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Tag: Coming Out Celebrity

  • UK YouTube Sensation Georgie Comes Out As Gay

    UK based Vlogger Georgie, 16, has officially come out on YouTube on his one year anniversary of Vlogging in a video called simply, Coming Out.

    During his 12-minute video, Georgie talks about his experience of coming out at school and the bullying he was subjected to. His torments were so bad after the news spread around his school, he said he had to get changed for PE/gym class, at a separate time from the rest of his male classmates and had to be escorted to the changing rooms by a teacher.

    He posted the video along with this message:

    “This video is in honor(sic) of my Channelversary, some of you may’ve known and some not. This was a very hard video for me to post, I’m not sad in this because I can now say that i’m happy and confident with who I am, I hope this helps some of you who are going through the same thing or something similar, just remember that you’re never alone. I hope you still support me, love you always x”

  • We Can Finally Welcome Joel Grey To Our Cabaret

    In one of the worst kept secrets in show business 82-year-old Hollywood & Broadway Star actor Joel Grey finally came out publicly as gay. He told People Magazine “I don’t like labels, but if you have to put a label on it, I’m a gay man,”

    He says his friends and family know, but the Cabaret star, who was married to actress Jo Wilder for 24 years and raised two children, including actress Jennifer Grey, hasn’t spoken publicly about his sexuality before now.

    Grey is best known for his role as the M.C. in the stage and movie versions of Cabaret for which he won both a Tony & an Oscar, making him one of only eight people who have won both awards for the same role. He is also only the second out gay actor who has won an OSCAR: the other being Jodie Foster. (Canadian actress Anna Paquin who won when she was just aged 11 for her role in The Piano later publicly identified herself as bisexual).

  • Country Star Billy Gillman Comes Out As Gay

    Another Country singer, Billy Gilman, comes out as gay via a YouTube Video.

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  • Country Singer Ty Herndon Comes Out As Gay

    Ty Herndon a Country singer from Mississippi in the USA has come out as gay.

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  • Did Maleficent Actor Brenton Thwaites Come Out As Bi?

    First, it was Harry Styles who said gender wasn’t important, this time it is actor Brenton Thwaite, who suggested that gender wasn’t important when it comes to the perfect partner.

    Is Brenton Thwaites gay?

    Aussie heartthrob Brenton Thwaite of Maleficent fame has caused a stir at a press junket with The Fix, after suggesting that his perfect partner might not be female.

    A fan asked the question which ‘three things you look for in a partner,’ Thwaite responded, ‘male or female? They’re very different.’

    We totally agree Brenton.

    Recently Harry Style melted the internet over speculation about his sexuality after he suggested that being female wasn’t an important trait for his lobster.

  • Harry Styles In Sexuality Speculation Overdrive

    Harry Styles In Sexuality Speculation Overdrive

    The rumour mill is in overdrive after an interview with the One Direction star casts speculation on the star’s sexuality.

     

    Harry Styles

    During an interview with Harry and Liam from the World’s most successful boyband, Harry dropped a rather heavy hint that perhaps his sexuality maybe isn’t just that of heterosexual.

    When the pair were asked what they looked for in a partner, Liam answered,

    ‘Female, that’s a good trait.’

    However Harry said, with an awkward giggle:

    ‘Not that important’.

    ‘I would say sense of humour, and like natural”.

    Later he added,

    “Someone who’s nice, you know’

     

    So apparently gender is not important to Styles. Whatever or whoever he is, TheGayUK wish him well.

    In 2013 Boy George caused a stir when he said,

    ‘Odds Are One Of One Direction Are Gay.’

    ‘I wouldn’t know who One Direction were if they fell on my head,’ he joked. ‘I’m older than them, they should treat me with respect. I blocked all the band, I couldn’t be bothered to hear anything they said but I couldn’t help winding up their fans.’

    ‘The odds are one of One Direction must be gay. I think everyone is a bit bisexual deep down, so the odds are they are probably all bisexual. They’re rock stars so it’s what you’d expect, isn’t it? I’d be disappointed if they weren’t.’

  • Apple boss, Tim Cook “proud to be gay”

    Writing in a column in Bloomberg today, Tim Cook, chief exec at Apple has said that he is proud to be gay.

    It wasn’t a secret that Tim Cook is gay, especially around Silicon Valley, but up until today, he hadn’t formally come out, in an attempt to maintain some privacy.

    In his article, he said,

    “While I have never denied my sexuality, I haven’t publicly acknowledged it either, until now. So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.

