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  • 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

  • The world’s most famous gay or bisexual actors under 30

    The world’s most famous gay or bisexual actors under 30

    Coming out as gay or bisexual has probably never been easier for a TV or film star. In recent years dozens of young actors have spoken openly about their sexuality and their love lives.

    Here are some of the world’s most famous gay or bisexual male actors from TV and Film.

    Brandon Flynn

    Born: 11th October 1993

    Best Known For: 13 Reasons Why

    Came Out: 2017. The actor, who is most notable for his character, Justin Foley in the hit Netflix series, 13 Reason Why just came out in an Instagram post aimed at those who are against same-sex marriage in Australia. The Australian actor, who is 23, was spurred on to come out following the No vote campaign before same-sex marriage became legal in Australia.

    Brenton Thwaites

    Born: 10th August 1989, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

    Best Known For: In the cast of Home And Away and playing the prince in Maleficient.

    Came out (sort of) 2014 in MSN interview, Brenton Thwaites made quite a splash in the news in 2014, when in an interview with MSN he made hints that he could be bisexual. A fan asked the question which ‘three things you look for in a partner,’ Thwaite responded, ‘male or female? They’re very different.’

    Charlie Carver

    Born: 31st July 1988

    Best Known For: Being one of the twins on Desperate Housewives & Teen Wolf

    Came Out: On Instagram in 2016. After Desperate Housewives Charlie went on to star in Teen Wolf as Ethan, a gay character who made headlines when MTV aired the first gay kiss, between his character and Danny played by Keahu Kahuanui.

    The 27-year-old explained his worries about coming out in the entertainment industry a series of posts on Instagram.

    Chris Colfer

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    Born: 27th May 1990, Clovis California, USA

    Best Known For: Playing Kurt Hummel in the smash-hit, Ryan Murphy produced television series Glee.

    Came out: During his time in Glee Chris came out. He is an actor, singer, author, model and producer. Best known for his role as the gay kid in Glee, Colfer lives with his boyfriend in Los Angeles.

    Fisayo Akinade

    Born: 28 December 1987

    Best known for: Starring in Channel 4’s Cucumber.

    Came out: He revealed in Spindle Magazine that the show’s writer, Russel T Davies gave the following advice about being out in public… “Russell also gave me a good piece of advice about being out in the media. The question is: are you gay? Yes you are. And that’s it.  If you say it right off the bat and you’re open in your everyday life then you can talk about the thing you’re there to talk about, which is normally the work and not your personal life.”

    Greyson Chance

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    Born: 16th August 1997

    Best Known For: Being the singer signed by Ellen DeGeneres

    Came Out: 2017. Chance who was signed by Ellen Degeneres’s record company after appearing on the show soon after his video was released and went viral has taken to Instagram 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”

    Harry Cook

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    Born: 12th June 1991

    Best Known For: Accidents Happen

    Came out: In 2013, when talking about an upcoming movie called Drown.

    Joey Graceffa

    CREDIT: WIKIPEDIA / Gage Skidmore

    Born: 16th May 1991

    Best Known For: YouTuber

    Came Out: Joey has always, since the beginning of his fame although it was through a music video that his sexuality was established more explicitly. He began dating Instagram star Daniel Preda in 2014.

    Joey Pollari

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    Born: 9th April 1994

    Best Known For: Disney star / Film Actor

    Came out in: 2018, Former Disney star, turned film star Joey Pollari has come out as gay, weeks before a film which he is appearing in, Love, Simon, is due to hit the big screen.

    Keiynan Lonsdale

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    Born: 19th December 1991

    Best Known For: Film Actor

    Came out in: Keiynan came out as bisexual on social media in 2017, later, however, he clarified, in a 2018 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, that he prefers not to label his sexuality, and identifies primarily as queer.

    Lucas Cruikshank

    Born: 29th August 1993

    Best Known For: YouTube Celebrity

    Came out: In 2013 Lucas came out in a video posted on YouTube.

