Tag: #ComingOut

Julianne Hough with brother Derek Hough (image via Depositphotos) In a new interview for Women’s Health Magazine, DWTS alum/America’s Got Talent judge Julianne Hough shares that she once told her husband, “You know I’m not straight, right?” The revelation came amid a “massive transformation” period for the  31-year-old actress and dancer just four months after marrying hockey player Brooks Laich in July 2017. In working to develop her own dance-based workout called Kinrgy (kin as in family and kinesthetic, plus energy),...

Credit: Lance Bass Instagram Former *NSYNC band member Lance Bass came out publicly as gay in 2006, however there was a certain someone who knew about his sexuality years before. Lance, 40, confessed to Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live that he told pop icon Britney Spears that he was gay in 2004 on the night of her first wedding to Jason Alexander!  “It was the night that she got married the first time in Vegas to Jason,” he said...

Credit: Lance Bass Instagram Former *NSYNC band member Lance Bass came out publicly as gay in 2006, however there was a certain someone who knew about his sexuality years before. Lance, 40, confessed to Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live that he told pop icon Britney Spears that he was gay in 2004 on the night of her first wedding to Jason Alexander!  “It was the night that she got married the first time in Vegas to Jason,” he said...

Photo by Edoardo Busti on Unsplash If you’ve followed the story, you probably won’t be surprised here to know that the anonymous Twitter account claiming to be a closeted professional British footballer has deleted his account. Earlier today, the account tweeted out a message saying, “I thought I was stronger. I was wrong,” according to The Guardian. A second message then quickly followed, before the account was deleted, saying: The account first began tweeting on July 5th that it was being run...

Photo by Tevarak Phanduang on Unsplash We have an update on Twitter’s anonymous closeted Footballer. Earlier this month, a random Twitter account announced that it was being run by a champion athlete who planned to come out soon. As he wrote on Twitter: While there has been some question to the legitimacy of the situation, many publications and media sources have reported on the account’s existence and claims of coming out. Part of this mass interest in the account and topic is...

Shawn Mendes in the MV for “Youth” / Image via YouTube @ShawnMendes Are fans asking too much of celebrities? Certainly one did when she asked Shawn to help her come out to her parents. During a fan meet and great in Oakland, California on July 14, Shawn answered questions from the crowd of supporters. Its then that one fan told the singer that’s she’s bisexual and wants him to help her come out to her parents. “I’m bisexual and I haven’t told...

Shawn Mendes in the MV for “Youth” / Image via YouTube @ShawnMendes Are fans asking too much of celebrities? Certainly one did when she asked Shawn to help her come out to her parents. During a fan meet and great in Oakland, California on July 14, Shawn answered questions from the crowd of supporters. Its then that one fan told the singer that’s she’s bisexual and wants him to help her come out to her parents. “I’m bisexual and I haven’t told...

19-year-old Kent Mendez (via Twitter) A gay teen shared a heartbreaking note he left his parents explaining why he had to leave home after they rejected him for coming out as gay. The letter, penned by 19-year-old Kent Mendez, was shared on Twitter Monday and quickly went viral. At this writing, the post has been retweeted 15,000 times. “There hasn’t been a day where I haven’t cried or struggled to find the energy to get out of bed,” begins Mendez. “This doesn’t...

Juan Pablo Di Pace (images via Instagram) Juan Pablo Di Pace, one of the stars of Netflix’s Fuller House, recently came out as gay during a TedX event in the Netherlands. Di Pace (Mamma Mia!, AD The Bible Continues, Dallas and Camp) spoke to the audience about growing up in Argentina and how, as a small boy, he realized he enjoyed playing with girls instead of boys. Until one day, he heard a word for the first time in first grade. “It started like thunder that...

Photo by Tevarak Phanduang on Unsplash A championship footballer is “to come out as gay in the near future.” With two LGBTQ-friendly football/soccer teams making it to the finals at the FIFA Women’s World Cup and the US team with out player Megan Rapinoe ultimately winning, there’s a lot of attention on LGBTQ players in the sport. And perhaps because of that, one other player may be gearing up to come out. A Twitter account under the name of “The Gay Footballer”...

Lil Nas X (image via Facebook) “Old Town Road” rapper Lil Nas X is getting anti-gay backlash after he came out late last month, but he’s not taking it hands down. Despite seeing an increase to his music sales, Lil Nas X has had to deal with Twitter trolls. While talking to the BBC Breakfast this past Friday, Lil Nas X shared that he decided to come out for his own self-freedom and relief. But, he also saw what coming out...

Iain Lee / Image via Instagram @talkradiouk Radio’s Iain Lee has shared with the world that he identifies as bisexual. The I’m A Celebrity star and radio host talked on TalkRADIO to deliver this confession and announcement. During the conversation, he explained that seeing a therapist after a car crash, and a divorce, revealed many inner thoughts and feelings. “He’s helped me realize that I’m probably bisexual,” said Lee on the radio program. “So I guess I’m coming out. This is me coming out,...

New Verizon campaign says “It’s never too late for love to call back” (screen capture)Television viewers watching the Tony Awards last night were wrecked by a new video from Verizon that features real families who struggled with a family member coming out, but were eventually able to find better communication and understanding. Verizon worked with PFLAG, the nation’s largest organization uniting families and allies with people who are LGBTQ, on the message that a bad “first call” doesn’t have to...

Colton Haynes (image via Instagram)For many LGBTQ people, Pride Month is not only a celebration of who we are, but how we got here. Teen Wolf/Arrow star Colton Haynes covers the latest issue of The Advocate and shares a candid look-back on his road to ‘here,’ and how being gay factored in to the highs and lows of stardom. At the age of 14, Haynes experience two life-changing events: coming out to his family...