IMAGOTTAWA, ON - JULY 12: GAV RSOM OF LCD SOUNDSYSTEM PERFORMS ON DAY 6 OF THE RBC BLUFT ON JULY 12, 2017 OTTAWA, CANADA. (PHOTO BY MARK HORTON/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LCD SOUNDSYSTEM'S RINT ELECTRONICS WHIZ ME OUT AS TRANS JULY, EXPLAG THAT OVER THE PAST YEAR-AND-A-HALF, "I WENT OM MY TRANS INTY BEG SOMETHG I WAS TOUCH WH AND WORKED THROUGH ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, TO SUDNLY THIS SHIFT WHERE ’S ON THE ONT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE ADD, "NOW ’S TIME TO BEE A WHOLE PERSON."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GREYDON CHANCEGABRIEL OLSEN/FILMMAGICLOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 13: GREYSON CHANCE PERFORMS AT HIS ALBUM RELEASE PARTY FOR "SOMEWHERE OVER MY HEAD" AT YOUTUBE SPACE LA ON MAY 13, 2016 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY GABRIEL OLSEN/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW 19, CHANCE BEME A VIRAL SENSATN WH HIS PERFORMANCE OF LADY GAGA'S "PAPARAZZI" AT A SCHOOL TALENT SHOW WHEN HE WAS JT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN AN INSTAGRAM OM JULY, THE SGER SAID HE HAD E TO TERMS WH BEG GAY WHEN HE WAS 16 BUT “CID NOT TO PUBLICIZE MY SEXUALY LARGELY DUE TO A MATTER OF PRIVACY, AS I WAS STILL TRYG TO FD FORT AND NFINCE WH MY OWN SK.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE HE MATAED HE WAS LS TERTED TALKG ABOUT “WHAT TYPE OF GUY I WAS TO” THAN TALKG ABOUT POLICS, MIC OR ART, HE “FIGURED NOW WAS THE TIME TO LET A FEW MORE IENDS KNOW THAT I AM HAPPY, I AM HERE FOR YOU, AND I AM PROUD OF WHO I AM.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER HIS INTER FAME, CHANCE SIGNED TO ELLEN DEGENER’ ELEVENELEVEN LABEL AND RELEASED A BUT EP, SOMEWHERE OVER MY HEAD, MAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRIAN MICHAEL SMHBEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SMH, WHO PLAYED CIS MALE ROL ON SHOWS LIKE BLUE BLOODS, GIRLS, PERSON OF INTERT, AND GOSSIP GIRL, ME OUT AS TRANSGENR WHEN HE APPEARED ON AN EPISO OF OWN'S QUEEN SUGAR JULY, PLAYG POLICE OFFICER TOE WILKS, A TRANS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“WHEN I SAW THE BREAKDOWN FOR TOE, I FELT THIS WAS THE ROLE I WAS LOOKG FOR,” SAID SMH, 34. "IT WAS A DREAM E TE SO MANY WAYS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SUE BIRDSEAN M. HAFFEY/GETTY IMAGBEVERLY HILLS, CA - MARCH 09: BASKETBALL PLAYER SUE BIRD POS FOR A PORTRA AT THE 2016 TEAM USA MEDIA SUMM AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL ON MARCH 9, 2016 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY SEAN M. HAFFEY/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS VETERAN NBA PLAYER DIDN'T JT E OUT A JULY ESPN PROFILE, SHE REVEALED SHE WAS DATG SOCCER STAR MEGAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I’M GAY. MEGAN’S MY GIRLIEND,” SAID THE SEATTLE STORM POT GUARD MATTER-OF-FACTLY. “THE AREN’T SECRETS TO PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME. I DON’T FEEL LIKE I’VE NOT LIVED MY LIFE. I THK PEOPLE HAVE THIS ASSUMPTN THAT IF YOU’RE NOT TALKG ABOUT , YOU MT BE HIDG , LIKE ’S THIS SECRET. THAT WAS NEVER THE SE FOR ME.