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Tom Daley rose to fame during the 2012 London Olympics for his diving excellence. He came out first as bisexual through an emotional YouTube video and then confirmed he was gay live on TV. He revealed he was in a relationship with Dustin Lance Black, the screenwriter for the award winning biopic Milk.

  • Top 11 Coming Out YouTube Videos

    Top 11 Coming Out YouTube Videos

    Taking to YouTube is now one of the best ways for stars to talk directly to their fans, especially about painful or personal experience. Their stories are told in their own voice and there’s no distortion of the truth.

    These awesome people made the decision to come out on their own terms and we applaud them.

    Matt And Blue, Actor and Musician

    226,415

    Despite coming out through a Twitter post back in 2013, Matt Dallas and his partner Blue Hamilton decided to make a coming out video to talk about the how’s, the why’s and the everything’s… Super cute and really fun.

    George Shelley, Union J Singer

    525,096 views

    Union J singer George Shelley, posted a video telling his fans he had something he wanted to talk about. In his video he says that he’s attracted to men and women and that labels like gay or bi were “old fashioned”.

    Billy Gillman, Singer

    928,777 views

    Just days after fellow country singer Ty Herndon came out, Billy Gillman made this emotional YouTube video. In the five and a half minute video the vocalist talked about life with his partner and his difficultly with major record labels wanting to re-sign him, despite selling 5 million records.

    Lucas Cruickshank, YouTuber

    4,914,186 views

    In possibly the most fun coming out video Lucas literally burst out of the closet and into the open after one fan asked the simple question “are you gay”.

    Troye Sivan, X Men Actor turned singer

    6,436,896 views

    X Men actor Troye came out on YouTube at the age of 18 in 2013. In his emotional video he said,

    “I’m terrified. I know that some people are going to have a problem with this. This could kind of change everything for me, but it shouldn’t have to. And that’s why I’m making this video, and that’s why I think it’s important for people to make these kinds of videos.”

     

    Shane Dawson, YouTuber

    7,264,707 views

    In 2015 Shane Dawson came out as bisexual in a video that has now been seen over 7 million times. He said, emotionally,

    “This is a really hard video to make. I’m really scared… I never thought I would be making this, ever. I woke up this morning and I just had to.

    “I’m making this video because I feel like it could help a lot of people. Over the last year, I’ve been extremely sexually confused.

    “I always wished that I was gay, that I was just 100 percent gay. It would be a lot easier to be accepted by people… but I’m not.

    Joey Graceffa, YouTuber

    6,734,448 views

    Gorgeous Joey came out on YouTube as gay in 2015. He went on to release a music video which featured a pretty hot, non heteronormative story line of princes falling in love with each other.

    Connor Franta, YouTuber,

    10, 355,416 views

    Connor Franta’s coming out video made mainstream news. In a video simply named “Coming Out” the YouTuber told his 3.6 subscribers that he was gay, saying,

    “I’m sitting here with no script, no plan, no fancy editing, and I’m just gonna be really honest,”

     

    Tom Daley, Diver,

    11,761, 500 views

    The Olympic champion diver took to YouTube at the end of 2013 to say that he was in a relationship with a man. He described the posting of the video as a “hard decision to make” but ultimately he wanted his fans to hear it directly from him.

     

    Ingrid Nilsen, YouTuber.

    14, 1999,691

    Ingrid came out as gay in 2015 in a highly emotional video and is to date the second most viewed coming out YouTube video, which might be down to the fact that the vlogger has nearly 4 million subscribers.

    The Rhodes Bros

    21, 773,092 views

    Reaching out far ahead of any other YouTube coming out video is the

    Rhodes’ twins coming out as gay to their father on the phone. The video had huge media pick up which help ratchet the views to over 21 million.

    This article was first published in Feb 2016

  • Tom Daley just uploaded a “Baby’s First Christmas” photo and it was an ADVERT

    Fans are calling Tom Daley a “sell-out” after he posted a “baby’s first Christmas” advert for Pampers.

    Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black just uploaded the most wonderful, wintery Christmasy “first Christmas baby photo” but some fans aren’t happy. The picture shows the two fathers, rocking Christmasy jumpers, looking longingly down at their son, under the perfectly decorated Christmas tree. It’s the perfect scene to celebrate the couple’s first child, Robbie’s first Christmas. However, fans were quick to notice that the picture was a “paid partnership” with Pampers.

