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  • Colton Haynes Comes Out As Gay Officially

    TV star Colton Haynes has officially come out as gay after years of speculation and a semi-coming out earlier in the year.

    Teen Wolf hunk Colton Haynes has officially come out in an Entertainment Weekly interview in which he said he’s the happiest he’s ever been.

    The hunk sort of semi-came out earlier in the year through a Tumblr post when he suggested that it was no secret that he way gay.

    Colton is the second actor to come out as openly gay in the TV show Teen Wolf after Charlie Carver came out in January, earlier this year.

    Speaking to Entertainment Weekly Colton said,

    “I should have made a comment or a statement, but I just wasn’t ready. I didn’t feel like I owed anyone anything. I think in due time, everyone has to make those decisions when they’re ready, and I wasn’t yet. But I felt like I was letting people down by not coming forward with the rest of what I should have said…People who are so judgmental about those who are gay or different don’t realize that acting 24 hours a day is the most exhausting thing in the world.”

    The actor, said he had been out to his family and friends for many years.

    The 27-year-old continued,

    “It took me so long to get to this point, but I’m doing so good. I’m happier than I’ve ever been, and healthier than I’ve ever been, and that’s what I care about.”

  • TROYE SIVAN | My Proudest Moment Was Coming Out

    Troye Sivan has revealed that his proudest moment was coming out as gay.

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    Troye Sivan, who was recently revealed on our top 25 LGBT Twitter PowerList, has revealed that his proudest achievement has been around his work for the LGBTQ community and being gay.

    During an interview with Total Access the out actor and singer was asked what his proudest moment was, Troye said,

    Just the LGBTQ stuff… I feel like that’s the reason I was put on this earth.

     

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    When asked why that was important for him Troye replied,

    “I would have really appreciated it. When I think back to when I was a little kid, dreaming about maybe one day coming out – I was never sure if I was actually going to.

    “Along the way I’ve become really proud of everything I am, including gay…”

    When asked if society was getting better at accepting LGBTs Troye said that we were “in the best place we’ve ever been”, but we still have a “really long way to go”.

     

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  • Gay Icon Sharon Osbourne Comes Out As Bisexual

    Gay Icon Sharon Osbourne Comes Out As Bisexual

    Camp icon Sharon Osbourne has revealed that she’s bisexual and is regretful that she didn’t experiment with women when she was younger.

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    The gay icon Sharon Osbourne, 63, has revealed that she now regrets not experimenting with other women in the past and thinks everybody is a bit gay.

    She revealed her bisexuality during an appearance on the US talk show, The Talk.

    “I always think everybody is gay – so am I”

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    Although Brixton born Sharon is married to Ozzy Osbourne, she hinted during her interview that she had missed out on experimentation with people of the same sex when she was younger.

    “I am not a little bit gay, I am extremely interested in the fact of what I missed out on. But it is too late now.”

    Earlier this year, Sharon showed off her incredible body in a naked selfie in homage to Kim Kardashian’s now infamous naked bathroom selfie.

     

    ALSO READ: Celebs who have said they are a little bit gay

     

  • James Franco Says He’s Gay… Up To A Point

    James “is he, isn’t he” Franco has admitted that he’s gay – up to a point.

    James Franco, 36, who is well-known for his homoerotic Instagram posts and for playing gay characters has said that he’s gay – up to a point. That point being intercourse.

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    In an interview with a gay magazine FourTwoNine he said,

    Well, I like to think that I’m gay in my art and straight in my life. Although, I’m also a gay in my life up to the point of intercourse, and then you could say I’m straight… If it means whom you have sex with, I guess I’m straight.

    ‘In the twenties and thirties, they used to define homosexuality by how you acted and not by whom you slept with. Sailors would f*** guys all the time, but as long as they behaved in masculine ways, they weren’t considered gay.’

     

    ALSO READ: Celebrities who have said they’re a little bit gay or bisexual.

     

    James Franco is just one of a number of celebrities who has admitted to being partly gay. Recently Olly Murs announced that he was 20 per cent gay, whilst Sacha Baron Cohen said he was up to 31 percent gay.

  • OIly Murs Opens Up About Sexuality

    OIly Murs Opens Up About Sexuality

    Olly Murs as opened up about his sexuality and apparently he’s about 1/5 gay.

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    Olly Murs may be known as a bit of a heartthrob for women across the UK, but the singer and presenter has just come out as gay – well about 20 per cent of him is.