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHEPARD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE LONGTIME FOX NEWS ANCHOR ME OUT A SUBTLE WAY JT DAYS AFTER NATNAL COMG OUT DAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS THE ROGER AIL SNDAL SWIRLED, SMH NIED THAT THE EMBATTLED WORK HEAD FORCED HIM TO STAY THE CLOSE. ’THAT’S NOT TE. HE WAS AS NICE AS HE ULD BE TO ME. I LOVED HIM LIKE A FATHER,’ SAID THE 52-YEAR-OLD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BACK 2014, GAWKER REPORTED SHEPARD WANTED TO E OUT PUBLICLY BUT AIL STOPPED HIM. SMH NIED THE CLAIM, AS WELL AS REPORTS THAT AIL MA HOMOPHOBIC REMARKS HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“HE TREATED ME WH RPECT, JT RPECT. HE GAVE ME EVERY OPPORTUNY THE WORLD AND HE NEVER ASKED ANYTHG OF ME BUT THAT WE TRY TO GET RIGHT EVERY DAY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JAKE ZYSMIKE COPPOLA/GETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEFORE G OUT AS TRANS ON TWTER, JAKE WAS BT KNOWN AS SUNSHISE CORAZON, RACHEL BERRY'S GOLN-VOICED NEMIS ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“MY FIRST TWEET AS JAKE,” HE TWEETED ON JUNE 19. “OVERWHELMED. SAW ALL YOUR LOVE MENTS AND I’M SO HAPPY. FALLY. I LOVE YOU, EVERYONE, AND SEE YOU SOON.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A POWERHOE VOLIST OM THE PHILIPP, ZYS ROSE TO YOUTUBE STARDOM 2007. THREE YEARS LATER HE BEME THE FIRST ASIAN SOLO SGER TO H BILLBOARD 200'S TOP 10, WH THE ALBUM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ZYS FIRST ACKNOWLEDGED HIS GENR INTY A 2014 TERVIEW WH OPRAH, WHICH HE SAID HIS “SOUL WAS MALE,” THOUGH AT THE TIME HE STILL INTIFIED AS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NATALIE MORALTARA ZIEMBA/GETTY IMAGCULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 15: ACTOR NATALIE MORAL ATTENDS THE SCREENGS OF "BECKS" AND "SWIM" DURG THE 2017 LOS ANGEL FILM FTIVAL AT ARCLIGHT CEMAS CULVER CY ON JUNE 15, 2017 CULVER CY, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY TARA ZIEMBA/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORAL, BT KNOWN FOR PLAYG TOM HAVERFORD'S GIRLIEND LUCY ON PARKS AND RECREATN, ME OUT AS QUEER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN AN SAY ON AMY POEHLER’S SMART GIRLS WEBSE, THE 32-YEAR-OLD EXPLAED SHE HAS DATED BOTH WOMEN AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I DON’T LIKE LABELG MYSELF, OR ANYONE ELSE," SHE WROTE. "BUT IF ’S EASIER FOR YOU TO UNRSTAND ME, WHAT I’M SAYG IS THAT I’M QUEER. WHAT QUEER MEANS TO ME IS JT SIMPLY THAT I’M NOT STRAIGHT. THAT’S ALL. IT’S NOT SRY, EVEN THOUGH THAT WORD ED TO BE REALLY, REALLY SRY TO ME.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KEIYNAN LONSDALESTEVE GRANZ/WIREIMAGELOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 11: ACTOR KEIYNAN LONSDALE AT NICKELOON'S 2017 KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS AT USC GALEN CENTER ON MARCH 11, 2017 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY STEVE GRANZ/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LONSDALE, WHO PLAYS KID FLASH ON THE CW’S THE FLASH, ME OUT AS BISEXUAL A HEARTFELT INSTAGRAM POST BACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I LIKE TO CHANGE MY HAIR, I LIKE TO TAKE RISKS WH HOW I DRS, I LIKE GIRLS, & I LIKE GUYS (Y)," WROTE THE 25-YEAR-OLD ATRALIAN ACTOR—WHO’S ALSO APPEARED ABC’S DANCE AMY, THE DIVERGENT SERI: INSURGENT, AND THE FT HOURS. “I LIKE GROWG, I LIKE LEARNG, I LIKE WHO I AM AND I REALLY LIKE WHO I’M BEG.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I'M TIRE OF BEG SECURE, ASHAMED AND SRED,” HE ADD. “NO ONE SHOULD FEEL LIKE THAT ABOUT THEMSELV, PECIALLY WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH GOOD LIFE TO LIVE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON TWTER, LONSDALE THANKED HIS FANS FOR THEIR SUPPORT. “NOTHG BETTER THAN HAPPY TEARS,” HE TWEETED. “THE LOVE IS BEYOND MEASURABLE, THANK YOU. DON’T FET TO GIVE THAT SAME LOVE BACK TO YOURSELV.