Gay Celebri

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All the openly gay male celebri Hollywood who are out and proud: Chris Appleton, Dan Levy, Andrew Stt, Kal Penn, and more.

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Veteran Hollywood reporter Greg Hernanz vers the gay celebry scene, brgg you the sop om newsmakers, creative typ and keepg you up to date on entertament, LGBT and polil news. * gay celebrity reporter *

Thanks to the shownners drivg thentic stori, filmmakers buckg s-old heteronormative paradigms, actors embolned to live more hontly and platforms bankrollg so much of , beg gay, queer, transgenr or any other other has never been more wily embraced the entertament dtry.For s gural Pri issue, The Hollywood Reporter homed on the talent and makers helpg boost visibily and creatg opportuni for members of the extend LGBTQ muny. After more than a of Watch What Happens Live Wh Andy Cohen, where he beme the first openly gay host Amerin late night, Bravo's exec turned talent tackl all kds of media (SiriXM show Rad Andy, multiple books), while upliftg and advotg for the LGBTQ muny. Puttg his stamp on The Ln Kg — he played Timon to great acclaim the billn-dollar-earng Disney reboot — the out-and-proud funnyman will next play Matt Ddge  Amerin Crime Story: Impeachment while his upg Judd Apatow-produced feature at Universal is set to be the first gay rom- om a major stud.

Creator of the NBC s One Big Happy and her own YouTube talk show This Jt Out, Feldman recently ma her Netflix edy outright queer, as Dead to Me's sophomore season revealed a lead character to be bisexual. Levy, who -created the show wh dad Eugene, earned legns of admirers fans and crics alike for craftg a same-sex love story a seri that was ee of homophobia.

Watchg Rickie Vasquez, a gay character played by an openly gay actor, Wilson Cz, certaly felt like the most hont and rpectful portrayal of a gay teen I had ever seen.". I'LL FEEL GOOD ABOUT HOLLYWOOD'S LGBTQ REPRESENTATION WHEN "When 'gay actor,' 'gay director,' 'gay wrer,' 'gay story,' et cetera, are no longer labels even worth mentng.". In addn to speakg, and sgg, publicly about his own gay relatnships, Platt plays bi on The Polician — acuntg for several of the seri' many entangled LGBTQ romanc.

