21 Notable Comings Out

Akil Patterson
Gay former Division 1 football player

Amber Heard
Bisexual actress and star of canceled series The Playboy Club

Anton Hysen
Gay Swedish professional soccer player

David Testo
Gay former soccer player

Don Lemon
Gay CNN anchor

Evan Rachel Wood
Bisexual actress and star of True Blood and The Ides of March

Geri Jewell
Lesbian actress (The Facts of Life) and author of I'm Walking as Straight as I Can

Jared Max
Gay ESPN reporter

Johnny Weir
Gay figure skater

Jonathan Knight
Gay member of New Kids on the Block

Mina Caputo
Transgender musician

Mo Rocca
Gay journalist and staple of VH1's I Love the'80s

Peter Murphy
Gay member of Maryland's House of Delegates

Randy Phillips
Gay airman and YouTube sensation

Rick Welts
Gay NBA executive

Scott Norton
Gay professional bowler

Sean Maher
Gay actor and star of canceled series The Playboy Club

Steven Davies
Gay English cricket player

Vaughn Walker
Former U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of California

Will Sheridan
Gay former college basketball player

Zachary Quinto
Gay actor and star of 2009's Star Trek and Broadway's Angels in America

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