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BARRY MANILOWASTRID STAWIARZ/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 29: SGER BARRY MANILOW PEFORMS DURG THE CURTA LL OF MANILOW ON BROADWAY OPENG NIGHT AT THE ST. JAM THEATRE ON JANUARY 29, 2013 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY ASTRID STAWIARZ/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MANILOW ADDRSED HIS LONG-MORED SEXUALY APRIL, THREE YEARS AFTER QUIETLY MARRYG LONGTIME PARTNER AND MANAGER GARRY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I THOUGHT I WOULD BE DISAPPOTG [THE FANS] IF THEY KNEW I WAS GAY. SO I NEVER DID ANYTHG,” THE 73-YEAR-OLD SGER TOLD PEOPLE. “WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THAT GARRY AND I WERE TOGETHER, THEY WERE SO HAPPY. THE REACTN WAS SO BETIFUL. STRANGERS MENTG, ’GREAT FOR YOU!’ I’M JT SO GRATEFUL FOR .”STEVE GRANZ/GETTY IMAGBEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 14: GARRY KIEF (L) AND SGER BARRY MANILOW ATTEND THE 2016 PRE-GRAMMY GALA AND SALUTE TO INDTRY INS HONORG IRVG AZOFF AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL ON FEBARY 14, 2016 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY STEVE GRANZ/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UPLE FIRST MET 1978, AN ENUNTER THE “COPABANA” SGER SAID CHANGED HIS LIFE FOREVER. “I KNEW THAT THIS WAS ,” HE SAID. “I WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ON. I WAS PRETTY LONELY BEFORE THAT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UPLE FALLY TIED THE KNOT AFTER NEARLY 35 YEARS A PRIVATE CEREMONY APRIL 2014 AT THE SGER’S PALM SPRGS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ILOVEMAKONNENMIKE LAWRIE/FILMMAGICBOSTON, MA - MAY 24: ILOVEMAKONNEN PERFORMS ONSTAGE DURG BOSTON CALLG MIC FTIVAL DAY 3 AT BOSTON CY HALL PLAZA ON MAY 24, 2015 BOSTON, MASSACHETTS. (PHOTO BY MIKE LAWRIE/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS RISG HIP-HOP STAR ME OUT AS GAY JANUARY A SERI OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE “CLUB GO UP ON A TUDAY” SGER SEEMED TO BE ADDRSG A PERSONAL SUATN, WRG, “SOMEONE SAID TO ME NEXT TIME THEY SEE ME, THEY WAS GONNA FUCK ME, I SAID NEXT TIME I SEE ME, I’M GONNA LOVE ME UP.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I N’T TELL U ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE’S CLOSET, I N ONLY TELL U ABOUT ME, AND ’S TIME I’VE E OUT,” HE ADD FOLLOWUP TWEETS. “SCE Y’ALL LOVE BREAKG NEWS, HERE’S SOME OLD NEWS TO BREAK: I’M GAY. AND NOW I’VE TOLD U ABOUT MY LIFE, MAYBE U N GO LIFE YOURS”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ATLANTA RAPPER FISHED HIS G-OUT SOCIAL MEDIA BLZ WH AN INSTAGRAM READG “THANK YOU FOR LETTG ME BE MYSELF.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TAYLOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BROTHER OF CHANCE THE RAPPER, BENT ME OUT AS BISEXUAL JANUARY JT DAYS BEFORE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“MY BIRTHDAY IS TOMORROW AND MOVG TO NEXT YEAR I’D LIKE TO BE MORE OPEN ABOUT MYSELF TO HELP OTHERS THAT STGGLE WH THE SAME ISSU,” HE WROTE ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“GROWG UP I’VE ALWAYS FELT DIFFERENT ABOUT MY SEXUALY AND BEG ATTRACTED TO ONE SEX. AND TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO OPENLY E OUT TO MY FANS. I DO REGNIZE MYSELF AS A BISEXUAL MALE AND I DO AND HAVE ALWAYS OPENLY SUPPORTED THE GAY MUNY AND WILL KEEP DOG SO 2017.