12 PROMENT GAY PRENTERS ON BRISH {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY KATE ANRSONSEPTEMBER 18, 2007/10:33 AMBY KATE ANRSONSEPTEMBER 18, 2007 / 10:33 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"12 PROMENT GAY PRENTERS ON BRISH TELEVISN","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-09-18T14:33:47.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-09-18T14:33:47.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"KATE ANRSON","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TV PRENTERS ARE TWO A PENNY. BUT OPENLY GAY TV PRENTERS, WELL, THAT’S A WHOLE DIFFERENT KETTLE OF FISH. SURPRISGLY, THOUGH, BRISH TELEVISN SEEMS TO HAVE MORE THAN S FAIR SHARE OF PRENTERS WHO JT SO HAPPEN TO BE OUT AND PROUD. AND SO, TO OUR NDOWN OF TWELVE OF THE TOP GAY PRENTERS, HOSTS, BROADSTERS, (LL THEM WHAT YOU LIKE!) ON BRISH TV. SOME ARE FAMO. SOME ARE NOT. SOME ARE DOWN RIGHT FUNNY. AND SOME ARE JT FAR TOO GEO FOR WORDS…{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANDREW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHISTLE FOR A HOTTIE ED! APPARENTLY ANDREW REALIZED HE WAS GAY AT THE TENR AGE OF FIVE! BEFORE GETTG TO TELEVISN PRENTG FOR CBBC, HE APPEARED THE BBC’S POPULAR CHILDREN’S DRAMA BYKER GROVE. OH, AND MORE RECENTLY, ANDREW GUT STARRED SEVERAL EPISOS OF DOCTOR WHO!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KRISTIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SMART AND CHARMG – THE PERFECT BATN! KRISTIAN IS A POPULAR DAYTIME TV PRENTER WH THE BBC. HIS SHOWS CLU TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY, UNCHARTED TERRORY AND TRADG UP. HE’S ALSO AN AWARD-WNG FILM DIRECTOR AND PROPERTY VELOPER. AND HE HOSTED THAT GAY SHOW FOR BBC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THANKS TO HIS MP MEANOR AND SCY JOK, BRISH STAND-UP EDIAN AND TV PRENTER CARR HAS BEE A POPULAR FIGURE ON THE EDY CIRCU. THE -HOST OF CHANNEL 4’S BRILLIANT THE FRIDAY NIGHT PROJECT IS MUCH MAND AND ’S MORED ITV WANT HIM TO PRENT A PLANNED REVIVAL OF BLD DATE. OH MY. WHAT WOULD CILLA SAY?!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GRAHAM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PERHAPS ONE OF THE UK’S MOST FAMO GAY MEN, NEVER MD TV PRENTERS, NORTON HAS MANY CHAT SHOWS UNR HIS BELT, CLUDG SO GRAHAM NORTON, V GRAHAM NORTON AND THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW. HE’S ALSO PRENTED THE LIK OF ANY DREAM WILL DO, HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE MARIA? AND STRICTLY DANCE FEVER FOR THE BBC. OH, AND HE PLAYED FATHER NOEL FURLONG ON CHANNEL 4’S CRILLY ACCLAIMED S FATHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALISTAIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER GRADUATG WH A 2.1 GREE ENGLISH LERATURE, ALISTAIR LEFT THE UK FOR POLAND. HE BEME THE ONT-MAN OF YOUTH CURRENT-AFFAIRS SHOW, HEAT, GERMANY. IN 1999 HE RETURNED TO THE UK AND WENT ON TO HOST HOE DOCTOR ON FIVE, AS WELL AS GARN INVARS AND CASH THE ATTIC FOR THE BBC. SURPRISGLY, ALISTAIR HAS EVEN APPEARED FOOTBALLERS’ WIV, OF ALL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANTHONY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT KNOWN FOR HIS PRENTG WORK ON CHANNEL 4’S T4 AND