    Dan Wootton of The Sun broke the story this morning,

    Speaking about Sacha Baron Cohen, who recently came out as 31 per cent gay, Olly said,

    “I’m probably the same, or maybe 20 per cent.

    He went on to confirm his gay credentials by adding,

    “I’ve got a lot of gay friends I get on with really well. I get on with everyone. Everyone’s got a bit of campness about them . . .”

     

     

    The Kiss Me singer broke up with his girlfriend, Francesca Thomas in September and spoke about how he prefers being in a relationship. He said,

    “I don’t like being single, I prefer being in a relationship, so hopefully it won’t be for too long. I haven’t been on a date in ages though.”

    Dan Wootton went on to label Olly Murs as pansexual, which may not be technically correct – as pansexuality is defined as having a: romantic, sexual and emotional attraction to people of any sex or gender identity.

    Earlier this year Union J’s George Shelley opened up about attraction to both men and women, but did not want to define himself as gay or bisexual.

  • Sacha Baron Cohen Admits He’s 23 Per Cent Gay

    Film star Sacha Baron Cohen has spoken about his sexuality, saying that he is around 23% per gay.

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    Sacha Baron Cohen has joked about how he’s 23% per cent gay, but it can fluctuate up to 31%. He was speaking on the WTF! podcast with Marc Maron to promote his upcoming film The Brothers Grimsby

    When asked if he was gay, the Bruno star replied,

    “I’m 23 percent gay. We worked it out did the calculations. I’m 23 percent gay,” but added that the number tends to fluctuate. “There are times I go down to 17 sometimes I’m 31 depends on the situation. When I was doing Boratand I had the testicles at my chin I was at 31.”

  • Mickey Rourke Admits He’s “Little Bit Gay”

    Gareth Thomas’s BFF, Mickey Rourke, has come out as a “little bit gay.”

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  • The Independent Published A Picture Of Out Politicians And Some Readers Aren’t Happy

    The Independent Published A Picture Of Out Politicians And Some Readers Aren’t Happy

    The UK has something to celebrate. It has one of highest number of openly Lesbian, Gay Or Bisexual politicians in the world.

    The UK’s political landscape is very different from the rest of the world. For one, we have over 32 out lesbian, gay and bisexual MPs, but some, it seems, aren’t happy about that diversity.

    The Independent on Sunday newspaper today published a picture with 28 out MPs and Peers to celebrate LGBT history month.

    Along with the published picture, which featured 28 of the out politicians two further MPs came out today;  the Scottish National Party’s business spokeswoman, Hannah Bardell, and Labour’s shadow Welsh Secretary, Nia Griffith both made the brave steps in opening up about their sexuality.

    However browsing at the comments it seems quite a few aren’t happy about the number of out politicians in the UK.

  • Shane Crone Is Ready For Love Again

    Gay rights activist Shane Bitney Crone has confirmed that he is ready dating and ready for love.

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  • Markus Feehily | Sexuality Was Like A Big Secret

    Markus Feehily | Sexuality Was Like A Big Secret

    Ex- Westlife singer Markus Feehily has spoken about why he took so long to come out as gay. (more…)

  • George Shelley Comes Out But Calls Gay, Bi Label “Old Fashioned”

    Jungle King and Union J singer Has Come Out, but refuses to label himself as gay or bisexual.

    Taking to his YouTube channel Union J singer George Shelley has addressed speculation about his sexuality saying that he has had girlfriends and boyfriends and that labelling sexuality was “old fashioned”.

    22-year-old Shelley is most notable for his appearance in the ninth series of the X Factor as part of the boyband Union J and then his appearance in the latest series of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, where he came runner up to Geordie Shore’s Vicky Pattison.

    In his video the singer said that he didn’t want to put a label on his sexuality, but he no longer wanted to live scared.

    The smiley star said,

    “I’ve been on a personal journey and I want you to be part of that journey from now on. I want to start 2016 with a clean slate. I don’t feel that I should hide anything. I went into the jungle and it gave me a lot of time to reflect on what’s important to me – and it’s important to me that I can be myself and I don’t feel I should hide on me.

    “I’ve been reading a lot of speculation online as to whether I’m, straight, gay or bi. It’s all these labels and it’s a little bit old-fashioned and this is why I’m not going to label it myself.”

    He went on to clarify,

    “I’ve had girlfriends that I’ve loved, in amazing periods of my life, but I’ve also had boyfriends.”

    “I want you to know that whether I decide to be with a girl next or be with a guy next it’s because I love them.

    George is not the only member of Union J to have come out. Jaymi Hensley came out in 2009.