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STEVE LACYFRéDéRIC RAGOT/REDFERNSLONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 10 : STEVE LACY OF THE BAND THE INTER PERFORMS AT THE SLA ON APRIL 10, 2017 LONDON, UNED KGDOM. (PHOTO BY FRéDéRIC RAGOT/REDFERNS){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE 19-YEAR-OLD MEMBER OF THE INTER HAS PRODUCED TRACKS FOR KENDRICK LAMAR AND VAMPIRE WEEKEND, AND LNCHED HIS BUT SOLO RERD, STEVE LACY’S DEMO THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LACY OPENED UP ABOUT HIS SEXUALY THIS SUMMER A SERI OF TUMBLR POSTS: ASKED IF HE WAS STRAIGHT OR BISEXUAL, HE REPLIED “I’M HUMAN.” IN A FOLLOWUP ASKG IF HE’D DATE A GUY, LACY REPLIED “SURE, WHY NOT.” BUT HE SPARKED NTROVERSY WHEN HE REVEALED THAT HE HAS NO TERT BLACK MEN AS ROMANTIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE REASON FOR ALL ISN’T ANTI-BLACK AT ALL,” HE REPLIED. “GROWG UP AROUND BLACK MAL, THEY WERE ALWAYS MY PETORS YA KNOW? I NEVER VIEWED OR SAW MYSELF DOG ANYTHG SEXUAL WH MY NEIGHBORS. I LERALLY, LIKE I SAID, SEE THEM AS BROTHERS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LACY CLARIFIED THAT HE DIDN'T "DISLIKE" BLACK PEOPLE, "I’M JT NOT ATTRACTED TO BLACK BOYS, THAT IS ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON TWTER, HE SUGGTED, "LET'S LETE THE WHOLE CLOSET NCEPT AND JT LET KIDS BE THEMSELV WHOUT HAVG TO ANNOUNCE WHAT/WHO THEY'RE TO SEXUALLY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TYLER, THE CREATORSTT DULSON/WIREIMAGELOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 12: RAPPER TYLER THE CREATOR PERFORMS ONSTAGE DURG THE 5TH ANNUAL CAMP FLOG GNAW FTIVAL AT EXPOSN PARK ON NOVEMBER 12, 2016 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY STT DULSON/WIREIMAGE ){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOUGH HE'S BEEN ACCED OF HOMOPHOBIA THROUGHOUT HIS REER—2011'S GOBL HAD 213 STANC OF THE WORD “FAG” AND OTHER ANTI-GAY SLURS—TYLER HAS ALSO DABBLED WH GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HIS ALBUM FLOWER BOY LEAKED TWO WEEKS BEFORE S OFFICIAL JULY 21 RELEASE, AND THE SONG “I A’T GOT TIME!” CLUS THE L, “NEXT LE WILL HAVE ’EM LIKE ‘WHOA’/I BEEN KISSG WHE BOYS SCE 2004.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JT A FEW WEEKS LATER HE TOLD KOOPZ TUN, “I HAD A BOYIEND WHEN I WAS 15 FUCKG HAWTHORNE. IF THAT’S NOT OPEN-MD, I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK THAT IS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TYLER HAS SISTED THAT HIS GAY FANS DON’T TAKE OFFENSE AT HIS LANGUAGE, AND HE EVEN PUT OUT A LE OF PRI T-SHIRTS 2015 AS PART OF HIS CREW ODD FUTURE’S MERCHANDISE. WHEN FRANK OCEAN ME OUT PUBLICLY, TYLER WAS AMONG THE FIRST TO NGRATULATE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“MY BIG BROTHER FALLY FUCKG DID THAT,” HE TWEETED. “PROUD OF THAT N*GGA E I KNOW THAT SH IS DIFFICULT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GORDON THOMSONPL ARCHULETA/FILMMAGICLOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 16: ACTOR GORDON THOMSON ATTENDS THE PREMIERE OF "WTERTHORNE" AT THE RENBERG THEATRE ON AUGT 16, 2015 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY PL ARCHULETA/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOUGH BT KNOWN FOR THE 1980S NIGHTTIME SOAP DYNASTY, THOMSON DIDN'T E OUT UNTIL SEPTEMBER, OPENG UP ABOUT HIS STGGLE WH HIS SEXUALY TO THE DAILY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT WAS NOT UNTIL I WAS NEARLY 30 THAT [HOMOSEXUALY] STOPPED BEG CLASSIFIED AS A MENTAL ILLNS THE U.S. SO YOU’RE ALG WH THAT. AND THE SHAME, THE BREATHTAKG LACK OF SELF-TEEM, HAS ONLY JT BEGUN TO SEEP OUT OF MY SOUL.