    Alongside the picture, Tom wrote,

    “LOOK AT THOSE LEGS! ? ? ?Our first family Christmas ❤ Having Robbie in our lives this year is going to be so magical, our Christmas family traditions will be passed down another generation ❤️?‍?‍? Over the past few months and in the run up to Christmas we’ve been using the Pure Protection nappies from @Pampersuk_ire to keep Robbie comfortable. When the weather gets cold, it can irritate skin and The Pure Protection nappies are made with premium cotton and plant based materials ? and are kind to the skin and soft to the touch.. perfect for snuggles by the Christmas tree #ad”

    Instagram users were quick to call Tom and Dustin Lance Black “sell-outs” after discovering the staged photo was actually an advert for Pampers.

    One user blasted the couple saying that as a gay man, he though the picture and promotion were “disgusting” adding, “You guys are using your child as a cash cow! You are basically using the fact that you are a gay couple with a kid to make money… Whilst I admire you both I think this is nothing more than making money for the sake of it… its offensive to gay couples who struggle to make a family. Total loss of respect”

    Another asked Tom “… is there anything you won’t sell for sponsorship. First pride now child.”

    Another fan urged the couple to donate any free pairs they receive from Pampers to people “less fortunate” this Christmas.

    However, a there were many fans who wished the couple well, with one writing “This is so perfect, you guys are amazing”.

    “First-ever same-sex parents to represent pampers”

    Another made the realisation that Tom and Dustin are the first gay couple to promote Pampers, saying, “Tom and Lance are first-ever same-sex parents to represent pampers. So yes I think its important”.

     

     

     

     

     

  • Oh no, Dustin Lance Black is in hospital

    According to Tom Daley, his husband, Dustin Lance Black, is in surgery after an accident.

    Dustin Lance Black is in hospital according to his husband, Tom Daley, after the Oscar-winning writer injured his knee dancing at a wedding. The writer apparently snapped his anterior cruciate ligament whilst attempting “dad dancing”.

    The news was shared on Instagram by the diving Olympian, who published an intimate snap of the two kissing at a wedding the pair were attending. Of the picture, the diver wrote, “This was taken at the wedding we attended, where Lance snapped his ACL. He’s currently in surgery getting it fixed! Sending love and positive vibes his way”.

    According to Healthline.com,  “An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is an injury to the ligament in your knee that keeps your shinbone from sliding forward. The ACL stabilizes your knee, so tearing it either partially or completely can cause pain and swelling. It’s a common injury among athletes”.

    Or in this case, Dads who think they can dance.

    Apparently, he snapped it while he was “dad dancing”.

    Dustin wrote, on his own profile, “A few weeks back I snapped my ACL dad dancing. Surgery tomorrow. Scary! Send good vibes for a quick recovery”.

    He shared a cute picture of him cuddling his son in the couple’s central London home.

    Get well soon Dustin!

     

     

  • Dustin Lance Black was accused of shop lifting

    Dustin Lance Black has blasted Woolworths in Austrailia for accusing him of shoplifting.

    CREDIT: DFree-bigstock

    The Oscar-winning screenwriter was accused by general store Woolworths while in Australia supporting his husband, Tom Daley, who is competing in the Commonwealth Games.

    Taking to social media, the writer, Dustin wrote,

    “OMG! Was just stopped and accused of shoplifting @woolworths in the Gold Coast! Then out of countless folks with bags a search was demanded of mine.

    “Thanks for the warm welcome to #AUSTRALIA @woolworths! Respect customers’ privacy much? Shame. [sic]”

    The couple are expecting their first child. Dustin is in Australia supporting his husband, diver Tom Daley

    “No Apology”

    The expectant father-to-be blasted the organisation, complaining that he didn’t receive an apology after the embarrassing blunder.

    “No apology at all. Just an accusatory zombie-like look in their eyes.

    “So I just got a refund for the drink I’d just PURCHASED and went elsewhere.

    “So silly. Tourists be warned! I didn’t know if I should shout or laugh. Was sure I was on candid camera.

    He went on warn tourist, telling them to stay clear of the shop.

    “Warning all tourists! Steer clear of this very strange place. [sic]”

    But he added he wouldn’t let the incident ruin his time in Australia. He added, “I am. And I still will. But any kidding aside, I do suggest folks avoid this odd place.

    “It was very aggressive and strange. Not a way to treat anyone, particularly in a time when you’d think AUSTRALIA would like to show its best to world. @woolworths #Fail [sic]”

  • Tom Daley just clapped back at Katie Hopkins and it was glorious

    Katie Hopkins has a lot to say about other people’s business…

    One of those people was Tom Daley and he wasn’t having any of it.

    The controversial, former columnist for The Sun and the Daily Mail, failed TV talk show host, non-winning Apprentice contestant, former radio presenter for LBC decided to speak up on Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black’s baby news, by seemingly drawing a comparison between the surrogacy journey to next day delivery from Amazon Prime.

    However, Tom wasn’t having any of it and clapped back, putting Katie back in her box reminder her that Amazon was a delivery service, not a surrogacy service.

