Tag: coming out

A 12-year-old girl defied all expectations and came out as a lesbian to her Mormon church. Savannah Ward from Utah took the stand at the churches monthly Fast and Testimony meeting at the church. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=o_0nhyP6dU4 She began the moving speech by explaining that she believes she is “a child of heavenly parents”. “I feel in my heart that they made me and that they love me. I believe I was made the way I am, all parts of me, by my heavenly parents. “They...

A bisexual man from America has opened up about his inspirational coming out story. 40-year-old Greg Ward was well aware of his sexuality from the young age of five, and it is a factor that has never changed throughout his life. Despite being sure of himself, Ward faced stigmatism from family and friends when he decided to come out in 2000 at the age of 25. Friends began mocking him over his sexual partners, and eventually forced Ward to go back into...

Matt Tedeschi taught religious studies at St. Ignatius College Prep in Little Italy Religious Studies teacher Matt Tedeschi is out of a job and he says it’s because he’s gay. Tedeschi had been teaching at St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago for nearly four years and was up for tenure next fall. Tedeschi says the trouble began in early 2016 when a student found his OK Cupid dating profile online and told other students at the school that he is gay. The incident...

Michael Pavano finds his niche after years of feeling intimidated. Personal training was always something that intrigued me, but intimidated the crap out of me. I felt out of place in the gym, a place where testosterone flows and masculinity echoes through the building. I had mostly only been friends with girls growing up and was never particularly athletic, which made it extremely difficult for me to interact with (assumed) straight guys. Despite this, in the summer of 2013 at 19,...

Well, this will certainly perk up your day… Sam Stanley, the first English rugby union player ever to come out as gay, shared a revealing photo from his recent holiday in Tuscany which saw him overlooking the balcony while checking out the stunning view. We’re also admiring the view – although we don’t think it’s the same one Sam’s looking at… Check out the photo below: https://www.instagram.com/p/BUJIl9vjaSl/ It’s not the first time Sam has taken it off for the camera – back in January...

The former ATP top 100 player has revealed that he has a husband and twin baby sons. Ex-professional US tennis player Brian Vahaly has come out publicly as gay. The former ATP top 100 player, who reached a career high ranking of No. 64 in 2003 before injuries led to his eventul retirement form the sport in 2007, spoke publicly about his sexuality for the first time in Sports Illustrated‘s Beyond the Baseline podcast. The 37-year-old revealed that he is now married...

The TV superhero just became a real hero to many. The Flash star Keiynan Lonsdale has come out as bisexual in a heartfelt post on social media. Lonsdale, who plays Wally West/Kid Flash on The CW superhero series, said he was ready to “take the next step” and be open about his sexuality after spending “years” hating himself because of who he was. Sharing a picture of himself to Instagram, the 25-year-old Australian actor wrote: “I like girls, & I like guys...

The Olympic legend came out in 2014 Ian Thorpe has admitted that he wishes he had come out earlier in his career. The record-breaking swimmer came out in an interview with Parkinson back in 2014, but he spent the majority of his celebrated career in the closet. Opening up during an appearance on Anh’s Brush With Fame, Ian revealed what made him keep his sexuality private for so long. He said: “I wish I had come out earlier. You know I was ...

'I deal with holy hell around me I go home to the man I’m in love with' Fox News anchor Shepard Smith is opening up publicly for the first time about his struggle to come out as gay. ‘It wasn’t until like seven or eight or nine years ago I started living my truth,’ Smith told an audience recently at University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media where he was once a student. Smith admits that he hid...

A childhood American Idol crush had him worried. My earliest memory of feeling shame for who I was originated in sixth grade. I was sitting on the couch watching American Idol with my mom, and I said, “Scotty McCreery is cute.” She didn’t like that. “You’re not supposed to think that,” she said. It shocked me that she said this. It made me think it was wrong to think another guy was cute. When a parent says something very shocking like this, it can...

“One of the ways I learned how to act, really, is by having secrets." Matt Bomer has spoken candidly about his coming out experience in a new interview. Speaking with OUT magazine, Matt recounted the difficult time his parents had accepting his sexuality. “I wrote a letter to my parents. I would have lost my sense of direction if I tried to do it in person. “There was radio silence for a long, long time, at least six months. And then I...

Congrats to Ryan Jordan Santana! A gay baseball player came out publicly on live TV last night (24 April). Ryan Jordan Santana, who played at a Christian university in California, is a professional for the Golden Grove Dodgers in Adelaide, Australia. He came out to his teammates and his mother for the first time as part of TLC’s series This Is Life Live. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdgigwJOBGE On the show, the host asked Santana ‘why come out to your family on national television.’ ‘I feel like I struggled...

'Being gay is no different than being straight...' Chris Salvatore made headlines earlier this year when he took in and cared for an elderly neighbor. Before that, he already had a sizeable following for his roles in a number of queer cult classics. Watch and listen as Salvatore talks about coming out and being teased in elementary school. Watch his video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLEccUahmzcVAixSzZ725E3UUe9S4PRJ-1&v=NTEGy8s8qa0 Source

Announces on Facebook: 'Gay and proud!' Canadian Olympic pole vaulter Shawn Barber took to Facebook on Monday (24 April) to announce to the world that he is gay. ‘Gay and proud!’ the 22 year old wrote in a brief post. ‘Thank you to my parents for being such a great support. I continue to grow as a person and have a great support group. My parents are my greatest support and have helped me through a lot recently. To my friends, you...