MTV, AS WELL AS BBC HOLIDAY, CRANK HAS ALSO BEEN THE CELEBRY EDOR FOR NUMERO MAGAZ CLUDG OK!, MIZZ AND MORE. HE’S ACTED ALONGSI ANNA FRIEL AND WAS ONCE CROWNED MR LOVELY LEGS UK BY RICHARD AND JUDY. NOW THAT WE’D LIKE TO SEE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PL O’{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE WAS A TIME WHEN TELEVISN PRENTER, ACTOR AND EDIAN O’GRADY WAS BT KNOWN FOR DRSG UP DRAG AS HIS ALTER-EGO, LILY SAVAGE. NOWADAYS HE’S BEE THE KG OF HIS OWN EARLY EVENG CHAT SHOW, THE NEW PL O’GRADY SHOW ON CHANNEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FORMER FLIGHT ATTENDANT BRIAN WON BIG BROTHER 2001 AND HAS SCE GONE ON TO HAVE A VERY SUCCSFUL TV PRENTG REER. HIGHLIGHTS CLU SMTV LIVE, BRIAN’S BOYIENDS, I’M FAMO AND FRIGHTENED AND THE MT. MOST RECENTLY, HE’S BEEN DISPLAYG HIS OKG SKILLS, OR LACK OF, AS A TRAEE CELEBRY CHEF ON HELL’S KCHEN, NARROWLY MISSG A PLACE THE FAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JULIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACTOR, EDIAN AND WRER, CLARY STARTED HIS REER ON THE ALTERNATIVE EDY CIRCU. IN THE EARLY 1980S HE LLED HIMSELF THE JOAN COLLS FANCLUB, WORE HEAVY GLAM MAKE-UP, OUTRAGEO CLOTH AND WAS RARELY SEEN WHOUT HIS PET DOG, “FANNY THE WONR DOG.” HIGH ON MP, HE’S HOSTED HIS OWN GAME SHOW, STICKY MOMENTS WH JULIAN CLARY, AS WELL AS THE ALL STAR TALENT SHOW AND UNRDOGS. IN 1992 HE APPEARED CARRY ON COLUMB, WHICH WAS A (VERY) UNSUCCSFUL ATTEMPT TO REVIVE THE CARRY ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SIMON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DCRIBED BY HEAT MAGAZE AS “A ONE MAN ADVERT FOR GEEK CHIC”, PRENTER AND STAND-UP EDIAN AMSTELL STARTED OUT AS A PRENTER ON CHILDREN’S CHANNEL, NICKELOON. HE THEN WENT ON TO HOST POPWORLD ON CHANNEL 4 FOR SIX YEARS. UNAAID TO ASK CELEBRI ANNOYG AND IRRELEVANT QUTNS, HE MA BRNEY SPEARS CRY LONG BEFORE HER PERFORMANCE ON MTV’S VIO MIC AWARDS. AMSTELL CURRENTLY PRENTS NEVER MD THE BUZZCKS ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRENDAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IRISH EDIAN AND TV PRENTER, COURTNEY CREATED AND PRENTED IRELAND’S H INTER CHAT ROOM DATG SHOW WANRLT. HIS HOSTG SKILLS HAVE ALSO FEATURED ON HOW GAY ARE YOU?, ANT AND DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY, WEDDGS LIVE, THE CLOTH SHOW AND IRELAND’S PRIME-TIME TALK SHOW, THE BRENDAN COURTNEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANTONY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEFORE FDG FAME AS GAY BARMAN AND FACTORY WORKER SEAN TULLY CORONATN STREET, COTTON APPEARED THE ORIGAL UK VERSN OF QUEER AS FOLK. MORE RECENTLY, HE’S BEEN HOSTG HIS VERY OWN TEA TIME CHAT SHOW LLED THAT ANTONY COTTON SHOW ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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Kate FaganWrer, ESPN@KateFagan3ESPN ntributor and lumnist Kate Fagan wr about basketball (and genr and sexism and homophobia) om a place of knowledge and ep, personal appreciatn. Amerin Charl Perez of ABC News is one to particularly note - he published his book 'Confsns of a Gay News Anchorman' (2011) after his oral of beg fired om a posn Florida when he was intified as beg gay.