     

    He then reminded Katie that love was always the winner.

    Too right and classy.

    Want to know what it’s really like for a gay man to become a father via surrogacy, follow our Journey To Fatherhood column for the inside track.

  • Dustin Lance Black and Tom Daley have revealed the sex of their baby

    New dads to be, Tom and Dustin have revealed the sex of their unborn child.

    It seems the gay power couple Tom and Dustin are about to have a bouncy baby boy on their hands after they revealed that they’ve found out what the sex of their unborn child is during the ultrasound.

    They revealed the news during Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast.

    Dustin Lance Black told podcast listeners, “You find out at the scan. They zoom in on every little body part!”

    After the ultrasound, Tom said, “I had no idea what to expect going into that scan. I remember feeling quite nervous but excited about what was going to happen. The baby was moving. Just to see your child move and know there’s going to be a screaming, crying, sleeping, pooping machine!”

    Who’s the daddy?

    The duo also revealed that neither of them knows who the biological father is. Tom explained, “I know there’s been one question that lots of people have asking about, about who the biological father is,”

    “That’s something we’ve been very adamant about not knowing, or not ever wanting to know because they are our children.”

    Addressing some of the criticism they received about their decision not reveal who the surrogate mother was, during their initial announcement, Tom said,

    “Once the child is born, it’s up to the parents how much or how little the surrogate stays involved, but for us, we love her so much that I can’t imagine not ever seeing her again because we want her to be part the journey of the kids growing up too.”

    Congrats guys… When’s the baby shower?

     

  • Brands are under pressure to drop Mail Online advertising after shocking Richard Littlejohn column

    Some of the UK’s biggest brands are under pressure to stop advertising in the Daily Mail and Mail Online after one of its columnists wrote a scathing piece about Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black’s baby announcement.

    “Pass the sick bag…”

    Richard Littlejohn has written a column entitled, ‘Please don’t pretend two dads is the new normal’ in which he blasts the parents to be Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black for announcing that they are expectant fathers.

    In the column, Littlejohn firstly questions who the mother is. Then goes on to ask, what role of the mother will play in their child’s life and who the sperm donor is.

    ALSO READ: OPINION | The “mother” of all questions, who is Tom Daley’s surrogate mother?

    Littlejohn then goes on to slam a transgender woman for becoming the first trans woman in the world to be able to breastfeed a child, born to her partner, who did not wish to breastfeed the child.

    He misgenders the woman numerous times and describes the move as a selfish demand of “adults being given priority over the best interests of the unborn child”.

    He writes,

    “For a start, this person is described as a woman, but has had no surgery to transition from a man. Sorry, but I’m with Germaine Greer — someone in possession of a full set of wedding tackle is a man, not a woman.

    Secondly, if this is his/her baby, did he/she fertilise the egg in the traditional fashion? On third thoughts, let’s not go there”.

    Brands questioned

    Brands such as Jet2, Calvin Klein, Quorn and Natwest have all had their brands advertised next to or under the content on the web version of the newspaper.

    The Daily Mail was urged to fire Richard Littlejohn by over 200,000 people in 2013 after a piece he wrote “monstered” transgender school teacher, Lucy Meadows, who sadly committed suicide shortly after her transition.

    StopFundingHate a UK pressure group whose campaign focuses on changing the media via its advertisers have called upon Quorn, Natwest, Visa and VisitNorway to answer on whether they were happy that their brands were effectively funding the content on the MailOnline.

    The ads placed on the column are provided by a system called InRead, by Teads, an inventor of native video advertising.

    UPDATE: Both Center Parcs and Southbank have pulled their advertising spend for the Daily Mail.

    THEGAYUK.com has reached out to Quorn, Natwest, Visa, Jet2 for comment.

  • OPINION | The “mother” of all questions, who is Tom Daley’s baby’s surrogate mother?

    It’s none of your god-damn business.

    On Valentine’s Day, Tom Daley and husband, Dustin Lance Black announced to the world that they were expecting a baby. The announcement from Dustin (on Instagram – how modern) simply said, “happy valentines, from ours to yours” and included an ultrasound picture of their child.

    It wasn’t long before questions about the child’s mother were being raised, both on social and mainstream media. LBC Radio Tweeted a question on whether it was sinister, while one of its presenters Shelagh Fogarty wrote, “No mention of the womb and the woman or women making this possible. Nice.”

    LBC ended up apologising for the tone of its question and deleting the Tweet.

    Katie Hopkins suggested that the baby was “bought” to fix their marriage…

    Even Richard Littlejohn, Daily Mail columnist whined, “We are not told her identity, where she lives, or even when the baby is due. She is merely the anonymous incubator.

    What an incredibly creepy line of questioning Rich.