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAAZ SLEIMANPL ZIMMERMAN/WIREIMAGENEW YORK, NY - MARCH 23: HAAZ SLEIMAN ATTENDS THE RED RPET EVENT AND WORLD PREMIERE OF NATNAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL'S 'KILLG J' AT ALICE TULLY HALL ON MARCH 23, 2015 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY PL ZIMMERMAN/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN AUGT SLEIMAN (NURSE JACKIE, THE SKI TRIP) ME OUT RATHER BLUNTLY ON SOCIAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I AM A GAY, MLIM, ARAB-AMERIN MAN,” HE SAID A VIO. “AND I’M GOG TO TAKE EVEN FURTHER: NOT ONLY AM I GAY, BUT I’M ALSO A BOTTOM. NOT ONLY AM I A BOTTOM, BUT I’M ALSO A TOTAL BOTTOM—WHICH MEANS I LIKE UP YOU-KNOW-WHERE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“AND I SAY THIS TO ALL THE HOMOPHOB LIVG THE UNED STAT OF AMERI AND ACROSS THE GLOBE,” SLEIMAN, 41, NTUED. “IF YOU EVER E TO ME, TO KILL ME JT BEE I’M GAY, I WILL STROY YOU. I MIGHT BE GAY AND I MIGHT BE A NICE GUY, BUT DON’T GET TWISTED BEE I WILL FUCK YOU UP.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GIA GUNNGABRIEL OLSEN/FILMMAGICLOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 06: GIA GUNN ARRIV FOR LOGO TV'S "RUPL'S DRAG RACE" SEASON 6 RNN TAPG AT THE THEATRE AT ACE HOTEL DOWNTOWN LA ON MAY 6, 2014 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY GABRIEL OLSEN/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FORMER DRAG RACE NTTANT ME OUT AS TRANS MARCH ON INTERNATNAL TRANSGENR DAY OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I THOUGHT I WOULD DITE TODAY THE SPIR OF BEG VISIBLE TO SHARE MY TRANSN WH ALL OF YOU,” GUNN REVEALED AN INSTAGRAM VIO. “I HAVE BEEN ON HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND I INTIFY AS FEMALE AND I AM ED TRANSGENR.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GUNN JOS FELLOW TRANSGENR DRAG RACE NTTANTS SONIQUE, CARMEN CARRERA, JIGGLY CALIENTE AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CODY ALANRICK DIAMOND/GETTY IMAG FOR PEPSI'S ROCK THE SOUTHCULLMAN, AL - JUNE 04: CMT'S CODY ALAN AND KELSEA BALLERI BACKSTAGE DURG PEPSI'S ROCK THE SOUTH FTIVAL - DAY 2 AT HERAGE PARK ON JUNE 4, 2016 CULLMAN, ALABAMA. (PHOTO BY RICK DIAMOND/GETTY IMAG FOR PEPSI'S ROCK THE SOUTH ){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CMT HOST ME OUT AS GAY JANUARY, TELLG PEOPLE, “ONCE I REALIZED WAS OKAY TO ACCEPT THE TTH, THAT WASN’T MY CHOICE, WAS A LOT EASIER TO START FIGURG OUT WHERE TO GO WH MY LIFE NEXT.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE 44-YEAR-OLD SOUTH CAROLIAN HOSTS A VARIETY OF CMT RAD SHOWS, CLUDG CMT AFTER MIDNE AND CMT ALL ACCS, AS WELL AS CMT’S SIGNATURE MIC SHOW, HOT 20 COUNTDOWN. ALAN WAS PREVLY MARRIED TO A WOMAN AND HAS TEENAGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT’S AWOME NOW BEE I HAVE A PARTNER, MY EX HAS A BOYIEND," HE EXPLAED. "AND WH OUR KIDS, WE HAVE THIS REALLY BETIFUL, BLEND, LOVG, MORN FAY THAT WORKS FOR ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TEDDY GEIGERREBEC SAPP/WIREIMAGE FOR THE RERDG AMYLOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 18: TEDDY GEIGER SPEAKS ONSTAGE AT