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The former boy-bander came out via newsstand announcement (see the cover) in 2006 and released a tell-all memoir the following year.
This President Obama appointee earned a unique distinction within the LGBT community when he entered his government post in 2009.
Cheney, the daughter of a former U.S. vice president, came out to her father at the age of 16 , long before she joined him in the political spotlight.
The award-winning comedienne came out on daytime TV in 1997 (watch video) and then, again, as the lead character on her sitcom.
The award-winning comedienne came out on daytime TV in 1997 (watch video) and then, again, as the lead character on her sitcom.
The former child actress and current talk show host came out at a 2010 press conference.
Harris, a TV staple from the late ‘80s to now, came out to the press (which magazine?) in 2006. Read his personal statement..
This film star— who rose to fame playing a flamboyantly gay sitcom character — didn’t actually “come out,” per se. See why.
The former tennis champ was outed as the result of a scandalous 1981 lawsuit that made headlines while she was married to her then-husband.
In 2011, the boy band member made his big announcement on the group’s website.
Following his runner-up reality TV fame in 2009, Lambert made an official televised statement about his sexuality
CNN news anchor Lemon came out in a 2011 newspaper interview and in the pages of his memoir.
This MSNBC host set the record straight in an interview with her college newspaper (which school?)
The bon-bon-shaking pop star came out in an upbeat statement posted on his website.
In 2004, this former governor came out on the same day that he announced his resignation.
The actress best known for her role in a hypersexual HBO hit married her lesbian partner after a 15 year
The stand-up comedian and TV veteran came out in 2002, during a New York City charity event, and was married in San Francisco two years later.
In 2007, the financial guru informed the press (which publication?) that she was a lesbian.
"The Big Bang Theory" star was outed as a gay man in an article about his role in a Broadway play. Parsons (watch a clip of his show), who hasn't discussed his sexuality, is said to be in a 10-year relationship.
Pierce, who famously played an award-winning fuddy-duddy (which show?), came out in 2007 through a statement from his publicist.
Quinto, who has acted on stage and in both sci-fi and horror TV series, came out in a 2011 magazine interview. Which gay teen’s suicide led to his coming out?
Swoopes, the WNBA’s first player told ESPN The Magazine in 2005 that she was a lesbian.
The stand-up comedian, who was married to a man in the ‘90s, came out at a 2008 gay rights event and announced that she’d gotten re-married.
Takei, known to sci-fi fans around the world as Mr. Sulu, revealed his homosexuality in a 2005 issue of a Los Angeles magazine and married his long-time partner in 2008.
Tuaolo, a former NFL defensive tackle came out on a cable TV show in 2002, two years after retiring.
Welts came out to the press in 2011, while he was the CEO of this NBA team.