    You know what Shelagh, Richard, Katie et al., it’s none of your business who the mother is or indeed whose sperm is used. And you know, it’s not that confusing. There are millions of children in the world without a mother, a father or either, but are raised in a variety of ways. As long as there is love, food, protection, warmth and education children will survive and grow up to be productive members of society.

    Don’t let facts get in the way…

    The simple truth is that we don’t know the facts. You don’t even know the first thing about their relationship. Only what they choose to share.

    Let’s pause for a moment and think about the invasive questions or assumptions being made, especially because these two parents happen to be male. With an opposite-sex couple would you ever dream of asking the parents to be, the intimate conception details – like: Did you use a sperm donor? Did you use IVF? How long did you try?

    Those questions are answers to be offered at the parents’ own will, not questions you have the right to ask.

    You have to ask yourself why on earth do you want to know. How is it going to affect your life? I’d wager… not a dot.

    For all we know, the mother didn’t want to be acknowledged. Maybe she wanted anonymity.

    For all we know, Tom and Dustin aren’t using a surrogate. It could be that they adopted an yet unborn child.

    Stop making your assumptions and just get on with your life.

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  • Catholic group criticises Tom Daley for baby news

    “Tom Daley’s baby will be deliberately deprived of a mother”

    Without knowing any of the facts surrounding the birth of a baby for Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black, a spokesperson for the  Catholic pressure group, Catholic Voices has described the decision for Tom and Dustin to have a child is depriving the baby of a mother and its loss of identity.

    Neither Tom or Dustin have announced whether a mother will be involved in the upbringing of their child, nor have they released any details on whether they are using a surrogate mother.

    It’s also not known whether the mother involved has asked for anonymity.

    On Valentine’s Day, both Tom and Dustin released a picture of an ultrasound, featuring a baby. The news was met with both praise and horrendous homophobia.

    Elizabeth Howard from Catholic Voices told news outlet, Christian Today, “A baby is always a blessing and someone of inestimable value.

    “However, Tom Daley’s baby will be deliberately deprived of a mother, and no matter how much Tom Daley and his partner love the baby, it will not make up for the enormous loss inflicted on him or her.”

    Ms Howard describes herself as a “donor-conceived person” and said that growing up without her genetic parent meant she felt a “huge loss of identity” and had a sense of “not belonging”.

    Catholic Voices describes itself as a project to “improve the Church’s representation in the media”.

    Why are the Christians so obsessed with Tom Daley?

    This isn’t the first time a Christian based group has criticised Tom Daley.  In 2016 an article claimed that Tom was “seduced into sodomy” after the tragic death of his father.

    The article by Stephen Green argued, that a “degree in psychology” wasn’t needed to work out why Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black were in a relationship together.

    Stephen Green wrote, “Tom Daley, he was seduced into sodomy by an older man, not very long after the untimely death of his beloved father.  You don’t need a degree in psychology to work out what’s going on there.”

     

     

     

     

     

  • Tom Daley and Dustin face horrendous homophobic abuse after baby announcement

    Moments after Olympic Diver Tom Daley and husband Dustin Lance Black announced that they are expectant fathers, the trolls come out in force.

    CREDIT: TOM DALEY / DUSTIN LANCE BLACK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

    Despite the news that Tom Daley and his husband are expecting a baby, some on social media couldn’t hide their contempt for the gay fathers to be.

     

     

    The loved-up pair are apparently due to become fathers. They both shared an ultrasound picture of an unborn baby on their social media profiles. Along with the picture Dustin, 43, captioned it, A very happy #ValentinesDay from ours to yours.” He included the two male and child emoji in the message.

    Tom released a photo to coincide with husband’s picture and wished his followers a Happy Valentine’s as well.

    The pair were married last year have talked about starting a family.

    Speaking on BBC Question Time, Dustin said, “I’m here from the United States of America. I didn’t get to vote on Brexit, because in this country because I fell in love.

    “Because I call it home and because I hope to raise a family here.”

  • Dustin Lance Black and Tom Daley announce they’re going to become fathers

    Oscar-winning writer Dustin Lance Black and his husband Tom Daley have announced they are going to be dads.

    CREDIT: Dustin Lance Black / Instagram

    Congrats to Dustin and Tom.

    It appears the loved-up pair are due to become fathers after sharing an ultrasound picture of an unborn baby. Along with the picture Dustin, 43, captioned it, A very happy #ValentinesDay from ours to yours.” He included the two male and child emoji in the message.

    CREDIT: Tom Daley / Instagram

    Tom released a photo to coincide with husband’s picture and wished his followers a Happy Valentine’s as well.

    Within minutes of the picture being uploaded, the pair, who got married last year received thousands of likes and comments.

    Congrats guys!