CHART TOPPERS: SONGWRERS/PRODUCERS IN-THE-ROUND FEATURG BBEE, DAVE BASSETT, WARREN "OAK" FELR, AND TEDDY GEIGER AT THE GRAMMY MM ON OCTOBER 18, 2017 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY REBEC SAPP/WIREIMAGE FOR THE RERDG AMY ){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEIGER, A MAJOR LYRICIST TODAY'S POPULAR MIC SCENE, ME OUT AS TRANSGENR THE MENTS SECTN OF AN INSTAGRAM POST THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MIC MAVEN IS SOMETHG OF A BEHD-THE-SCEN PLAYER, PENNG CHART-TOPPG SGL FOR STARS LIKE ONE DIRECTN AND SHAWN MENS. (GEIGER STARTED OUT AS A RERDG ARTIST, MAKG BIG WH THE 2006 H "FOR YOU I WILL (CONFINCE)."){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LOVE OR HATE , THIS IS WHO I’VE BEEN FOR A LONG TIME," GEIGER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIL PEEPEDWARD BERTHELOT /GETTY IMAGPARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 24: LIL PEEP ATTENDS THE BALMA MENSWEAR SPRG/SUMMER 2018 SHOW AS PART OF PARIS FASHN WEEK ON JUNE 24, 2017 PARIS, FRANCE. (PHOTO BY EDWARD BERTHELOT /GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIL PEEP ME OUT AS BISEXUAL ON TWTER, LS THAN THREE DAYS AFTER AARON CARTER ME OUT AS BISEXUAL, TOO. SADLY, THE 21-YEAR-OLD RAPPER DIED THIS NOVEMBER. POLICE ARE CURRENTLY VTIGATG HIS ATH, ORIGALLY SPECTED TO BE AN OVERDOSE, FOLLOWG THE DISVERY OF "TROUBLG PRIVATE MSAG" ON HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I AM SHOCKED AND HEARTBROKEN," SARAH STENT, CEO OF FIRST ACCS ENTERTAMENT, WHO WORKED WH LIL PEEP, TOLD PEOPLE MAGAZE. "I DO NOT BELIEVE PEEP WANTED TO DIE, THIS IS SO TRAGIC. HE HAD HUGE AMBN AND HIS REER WAS FLOURISHG... I HAVE SPOKEN TO HIS MOTHER AND SHE ASKED ME TO NVEY THAT SHE IS VERY, VERY PROUD OF HIM AND EVERYTHG HE WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE HIS SHORT LIFE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RUTA WLEYJASON LAVERIS/FILMMAGICWEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 07: ACTRS RUTA WLEY ATTENDS A TAPG OF "QUEEN SUGAR AFTER-SHOW" AT OWN ON NOVEMBER 7, 2017 WT HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY JASON LAVERIS/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TE BLOOD AND QUEEN SUGAR STAR ME OUT THE MOST EXCG WAY POSSIBLE: BY ANNOUNCG HER ENGAGEMENT TO FIANCéE CHEF SHONDA, A NEW ORLEANS-BASED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"YOU ARE THE SUNSHE OF MY LIFE..." WLEY WROTE ON INSTAGRAM REFERENCE TO SHONDA. AWWW!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PEPPERMTGABRIEL OLSEN/FILMMAGICWEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 11: PEPPERMT ATTENDS THE LA PRI MIC FTIVAL AND PARA 2017 ON JUNE 11, 2017 WT HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY GABRIEL OLSEN/FILMMAGIC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FABULO RUPL'S DRAG RACE SEASON 9 ALUM ME OUT PUBLICLY AS A TRANSGENR WOMAN EARLIER THIS YEAR, MAKG HER THE SHOW'S FIRST OPENLY TRANS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE WAS EMBRACED BY HER DRAG RACE -STARS, SHE TOLD NEWNOWNEXT: "ANY ANXIETY I HAD BEFOREHAND MELTED AWAY... FOR RU AND THE JUDG WAS A TOTAL NON-ISSUE. I FELT TOTALLY LOVED AND ACCEPTED. CAN I GET AN AMEN?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU SURE N, GIRL!