    Rob Mallard

    Born: 19th May 1992

    Best Known For: Actor on Coronation Street

    Came Out: In an interview with a magazine. Rob Mallard spoke out about his sexuality for the first time in a revealing interview with Gay Times. He said that he didn’t want to hide who he is, despite being out to his family and friends since he was 17.

    Reid Ewing

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    Born: 7th November 1988

    Best Known For: Modern Family

    Came Out: On social media. Ewing who plays Haley’s boyfriend in the hit NBC comedy series Modern Family came out as gay on Twitter after revealing that he found Eugene Bata on Good Morning America “as hot as f**k”. When questioned by a fan whether he had outed himself the then 27-year-old actor replied, “I was never in.”

    Seb Castro

    Born: 22nd December 1992

    Best Known For: His uber gay music video “Bubble”

    Came out: Well, the video “Bubble” sort of did that for him. It was released in 2013

    Tommy Dorfman

    Born: 13th May 1992

    Best Known For: 13 Reasons Why

    Came Out: In 2016 he rose to fame in the Netflix drama series, 13 Reasons Why. During the following press and interviews, it was established that Tommy was into men.

    Troye Sivan

    When did Troye Sivan come out as gay?

    Born: 5th June 1995, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Best Known For: Internet Celebrity, XMEN

    Came out in 2010 via YouTube Video. In 2014 Troye released his debut single Happy Little Pill.

  • 12 Amazing coming out YouTube videos

    To celebrate National Coming Out Day 2017, we’re enjoying the best coming out videos on YouTube.

    Taking to YouTube is now one of the best ways for stars to talk directly to their fans, especially about painful or personal experiences. Their stories are told in their own voice and there’s no distortion of the truth. Here are the Top 12 coming out videos on Youtube

    These brave men and women made the decision to come out on their own terms and we applaud them.

    Matt And Blue, Actor and Musician

    434,286 views


    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

    Before it was removed, 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

    1,077,637 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.

    Daniel Newman, Actor

    2,330,031 views

    When an actor comes out, it’s big news, when the show that he on is one of the biggest shows on the planet, it’s MASSIVE news. Daniel Newman came out this year, in a video he titled, #OutAndProud.

     

    Lucas Cruickshank, YouTuber

    5,274,279 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

    7,629,630 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

    9,034,704 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

    7,910,702 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,

    11,776,973 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,

    12,263,378 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.

    16,886,975 views


    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

    25,014,703 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.

  • Top 10 LGBT YouTubers

    YouTube is the video site where you can make a living if you’re watched and subscribed enough. But what are the most popular LGBT vloggers channels?

    I’m basing the list on subscribers and video views. The comprehensive list is as follows…

    10. Superfruit

    Comprising of Mitch Grassi and Scott Hoying of the A cappella group Pentatonix, the Superfruit channel is a mix of vlogs and A cappella music videos performed by Grassi and Hoying. They have managed to gather over 1.5 million subscribers and an impressive 136 million video views since 2013. Their most popular video is a Frozen medley with fellow Pentatonix member Kirstie Maldonado with over 10 million views.

    9. Davey Wavey

    31 year old Davey Wavey is the topless star of Youtube. He’s amassed 1.5 million subscribers and over 300 Million views over his 3 channels and has talked about subjects ranging from physical fitness to sex education. His most view video is titled My guilty pleasures with over 17 million views.

    8. Toderick Hall

    The musical parody maker Toderick Hall has 1.6 million subscribers and over 228 million video views. A wonderful mix of parody music videos lampooning different stereotypes and one man band mixes of artists. Toderick has quite a social media following over Twitter and Instagram, and his most watched video on Youtube is Disney Dudez with nearly 15 million views.

    7. Lucas Cruickshank

    Most people probably know Cruickshank better as loveable yet irritating 6 year old character Fred Figglehorn which he started performing when he was only 13-years-old. While he only has 3 million subscribers over his 2 channels, he has garnered an amazing 1.86 billion views on those channels, a vast majority of which are on the Fred channel with the most popular Fred video being Fred goes grocery shopping with 73 million views.