    “I don’t consider myself an activist, but I realise how much I’ve benefited from the sacrifice of others,

    “So if hearing that the CEO [chief executive] of Apple is gay can help someone struggling to come to terms with who he or she is, or bring comfort to anyone who feels alone, or inspire people to insist on their equality, then it’s worth the trade-off with my own privacy,”

    Cook also wrote how being gay gave him more empathy saying,

    “Being gay has given me a deeper understanding of what it means to be in the minority and provided a window into the challenges that people in other minority groups deal with every day. It’s made me more empathetic, which has led to a richer life. It’s been tough and uncomfortable at times, but it has given me the confidence to be myself, to follow my own path, and to rise above adversity and bigotry. It’s also given me the skin of a rhinoceros, which comes in handy when you’re the CEO of Apple.”

  • Charlie King Comes Out As Gay Live On Morning Television

    Charlie King Comes Out As Gay Live On Morning Television

    Former TOWIE hottie Charlie King has come out as gay live on Morning TV.

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  • Swimming champ Ian Thorpe comes out as gay

    Swimming champion Ian Thorpe has come out as gay.

    Ian Thorpe, 31, who won gold in the 2004 Athens’s Olympics has come out as gay in an interview with Sir Michael Parkinson. After years of denials it seems as Thorpe is finally comfortable with coming out.

    Parkinson was the interviewer that finally managed to get the truth out of Thorpe, asking, ‘You’ve always said that you’re not gay. Is all of that true?’

    Thorpe responded, ‘I’ve thought about this for a long time,’ Thorpe said.

    ‘I’m not straight. And this is only something that very recently – in the past two weeks – I’ve been comfortable telling the closest people around me exactly that.’

    The swimmer who has be bombarded with sexuality questions since the age of 16 had never fully answer the question. He said, ‘I didn’t know at the stage, I was too young,’ he said.

    ‘I didn’t accept it in myself. I didn’t want to be gay. I was still gay at the end of the day.

    ‘Yes, I lied about it. I’m comfortable saying I’m a gay man.’

    Taking to Twitter, Thorpe wrote to his 105,000 followers, ‘To Everyone who has sent a message of support I sincerely Thank you!’

    Thorpe retired from swimming in 2012.

    The support from celebrities from around the world has been coming in thick and fast, singer Troye Sivan who came out last year, said, ‘@IanThorpe you’ve made a gigantic leap for the LGBT community, the sporting community, and for Australia today. #OnYaThorpie :)’

    While openly gay diving champ Matthew Matthew said he was proud of Ian saying, ‘Whatever your opinion, remember that it’s OUR reaction to Ian’s news that determines how easy it is for the next gay superstar to come out.’

    Kath and Kim actress, Magda Szubanski, said: ‘So happy and proud for @IanThorpe Coming Out in his own time on his own terms. Wish you all things good darling boy. It’s fun & free Out here!’

  • Big Brother’s Chris ‘can’t think of himself as straight’

    Actor Chris, opens up about the idea of sexuality in conversations with Jale, Ash Christopher and Marlon.

    Chris talks to Ash, Marlon, Christopher and Jale about his sexual preferences. He says: ‘I don’t like the term straight, we‘re all kind of melding now.’ He observes that people between 18-25 aren’t as bothered by sexual labels.

    Chris, 33, originally wanted to enter the house for ‘free rent, to lose weight and I can’t afford therapy’ – seems to be be wanting to get something off his chest.

    He admits, after questioning from the group, that he has never seen, kissed or slept with a man but can’t go around thinking he’s straight.

    He later tells Jale, he feels a bit funny about saying that on camera, as he has never admitted it to the majority of his friends of his family, he then reflects that: ‘You can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube.’

  • 19-Year-Old Olympian John Fennell Comes Out As Gay

    19-year-old luger, John Fennell has come out as gay in an interview after ‘suffocating’ game of hiding his sexuality.

    John Fennell, 19, joins an ever-growing number of sportsmen who are coming out of the closet. The Canadian luger spoke about his sexuality in an interview with the Calgary Herald, saying, ‘You have to play this game of, ‘Who knows?’ You can’t let off any vibes or secrets. You have to act super macho. You have to be hyper-aware of your mannerisms and to not let off any vibes that could get detected. It’s very exhausting.’

    He recently participated in the Sochi Winter Olympics, but didn’t see his position as strong springboard for political gain and was distraught over the lack of LGBT keadership saying,

    “I’m an athlete, Realistically, I put on a spandex suit and slide down a mountain. I’m no message board for political movements. But we need to have leaders in our sport community.

    “If it takes a 19-year-old to step up and to that, I’m more than willing to use my voice or the platform that I’ve been given to give a figurehead to gay youth in sport.”