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HANNE GABY ODIELEKIRST SCLAIR/GETTY IMAGPARIS, FRANCE- JULY 02: HANNE GABY ODIELE, MOL AT PARIS FASHN WEEK AUTUMN/WTER 2012 HTE UTURE SHOWS ON JULY 02, 2012 PARIS, FRANCE. (PHOTO BY KIRST SCLAIR/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ODIELE IS A STUNNG NWAY MOL WHO ME OUT AS TERSEX EARLIER THIS YEAR. WH A SLEW OF CRENTIALS UNR HER BELT, CLUDG WALKS SHOWS FOR CHANEL, DR, AND ALEXANR WANG, ODIELE IS NO STRANGER TO THE PRSUR OF THE FASHN DTRY TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REGARDLS, THE FIERCE ADVOTE CID TO E HER VOICE TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE PERILS TERSEX PEOPLE FACE, CLUDG NON-NSENSUAL GENAL SURGERI AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I FEEL HUMBLED AND PRIVILEGED TO E MY PLATFORM AS MOL TO GIVE A VOICE TO OTHER TERSEX PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE WHO HAVE FELT THEY HAVE NO VOICE," ODIELE TOLD NEWNOWNEXT FOR INTERSEX AWARENS DAY THIS OCTOBER. "I’LL NTUE TO SPEAK OUT ON THIS ISSUE AND WORK TO PERSUA THE WORLD THAT TERSEX PEOPLE SERVE PROTECTN, LOVE, AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LREN JREGUIGREGG DEGUIRE, GETTY IMAGLOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 20: SGER LREN JREGUI OF FIFTH HARMONY ARRIV AT THE 2016 AMERIN MIC AWARDS AT MICROSOFT THEATER ON NOVEMBER 20, 2016 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY GREGG DEGUIRE/WIREIMAGE){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FIFTH HARMONY SONGSTRS PENNED AN OPEN LETTER TO TMP SUPPORTERS EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHICH CLUD HER G OUT AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I AM A BISEXUAL CUBAN-AMERIN WOMAN AND I AM SO PROUD OF ," JREGUI WROTE. "I AM PROUD TO BE PART OF A MUNY THAT ONLY PROJECTS LOVE AND TN AND THE SUPPORT OF ONE ANOTHER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I AM PROUD TO BE THE GRANDDGHTER AND DGHTER OF IMMIGRANTS WHO WERE BRAVE ENOUGH TO LEAVE THEIR HOM AND E TO A WHOLE NEW WORLD WH A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE AND CULTURE AND IMMERSE THEMSELV FEARLSLY TO START A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELV AND THEIR FAI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DANIEL NEWMANTODD WILLIAMSON/GETTY IMAG FOR GLAADBEVERLY HILLS, CA - APRIL 01: ACTOR DANIEL NEWMAN ATTENDS THE 28TH ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS LA AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL ON APRIL 1, 2017 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY TODD WILLIAMSON/GETTY IMAG FOR GLAAD){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE WALKG DEAD AND DARK KNIGHT RIS ACTOR OPENED UP ABOUT HIS BISEXUALY MARCH. “I DON’T WANT TO BE HIDN AND HAVE TO DODGE THE QUTN," HE TOLD PEOPLE MAGAZE. "I’M PROUD OF WHO I AM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEWMAN ADMS HE WAS HANT TO TALK ABOUT HIS PRIVATE LIFE, BUT SAYS HE LATER REALIZED, “'YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS SOMETHG THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE FORTABLE WH, BEG 100% THEMSELV AND THENTIC.'"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PROPS TO YOU!