    6. Ingrid Nilsen

    Nilsen came out earlier this year and her coming out video is her most popular video with over 11 million views. She mostly vlogs her daily life, makeup tips and fashion advice, which has lead to a stint on reality show Project Runway: Threads, and has amassed a large fan base with over 3.7 million subscribers and 277 million video views and even works with Covergirl due to her YouTube presence.

    5. Troye Sivan

    South African born, Australian Singer and vlogger Sivan has made quite the impact on Youtube collecting nearly 4 million subscribers and 200 million views on his vlog channel and his VEVO channel. His first EP was released in 2008, and sold well, with his latest EP due to be released later this year. The audio of his single Happy Little Pill is his most viewed video with over 7 and a half million views.

    4. Connor Franta

    Franta’s first book A Work in Progress was released in April 2015 due to his popularity on Youtube, with 5 million subscribers on his main channel and second channel with a combined total video views of over 270 million. He has helped raise over $230,000 for The Thirst project, surpassing his original goal of $150,000 courtesy of his subscribers. With 9.3 million views, British vs America: How We Do It is his most watched video.

    3. Joey Graceffa

    The first Youtuber to come out as gay with a music video, which is his most watched video with 9.3 million views. Graceffa has a huge fan base with over 6 million subscribers and 692 million video views spread across his vlog channel and gaming channel.

    His autobiography In Real Life was released in 2015, where he lays bare his troubled childhood dealing with an alcoholic mother and his own struggles with his sexuality.

    2. Tyler Oakley 

    With a book due out soon. Oakley has cemented himself as a much loved Youtuber with 7 million people subscribing to his channel and garnering 437 million video views and resulting in meetings with Barack Obama and making a video with Michelle Obama talking about education issues. He also has a line of apparel available which have his famous quotes printed on them.

    A collaboration with fellow Youtuber Colleen Ballinger (as her character Miranda Sings) titled The Photobooth challenge has nearly 8 million views.

    1. Shane Dawson

    12 million subscribers and over 2 billion video views later, Shane Dawson is a massively popular star on the site. His vlogs and comedic music videos gain millions of views and likes, with his most popular video, a Wrecking Ball parody getting 27 million views.

    Dawson rarely holds back with tales of his life and came out as bisexual in July of 2015. His book I Hate my Selfie which recounts 18 of his most embarrassing and inspiring stories came out in early 2015

  • Hot Gay or Bi Actors Under 40

    There’s a new breed of actors out there who aren’t afraid to be out in Hollywood and beyond… (more…)

  • FEATURE: 10 Celebs Who Came Out In 2013

    It’s been quite a year for celebrity outings, and as yesterday was National Coming Out Day, we decided to highlight the wonderful celebs that came out in 2013.

    Coming out is never easy, especially when the world’s cameras and press are following your every move and your career could fail because of it – so we applaud these celebs for coming out in 2013

    Robbie Rogers

    February 2013

    In February Footballer Robbie Rogers came out after posting a blog entry on his website saying, ‘Secrets can cause so much internal damage. People love to preach about honesty, how honesty is so plain and simple. Try explaining to your loved ones after 25 years you are gay. I always thought I could hide this secret. Football was my escape, my purpose, my identity. Football hid my secret, gave me more joy than I could have ever imagined’

    Jodie Foster

    January 2013

    Hollywood royalty, Jodie Foster finally ended years of press speculation when she came out during her acceptance speech at the 70th Colden Globe Awards. In the speech Foster said: ‘I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago, back in the Stone Age. In those very quaint days when a fragile young girl would open up to trusted friends, and family, co-workers and then gradually, proudly, to everyone who knew her.’

    Matt Dallas

    January 2013

    Former “Kyle XY” came out of the closet to his fans in the beginning of 2013, via Twitter – when he tweeted about his engagement to his partner, Blue Hamilton.

    Jason Collins

    May 2013

    One of the world’s most famous Basketball players came out as gay in May 2013. He said that he chose to wear the jersey number 98 in tribute to Matthew Shephard who was a victim of hate crime in 1998. Collins called the number: “a statement to myself, my family and my friends.”

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