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Contents:

• 10 GREAT ATRALIAN GAY FILMS
• GAY EDIAN ATRALIA: 9 CELEBRI
• WHERE ARE ALL THE GAY CHARACTERS ON ASIE TV? IS TE ‘GAY DON’T RATE’? FOUR SIRS WEIGH
• VIRGIA GAY: I HAVE NO TERT GETTG MARRIED UNTIL WE HAVE MARRIAGE EQUALY

10 GREAT ATRALIAN GAY FILMS

But his journey to sharg his thentic self wasn't whout hardship, wh Ian unfortunately sufferg om bullyg and homophobia well to adulthood. As Atralia's most proment openly gay polician, Penny was volly agast the same-sex marriage plebisce 2017, sayg she didn't want her relatnship or fay "to be the subject of quiry, of censure, of nmnatn, by others. The in behd the beloved fictnal character Sharon Strezlecki om Kath and Kim faced private stggl as a closeted actor before she was ready to e out publicly as gay 2012.

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In 2014, Joel and fellow gay edian Rhys Nicholson travelled to the regnal Victorian town of Colac to film a seri for the ABC, but the pair were met wh disgraceful homophobic slurs om lols. First appearg on our screens on season six where he placed third, Dave ma headl for clarg he was gay a speech to his Hoemat, who wholeheartedly supported the young farmer's brave admissn ont of the natn.

GAY EDIAN ATRALIA: 9 CELEBRI

"When I was younger I thought I was straight, bee I was more attracted to women, and I didn't know there were more optns bis gay and straight. In a now-leted tweet that was screenshotted by celebry gossip and news se The Jasme Brand and posted to Instagram, the 45-year-old crooner, who is bt known for his early '90s classics like "Can We Talk" and "I'm Ready," reportedly nfirmed that he is gay to a fan. "My mom keeps tellg me Luther Vandross, Teddy Penrgrass, and Tev Campbell were gay," the fan's tweet read, to which Campbell simply quote-tweeted and said, "Tev is," acpanied by the rabow flag and sunglass emojis.

WHERE ARE ALL THE GAY CHARACTERS ON ASIE TV? IS TE ‘GAY DON’T RATE’? FOUR SIRS WEIGH

Then Augt, durg an terview wh People Magaze's Every Day podst, the R&B star remisced about his s-long reer the mic/entertament dtry so far, while also givg listeners a rare glimpse to his personal life and nfirmg that he do intify as a gay man."When I me out to my fay and iends [at] about 19 or 20, that was for me," he told People about g out to those clost to him life years ago. The edian, actor, and star of the NBC's The Carmichael Show me out as gay April durg his HBO Max edy show Rothaniel."After that was out the open, I was left alone feelg like a liar, bee I had a secret," Carmichael said durg one pot his special, openg up about how he ught his father cheatg on his mother when he was younger and how he also had a secret of his own that he was hidg.

The popular and credibly private vio game streamer, who is most known for playg Mecraft and for streamg on Twch, me out an April Twter Q&A wh his followers when he was asked by a fan what his favore moment the gay, romantic, teen Netflix seri Heartstopper was. Lkg a bunch of prev tweets he wrote alludg to beg attracted to men, he wrote: "I mean how many more clu n I give.""For those nfed basilly I gus I am technilly unlabeled as the way I have kda always gone around life jt beg attracted to whoever I am attracted to jt so happens that most of them le up wh a 'certa type' you uld say," he later clarified, sayg that he is "okay wh the gay label."Photo: Instagram (@ranboomc). Vcent Wang -- the popular, UK-based League of Legends ports player better known by his streamg name Bost -- publicly me out as gay a May Twter statement."I'm gay," he wrote.

I was hyper-nsc of how I should act and tried not to act or sound 'gay,' but I was still nstantly bullied for ."He ntued: "The gamg dtry is rampant wh sexism, prejudice, and homophobia.

VIRGIA GAY: I HAVE NO TERT GETTG MARRIED UNTIL WE HAVE MARRIAGE EQUALY

Though the pop sger has been open about her sexualy for years ( 2019 she told Attu that she was bisexual and an open relatnship), she took to Instagram June to celebrate Pri Month and to talk even further about her sexualy, remdg everyone that she is, fact, a queer in who is "not gay and not straight.""In se I haven't been straightforward enough (LOL) I jt wanted to take a sec to tell everyone that you are not only enough, jt as you are, but the world is so fuckg lucky to have you," she wrote her post. "Now is a good time for me bee the Commonwealth Gam is a month's time, and there's gog to be a lot of people watchg that, and there are so many untri the Commonwealth where beg gay is illegal.

The 25-year-old athlete and former Richmond Flyg Squirrels player revealed to his fans and followers that while he is no longer playg for the team, which is part of the San Francis Giants system, he is thankful for the time he had and isn't givg up on his love of baseball, pecially as an out, gay man. The Asie Olympic gold medalist and gby player me out as a trans man an Augt vio for the Bgham Cup's Internatnal Summ Tacklg Transphobia and Homophobia Sport event."I promised myself that when my gby reer end, I would ntue to live the rt of my life the inty and the body that I that I know I am meant to be ," he said.He ntued: "Beg open about my genr inty is a really difficult thg to do the days.

"I was raised by women, I was theater, I had a hard time figurg out how to teract wh young boys."He ntued: "Everyone [kept] tellg me that I'm gay, and I'm like, seven. The Sttish pro footballer and Gala Fairyan Rovers player publicly me out as gay a September terview posted to his football club's official webse. "I thk 's so tired [to ask for labels]: 'I'm gay,' 'I'm bi,' 'I'm straight.' You are yourself, you do what you want, when you want , wh whomever you want," Sampa told G1.