Here are just some of the LGBT+ icons that we lost in 2017.
Lil Peep, Hip-Hop artist and rapper
In November, Lil Peep, real name, Gustav Åhr, a well-known Youtuber, Hip-Hop and rapper who had accumulated millions of plays died while on tour. His death was confirmed on social media by his manager Chase Oretega, who said, “I’ve been expecting this call for a year. Mother f***” His death was later confirmed to be a drug overdose.
Henry Badenhorst Gaydar Founder
The founder of one of the world’s biggest gay chat sites, Gaydar, died at the age of 51 in November. Local media in Johannesburg reported that a 51-year-old man was seen falling from the 23rd floor of Michaelangelo Towers. Gaydar was founded by Badenhorst along with his partner Gary Frisch in 1999 after a mutual friend of theirs spoke about how he was too busy to find a boyfriend. The pair created the website shortly after. Badenhorst and Frisch’s personal relationship ended in 2006, but they remained business partners until Frisch’s death.
Edith Windsor – gay marriage activist
Edith Windsor, who helped end the ban on same-sex marriage in the US died at the age of 88 in September. Ms Windsor’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, announced that the same-sex marriage activist had died in New York, US. The cause of her death was not given, but Ms Windsor had been struggling with a heart condition for years.
2017 has been a great year for celebs to come out as LGBT+
A racing driver, a butler, a police chief, singers, actors and even an X Factor star all decided that 2017 was the year to come out about their sexuality.
Here are just 18 of the stars who decided 2017 was time to share their news.
November
Jonathan Bennett
Whilst not exactly stating whether he is gay or bi, Mean Girls actor Jonathan Bennett quashed some of those rumours about his sexuality by casually uploading three totally cute pictures of himself and his boyfriend, TV host, Jaymes Vaughan. Jaymes posted a number of pictures on to his social media as well.
“This story has encouraged me to address other things about my life. I know that there are other stories out there about me and that some have been fueled by the fact that I have been so protective of my privacy,
“As those closest to me know, in my life I have had relationships with both men and women. I have loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life and I choose now to live as a gay man,Gordon Thomas
13 Reasons Why actor, Brandon Flynn came out in an emotional Instagram post. The actor, who is most notable for his character, Justin Foley in the hit Netflix series, 13 Reason Why used his coming out to target those who were against same-sex marriage in Australia. The Australian actor, who was at the time 23-years-old, was spurred on to come out following the No vote campaigns currently active in Australia.
August
Haaz Sleiman
Nurse Jackie cutie, Haaz Sleiman came out as gay – and not just gay – but a total bottom – spelling it out for people, he said, “Not only am I a bottom, but I’m also a total bottom, which means I like it up you-know-where.”
Colin Jackson
Former Olympian and BBC presenter Colin Jackson came out as gay in the most chilled way in August. The 50-year-old came out in a TV interview with SVT reporters Kajsa Bergqvist and Peter Häggström. He had previously denied rumours about his sexuality when a kiss and tell story surfaced about him in the mid-noughties. He told Kajsa, “The way you asked me, it was a whole storytelling kind of thing and you were just interested in the way it affected me sports-wise, emotionally-wise and my preparation.”
Singer Aaron Carter told his fans in a heartfelt note that was bisexual. Aaron Carter made his fame in the late 90’s as pre-teen pop singer. At the time of coming out he had recently split with his girlfriend Madison Parker, the Daily Mail reported.
July
Honey G
One of X Factor‘s most controversial acts, Honey G, came out in an interview with The Sun, revealing her perfect woman is Queen Latifah. Honey G, real name Anna Gilford told The Sun‘s Dan Wooton that she has decided to come out and reveal that she wants to be with women.
Greyson Chance
Singer, Greyson Chance who is signed by Ellen Degeneres’s record company after appearing on her show took to Instagram in July 2017 to confirm his sexuality. Talking on the social media site and sharing a rainbow picture, he said
“I came to fully recognize that I was gay when I was sixteen. I decided not to publicize my sexuality largely due to a matter of privacy, as I was still trying to find comfort and confidence within my own skin”
Thomas Dekker
Terminator actor, Thomas Dekker publicly came out as gay after comments made by entertainment exec Brian Fuller. Fuller had alleged that a gay storyline in the hit TV series Heroes, had to be axed following a dispute behind the scenes. The actor’s management allegedly threatened to pull the actor if the storyline went ahead.
Tyler The Creator
It appeared that Tyler, The Creator, real name Tyler Gregory Okonma came out as gay or bisexual in a track on his latest album.
