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The Advocate covers everything you need to know about coming out, including the latest stories on public figures who come out as LGBT. The process of coming out varies for each person. Some lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people come out to friends and family at an early age, while others lead a more private life. Activists such as Harvey Milk advocated for all LGBT people to come out of the closet, in order to help increase visibility of the cause and sway the hearts and minds of the American public. For many, the process is difficult and ongoing throughout a lifetime.
Joao Lucas Reis da Silva surprised fans earlier this month when he posted Instagram photos of himself alongside his partner, Gui Sampaio Ricardo.
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"Next topic please lol," the "Love Lies" singer wrote on social media.
From Jerry Smith to Carl Nassib, these players paved the way for visibility and acceptance in football.
The singer previewed his song "The Mountain" off his upcoming self-titled album at a recent show.
“I’ve never told anyone about this," Armani recalls. "It’s still a very emotional memory for me."
"It doesn't matter to me if you’re male or female. Whoever is in there, I love," Jenna Tea's 89-year-old great-grandmother Katherine says in a viral video.
“I was the only one doing these big action movies and being gay. I was on my own for a long time," the actor recently told Out.
Tim Leach and Mark Dammann married in 2008, "the first day you could get married," and now both work as flight attendants.
Most LGBTQ+ adults come out to their friends and family by age 22, but a significant portion said they have never come out to anyone.
The disgraced politician took seriously a satirical post referring to the Republican National Convention as "Grindr's Super Bowl."
After the coming out of Brenda Biya, the president of Cameroon's daughter, one lesbian in the country opens up about being “afraid for my life every day."
Biya said her mother and brother have both urged her to delete the recent Instagram post revealing her relationship with a Brazilian model.
Cunningham did not qualify for the upcoming Paris Olympics but is ranked 11th in the world in the men's 110-meter hurdle race.
LGBTQ+ relationships are criminalized in Cameroon, carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison.
The Reservation Dogs and American Gods actor has a message for queer Indigenous youth.
"Straight boys are stupid with each other in their own kind of way, but I never really accessed that," the out actor recently told PRIDE.com.
The niece of Edward Thomas Ryan, the decorated military veteran who came out as gay in his obituary, is proud her uncle "got to open doors for other people."
Saju Mathews, a medical analyst for CNN, opened up about his escape from an arranged marriage in a recent Pride Month post.
Magic Johnson didn't always support his son EJ, but now the former basketball player is his "biggest fan."