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.

GAY CELEBRI: WHO IS OUT? VIEW SLISHOW ACTRS ELLEN PAGE ME OUT AT TIME TO THRIVE, AN LGBT YOUTH NFERENCE. “I’M TIRED OF HIDG,” SHE SAID ONSTAGE. “I’M TIRED OF LYG BY OMISSN.”  (JAY L. CLENN / LOS ANGEL TIM) “WELL, ALL HONTY, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ‘THE GAY MUNY,’ YOU ARE TALKG ABOUT MY MUNY,” THE “GAME OF THRON” ACTOR NFIRMED WHEN ASKED ABOUT HIS LARGE FOLLOWG AMONG “BEARS” DURG AN TERVIEW WH FAN BLOG WTER IS COMG MARCH 2014.  (JEROD HARRIS / GETTY IMAG FOR WIRED) THE “30 ROCK” ACTOR ME OUT A NOVEMBER 2013 TERVIEW WH OUT MAGAZE. “I JT CELEBRATED MY NE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY WH MY PARTNER,” HE SAID. “IT FEELS LIKE A NICE TIME TO BE CELEBRATG SOMETHG LIKE THAT, PECIALLY ON THE HEELS OF THE DOMA AND PROP. 8 CISNS.”   (KIRK MCKOY / LOS ANGEL TIM) THE ACTOR SAID HE HID HIS ORIENTATN BEE OF HIS UPBRGG. “I WENT TO SCHOOL THE BRONX. I LEARNED TO NSTANTLY TRY TO VER UP THE FACT THAT I WAS GAY. THAT FA OF BEG SOMEBODY I’M REALLY NOT JT TO PROTECT MYSELF FELY HELPED WH ACTG,” HE TOLD OUT MAGAZE 2011.  (ALBERTO E. RODRIGUEZ / GETTY IMAG FOR NAACP) NETEEN-YEAR-OLD BRISH OLYMPIC DIVG BRONZE MEDALIST TOM DALEY REVEALED THROUGH A YOUTUBE VIO THAT HE’S A RELATNSHIP WH A MAN AND HAS BEEN SCE SPRG.  (CLIVE ROSE / GETTY IMAG) “TOUCH” ACTRS MARIA BELLO TOOK TO THE PAG OF THE NEW YORK TIM DECEMBER 2013 TO WRE AN ARTICLE HEADLED “COMG OUT AS A MORN FAY,” REVEALG THE NVERSATN SHE HAD WH HER SON THAT LED HER TO REVEAL HER RELATNSHIP WH ANOTHER WOMAN, CLARE.  (ADRIAN SANCHEZ-GONZALEZ / AFP/GETTY IMAG) IN A FACEBOOK MSAGE TO MARK THE END OF 2013 AND HER REVERY OM A TRANSPLANT FOR A RARE BLOOD DISORR, “GOOD MORNG AMERI” ANCHOR ROB ROBERTS ME OUT AS A LBIAN BY THANKG HER “LONG TIME GIRLIEND, AMBER,” AMONG OTHERS.   (JAY L. CLENN / LOS ANGEL TIM) WELL, GAWWWLY! “GOMER PYLE, USMC” AND “THE ANDY GRIFFH SHOW” STAR JIM NABORS MARRIED HIS LONGTIME PARTNER, STAN CADWALLAR, SEATTLE JANUARY. THE RELATNSHIP WAS NEVER A SECRET, BUT THE S STAR HAD NOT E OUT PUBLICLY BEFORE.  (KEN HIVELY / LOS ANGEL TIM) ACTOR VICTOR GARBER NFIRMED HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN A DIDN’T-EVERYONE-KNOW-ALREADY WAY EARLY JANUARY 2013. IN AN APRIL 2012 ISSUE OF CANADIAN MAGAZE FYI GARBER HAD MENTNED HIS 13-YEAR-RELATNSHIP WH PARTNER RAIER ANDREEN WAS ONE OF HIS PROUST ACHIEVEMENTS.  (ROB MARCHANT / GETTY IMAG) UNTIL JULY, ANRSON COOPER HAD NEVER PUBLICLY NFIRMED HE WAS GAY, BUT HE’D NEVER NIED , EHER. COOPER’S SEXUAL ORIENTATN HAS LONG BEEN AN OPEN SECRET, BUT TOOK AN ENTERTAMENT WEEKLY VER STORY ABOUT GAY CELEBRI TO PROMPT THE NEWSMAN TO FALLY E OUT.  (CAROLYN COLE / LOS ANGEL TIM) THE NEW YORK TIM BROKE THE STORY QUIETLY WH ONE UNRSTATED SENTENCE. “THE NORMAL HEART,” READ, “RONATED WH HIM ON A FEW LEVELS: MR. PARSONS IS GAY AND A 10-YEAR RELATNSHIP, AND WORKG WH AN ENSEMBLE AGA WAS LIKE NOURISHMENT, [PARSONS] SAID.”   (ALLEN J. SCHABEN / LOS ANGEL TIM) ZACHARY QUTO ME OUT TO NEW YORK MAGAZE, TAKG PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF HIS SEXUALY WH THE WORDS “AS A GAY MAN.”  (AL SEIB / LOS ANGEL TIM) ACTOR SEAN MAHER ME OUT TO ENTERTAMENT WEEKLY SEPTEMBER 2011, SAYG,”THIS IS MY G OUT BALL. I’VE BEEN DYG TO DO THIS.”  (ARAYA DIAZ/GETTY IMAG) JONATHAN KNIGHT OF NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, FAR RIGHT, ME OUT AS GAY 2011 WHEN ‘80S SONGSTRS TIFFANY SAID HE WAS GAY ON THE BRAVO TV SHOW “WATCH WHAT HAPPENS: LIVE.” KNIGHT RPOND ON THE BAND’S WEBSE, SAYG HE IS PROUD TO BE GAY AND HAS BEEN OPEN ABOUT FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.  (GLENN KOENIG / LOS ANGEL TIM) COUNTRY SGER CHELY WRIGHT WAS OUTED BY ONLE MAGAZE QUEERTY, WHICH SPECULATED WRIGHT WOULD E OUT THE DAY AFTER THE RELEASE OF HER NEW ALBUM AND MEMOIR 2010. WRIGHT’S JOURNEY IS EXAMED THE DOCUMENTARY “CHELY WRIGHT: WISH ME AWAY.”  (KIRK MCKOY / LOS ANGEL TIM) BRISH RAPPER LADY SOVEREIGN ME OUT AN APRIL 2010 TERVIEW WH DIVA MAGAZE.   (LAWRENCE K. HO / LOS ANGEL TIM) RICKY MART END YEARS OF MEDIA SPECULATN WHEN HE PUBLISHED AN OPEN LETTER SPANISH AND ENGLISH TO FANS ON HIS PERSONAL WEBSE.   (ERIC JAMISON / INVISN/AP) “GLEE” STAR CHRIS COLFER ME OUT TO AN “ACCS HOLLYWOOD” REPORTER AN TERVIEW 2009.   (KIRK MCKOY / LOS ANGEL TIM) SEAN HAY ED THE ADVOTE TO BREAK THE NEWS A 2010 VER STORY.  (AL SEIB / LOS ANGEL TIM) ROLLG STONE MAGAZE BROKE THE NEWS 2009. ADAM LAMBERT, THE “AMERIN IDOL” STAR, NFIRMED WHAT MANY HAD BEEN THKG, SAYG, ‘’I DON’T THK SHOULD BE A SURPRISE FOR ANYONE TO HEAR THAT I’M GAY.”  (IRFAN KHAN / LOS ANGEL TIM ) MEREDH BAXTER TOLD MATT LER OF THE “TODAY” SHOW THAT SHE DIDN’T WANT “SOME TABLOID TO TAKE A STORY AND MAKE UP. ... SO I WANTED TO BE MY OWN WORDS.”  ( VALERIE MAN / GETTY IMAG) ACTRS WANDA SYK ANNOUNCED TO A CROWD SHE WAS GAY AT A SAME-SEX MARRIAGE RALLY LAS VEGAS 2008. SYK SAID SHE FELT PERSONALLY ATTACKED BY CALIFORNIA’S PROPOSN 8 THAT BANNED GAY MARRIAGE, ACRDG TO A NEW YORK TIM ARTICLE ON THE EVENT.   (KIRK MCKOY / LOS ANGEL TIM) PEOPLE MAGAZE BROKE THE NEWS ABOUT THIS “AMERIN IDOL” STAR, WHO POSED ON S VER WH HIS NEWBORN CHILD. “I NNOT RAISE A CHILD TO LIE OR TO HI THGS,” HE SAID.  (CHARL SYK / INVISN/AP) DAVID HY PIERCE’S SEXUAL ORIENTATN BEME PUBLIC WHEN THE ASSOCIATED PRS REPORTED THAT HE MOVED TO LOS ANGEL THE 1990S WH HIS PARTNER, BRIAN HARGROVE.  (PL MORSE / LOS ANGEL TIM) BLOC PARTY MICIAN KELE OKEREKE GAVE SEVERAL TERVIEWS WH GAY-ORIENTED MAGAZ UNTIL MORE OPENLY DISCSG HIS SEXUALY DURG A 2007 TERVIEW WH THE GUARDIAN.  ( MICHAEL ROBSON CHAVEZ / LOS ANGEL TIM) NEIL PATRICK HARRIS ME OUT WH A STATEMENT TO PEOPLE MAGAZE AS “A VERY NTENT GAY MAN LIVG [HIS] LIFE TO THE FULLT,” SAYG RATHER THAN IGNORE SPECULATN TO HIS PRIVATE LIFE, HE WANTED TO TELL THE PUBLIC THE TTH.   (LIZ O. BAYLEN / LOS ANGEL TIM) IN A 2004 TERVIEW CYNTHIA NIXON TOLD THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS SHE HAD “NOTHG TO HI” ABOUT HER RELATNSHIPS WH WOMEN.  ( LRA CAVANGH / GETTY IMAG) ROSIE O’DONNELL ME OUT DURG A EDY ROUTE AT A 2002 OVARIAN NCER BENEF.  (GARY FRIEDMAN / LOS ANGEL TIM) THE REM LEAD MAN, MICIAN MICHAEL STIPE, END YEARS OF PUBLIC SPECULATN WHEN HE TOLD TIME MAGAZE HE WAS A “QUEER ARTIST” DURG A MAY 2001 TERVIEW. PRR TO G OUT HE SAID HE “WAS BEG MA TO BE A WARD ABOUT ,” AND WAS READY TO TELL THE PUBLIC THE TTH ABOUT HIS SEXUALY.   (BRYAN CHAN / LOS ANGEL TIM) ELLEN DEGENER ME OUT PUBLICLY WH A TIME MAGAZE VER APRIL 1997. THE HEADLE: “YEP, I’M GAY.”  (BRIAN VAN R BG / LOS ANGEL TIM) MICIAN MELISSA ETHERIDGE ANNOUNCED SHE WAS A LBIAN DURG THE JANUARY 1993 TRIANGLE BALL — A GAY AND LBIAN GALA THAT CELEBRATED THE FIRST GURATN OF PRINT CLTON.  (MANUEL BALCE CEA / AP ) MICIAN K.D. LANG ME OUT 1992 TO ADVOTE MAGAZE. “THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT OPNS ON HOW TO GA ACCEPTANCE,” SHE SAID. “I DON’T WANT TO HURT MY MOTHER BY G OUT THE PRS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME I DON’T WANT TO HURT [GAY] CULTURE, AND ’S LIKE — WHAT DO YOU DO?”  (GA FERAZZI / LOS ANGEL TIM) RUPERT EVERETT WAS OPENLY GAY EARLY HIS REER, A CISN HE LATER TOLD THE GUARDIAN MAY HAVE HURT HIS BURGEONG REER. “IT’S NOT VERY EASY,” HE SAID. “AND, HONTLY, I WOULD NOT ADVISE ANY ACTOR NECSARILY, IF HE WAS REALLY THKG OF HIS REER, TO E OUT.”  (EVAN AGOSTI / GETTY IMAG) ACTOR IAN MCKELLEN DISCSED HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN FOR THE FIRST TIME 1988 ON BBC RAD 3 WHEN DISCSG THE LOGIC OF A BRISH BILL THAT PROHIBED THE “PROMOTN OF HOMOSEXUALY.”  (JENNIFER S. ALTMAN / FOR THE TIM) MICIAN ELTON JOHN FIRST ME OUT AS BISEXUAL DURG A ROLLG STONE “ELTON JOHN: IT’S LONELY AT THE TOP” TERVIEW 1976. IT WASN’T UNTIL AFTER HIS SEND DIVORCE 1988 THAT HE TOLD ROLLG STONE HE WAS FORTABLE BEG A GAY MAN.   (MICHAEL ROBSON CHAVEZ / LOS ANGEL TIM) 1/35SHOW SLI INFORMATN GAY CELEBRI: WHO IS OUT?

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.

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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. 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. "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.

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