Tag: coming out

Burrell recently divorced his wife of 32 years. Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell has come out and announced that he’ll be getting married to his boyfriend this April. The 58-year-old Buckingham Palace servant-turned-author will tie the knot with lawyer Graham Cooper after calling it quits with his wife of 32 years six months ago. Burrell gained notoriety in the wake of Princess Diana’s death for his series of tell-all memoirs detailing his close personal relationship with the princess and his years...

"I told them the whole tragedy of my life." Roman Blank has two children, five grandchildren, one great-grandchild, a wife of 67 years, and one very big secret—he’s been in the closet for the past 90 years. Last year, at the age of 95, Blank revealed that he was gay for the first time, despite saying he knew about his sexual orientation since the age of five. “I just told them plain that I was born—and that I was all my life—gay,”...

This real life story is guaranteed to brighten your day Bravery takes all forms, and courage is especially hard when you’re in high school. One closeted student in his senior year looked to someone he knew, an out guy, as an example of the kind of courage he admired. And it helps that he was in love with him as well. Asking for advice on Reddit, he first wanted to know how he could approach his gay friend Joe on coming out and...

A school of students have celebrated this teacher coming out in the most perfect way. Daniel Gray, a teacher at the Harris Academy South Norwood school in London decided to come out infant of the 1,000 students who study at the school. The decision was was a difficult one for Gray to make, as he had been told to keep his sexuality secret during his training. However, the 32-year-old decided to reveal his sexuality as part of LGBT History Month in the...

In celebration of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, event organizers have shared a sweet, simple, funny video to celebrate the theme of “Creating Equality.” "A simple difference shouldn't be a big deal." Watch: Source

When we think of the coming-out story in Russell T Davies’ seminal comedy-drama Queer As Folk, which for better or worse, changed perception of gay men for ever when it was screened in the death throes of the 90s, we likely think of schoolboy Nathan. Every time he scored a “first”, be it his very first rimming, or being dropped off by last night’s trade, or having his heart broken, we remember our firsts too. But perhaps the more compelling coming-out...

A transgender guy has revealed in a video that he confided in his 83-year-old gran, and her response is incredible. Gavin Cueto came out as transgender to his gran when he was 11, as he was too scared to come out to his mum. Elaine, 83, says she “didn’t understand it was possible to be born in the wrong body”, and that she had never heard the word transgender before. But she supported him through his transition and even encouraged him to...

'Staying hidden was nothing but torture and pain' Recently retired professional racing driver Danny Watts has come out as gay after spending his career hiding his sexuality. Watts has been driving for 24 years and competed in various forms of motorsports in the UK and Europe. In particular he has been a regular competitor in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s longest running sports car endurance race. Watts said he chose to come out as gay after he retired due...

26-year-old YouTuber BryanStars (real name Bryan Odell) came out to his 716,000 subscribers on Saturday!! “I’ve been on YouTube for 8 years now, but this is probably the most personal video I’ll ever make. I’ve wanted to make it many times,” Odell says in his video. “So, hello, my name is Bryan and I’m gay…I have not been able to say those words ever in my entire life to anybody.” Watch as Bryan shares his story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw4bJ2YqPmo Congrats, Bryan! Source

Actor worried audiences wouldn't believe he could play straight Coronation Street actor Rob Mallard has come out as gay. The 25-year-0ld actor, who plans Ken Barlow’s son Daniel Osborne, has had concerns about coming out as he plays straight on the ITV soap. ‘I never planned to keep it quiet that I was gay,’ he told Gay Times. ‘The only concern I had at first was if I’m with a female character, will an audience who knows I’m gay in real life believe...

A grandma had the most adorable reaction after her granddaughter came out to her as bisexual. User sunatjexd, real name Suna Huls, posted a picture on Tumblr of her grandma holding a rainbow knitted jumper – a gift for the user after she came out as bisexual to her grandma. A twitter user picked up on the heart-warming picture and tweeted about it. The tweet has since received hundreds of thousands of retweets. Huls told that she was “overwhelmed” by the reaction. “I...

Carver stars in sexy new gay biobic, I Am Michael, with Zachary Quinto and James Franco Charlie Carver reveals all after the release of gay biopic, I Am Michael. I Am Michael details the life of Michael Glatze, a prominent gay activist who renounced his homosexuality and turned to religion. Starring Zachary Quinto and James Franco, Carver plays the character of Tyler, a college student caught up in a three way romance. And yes, there’s a three way sex scene. Carver came out in...

CMT and iHeartRadio host Cody Alan recently came out as gay and now he's showing off his boyfriend, occupational therapist Michael Trea Smith, on Instagram!! We think they make quite the handsome couple; don't you agree? https://www.instagram.com/p/BPbkBJFgXTb/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BPL4cZbA4ms/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BOvwecugRuB/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BOGRU0qAYAM/ Source

"Thank you for letting me be myself." Rising hip-hop star iLoveMakonnen came out as gay in a series of tweets early Friday morning. Whether he was inspired by current political atmosphere, or Taylor Bennett’s recent coming out, the “Club Goin Up On A Tuesday” singer decided now was the time to share his truth. iLoveMakonnen (real name: a.k.a. Makonnen Sheran”) seemed to be addressing a personal situation, writing, “Someone said to me next time they see me, they was gonna fuck...