Tyler left fans questioning whether he had come out, after lyrics on the track from his album, Flower Boy revealed that he had been kissing boys since 2004.
April
Cressida Dick
London’s highest-ranking police officer, Cressida Dick revealed in April that she was in a same-sex relationship with a co-worker. Cressida Dick was appointed London’s Commissioner in February 2017 and is the first woman to take the job. She was appointed by the Queen and was recommended by the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd.
Walking Dead actor Daniel Newman came out in March. He decided to use YouTube as a way of telling his fans.
Paul Burrell
In March the world’s most famous butler, Paul Burrell came out and told the world about his plans to marry his partner.
February
Danny Watts
An award-winning, high profile racing driver came out as gay and is believed to be the first in the sport. Speaking to THEGAYUK.com he said it was “such a good feeling” to be out. He came out in an interview with Autosport.com in which he revealed that he felt he had to hide his sexuality within his industry because “it’s a very masculine sport”.
January
Rob Mallard
Coronation Street Actor Rob Mallard spoke out about his sexuality for the first time in a revealing interview with Gay Times in the beginning of 2017. He said that he didn’t want to hide who he is, despite being out to his family and friends since he was 17.
A Fentanyl-Xanax overdose caused the out rapper’s death – a toxicology report from Pima County Medical Examiner has revealed. TMZ was the first to report the news.
They also report that “many other” drugs were also found in his system. According to the reports, the star’s system tested positive for marijuana, cocaine and the painkiller Tramadol.
The rapper was found, on the 15th November, unresponsive on a tour bus by a manager. Emergency services were called to the scene but were unable to revive the 21-year-old. He was due to perform at The Rock in Tuscon on Wednesday night.
THEGAYUK.com has learnt that drug paraphernalia was also found at the scene. A spokesperson from the Tucson Police Department said that he had died from a suspected drug overdose. The official cause of his death will be formally announced after an autopsy.
The cause of out rapper Lil Peep’s death may have been a Xanax overdose, the authorities believe.
After the shock announcement of 21-year-old Lil Peep’s death, authorities have revealed how he died.
Police have revealed that Lil Peep, may have died from a Xanax overdose.
The rapper was found, unresponsive on a tour bus by a manager. Emergency services were called to the scene but were unable to revive the 21-year-old. He was due to perform at The Rock in Tuscon on Wednesday night.
THEGAYUK.com has learnt that drug paraphernalia was also found at the scene. A spokesperson from the Tucson Police Department said that he had died from a suspected drug overdose. The official cause of his death will be formally announced after an autopsy.
Lil Peep, real name Gustav Åhr was born in New York, USA in 1996. He has released one album Come Over When You’re Sober (Part 1) and five EPS.His songs “White Wine”, “Benz Truck” and “The Way I See Things” have each gained over four million views on YouTube.
The star had been active on his social media accounts up to 12 hours prior to his death.
Long Island singer and rapper Lil Peep died late Wednesday at the age of 21, media reports said. The cause of death is yet to be confirmed but social media users claimed he died of a drug overdose. Twitter users were shocked to learn about Lil Peep’s death, which came just days after he celebrated his… (more…)
Rapper Lil Peep, who came out as bisexual earlier this year has died.
Early reports that he died of a suspected overdose, he was just 21.
Lil Peep, real name, Gustav Åhr, who a well-known Youtuber who had accumulated millions of plays. His death was confirmed on social media by his manager Chase Oretega.
He said, “I’ve been expecting this call for a year. Mother f***”
In an interview with Pitchfork, the entertainer shared how music was his ‘channel’ for dealing with his issues surrounding mental health.
He said,
“I suffer from depression and some days I wake up and I’m like, F***, I wish I didn’t wake up. That was part of why I moved to California, trying to get away from the place that was doing that to me, and the people I was around. I realized it was just myself — it’s a chemical imbalance in my brain”.
The star had been active on his social media accounts up to 12 hours prior to his death.
Lil Peep, real name Gustav Åhr was born in New York, USA in 1996. He has released one album Come Over When You’re Sober (Part 1) and five EPS.His songs “White Wine”, “Benz Truck” and “The Way I See Things” have each gained over four million views on YouTube.
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Lil Peep, real name Gustav Åhr was born in New York, USA in 1996. He has released one album Come Over When You’re Sober (Part 1) and five EPS.His songs “White Wine”, “Benz Truck” and “The Way I See Things” have each gained over four million views on YouTube. He currently lives in London.