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TEDDY QULIVANPETER WHE/GETTY IMAGPARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 03: TEDDY QULIVAN WALKS THE NWAY DURG THE LOUIS VUTON PARIS SHOW AS PART OF THE PARIS FASHN WEEK WOMENSWEAR SPRG/SUMMER 2018 ON OCTOBER 3, 2017 PARIS, FRANCE. (PHOTO BY PETER WHE/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT 23 YEARS OLD, THIS SHOW-STOPPG MOL HAS WALKED OVER 150 NWAY SHOWS FOR HOEHOLD NAM LIKE MARC JABS AND LOUIS VUTON. THIS SEPTEMBER, SHE ME OUT PUBLICLY AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HER ANNOUNCEMENT WAS A DIRECT RPONSE TO THE CURRENT ADMISTRATN'S POLIL CLIMATE: QULIVAN WANTED TO E HER PLATFORM AS A PUBLIC FIGURE FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"ENOUGH IS ENOUGH," QULIVAN TOLD CNN. "WE SERVE JTICE, AND I WILL E MY VOICE TO HELP OUR DIVERSE, VIBRANT AND RILIENT TRANS MUNI OVERE THE OBSTACL AND THRIVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHANNON PURSERSTEFANIE KEENAN/GETTY IMAG FOR GLAMOUR X TORY BURCHBEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 15: SHANNON PURSER ATTENDS GLAMOUR X TORY BURCH WOMEN TO WATCH LUNCH ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY STEFANIE KEENAN/GETTY IMAG FOR GLAMOUR X TORY BURCH){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONE OF THE BREAKOUT STARS OF NETFLIX'S STRANGER THGS, PURSER ME OUT PUBLICLY AS BISEXUAL ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“GETTG FORTABLE WH YOUR SEXUALY IS A PROCS,” SHE WROTE. "IT’S GOG TO BE OKAY. I WISH I’D KNOWN THAT SOONER… I KNOW WHAT ’S LIKE TO HAVE ANXIETY ABOUT . ESPECIALLY TRYG TO E TO TERMS WH AND MY FAH.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PURSER'S ROLE AS BARB ON THE NETFLIX ORIGAL SERI EARNED HER AN EMMY NOMATN. NOW, THE ACTOR APPEARS THE CW’S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KEV SPACEYFRAZER HARRISON/BAFTA LA/GETTY IMAG FOR BAFTA LABEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 27: KEV SPACEY SPEAKS ONSTAGE AT THE 2017 AMD BRISH AMY BRANNIA AWARDS PRENTED BY AMERIN AIRL AND JAGUAR LAND ROVER AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL ON OCTOBER 27, 2017 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY FRAZER HARRISON/BAFTA LA/GETTY IMAG FOR BAFTA LA){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HOLLYWOOD STAR ME OUT AS GAY AMID ACCATNS OF SEXUALLY ASSLTG A 14-YEAR-OLD 30 YEARS AGO. SPACEY PROMPTLY FELL OM GRACE, WH EVERYONE OM ZACHARY QUTO TO GLAAD EXPRSG THEIR DISTASTE AT THE ACTOR’S APPALLGLY POOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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Jacksonville Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen cid on Thursday to e out publicly as gay hop of livg his life whout fear and to spire others. Before jog Jacksonville’s achg staff, he was a strength ach for the football teams at Baylor and Febary 2022, Maxen reached out to NFL player Carl Nassib, who me out as gay 2021, to seek advice.

In 2017, the g-of-age televisn show Andi Mack ma history when was announced that would pict a gay story arc for one of s supportg characters -- a first for Disney Channel.

Now, after that "g out" moment on season two, the character Cys Goodman (Joshua Rh) fally said the words, "I'm gay. After potg to and namg a few of the dish, Goodman turns to Beck:"And I'm gay, " he says. "While grabbg burgers one afternoon, he asked me to pass the ketchup, so I hand him the bottle while mumblg the words 'I'm gay.

As Cosmo the Cougar, he danced his way to fans’ hearts, all the while ncealg his face, and a secret that he is only now ready to share: Charlie Bird is gay.

’ For years I plead wh God to change my sexual orientatn, but after returng to BYU om a full-time missn for The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats, I began realizg that beg gay is an tegral part of who I am.

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