The furor around actor Rebel Wilson being potentially pressured to ‘come out’ regarding her new same-sex relationship after an approach by the Sydney Morning Herald has grown to be an international news story. While forcing celebrities to come out had been business-as-usual for tabloid media decades ago, the suggestion that the Sydney Morning Herald actions […]
Western Australian Labor MP Stuart Aubrey recently shared his coming out experience in the state’s parliament, giving his colleagues an insight into the psychological stress that many LGBTIQA+ people go through in accepting their sexuality and sharing the information with friends and family. Aubrey, the member for the beachside seat of Scarborough, was elected at […]
Everyone comes out in their own way, in their own time. ABC Podcast Innies + Outies brings you fascinating stories from diverse LGBTQIA+ Australians about coming out or staying in. Hosted by Walkley Award-winning journalist Mon Schafter, the ABC is proud to launch this new podcast on National Coming Out Day, Monday 11 October 2021. […]
Former US congressman Aaron Schock has shared that he is gay. The Republican politician served in the US congress from 2009 to 2018. During his time in Congress, the representative from Illinois voted against gay rights and allowing protections for LGBTIQ+ people. He now says he regrets those choices. Schock revealed his sexuality in a […]
SBS Insight returns this evening with an episode that looks into the intersection between LGBTIQ+ identities and faith. The debate forum which shares first person perspectives and experiences will feature a number of LGBTIQ+ Australians who have fought to reconcile their faith with their sexuality or gender identity. Among those set to feature in tonight’s episode are […]
Actor DJ Qualls has come out declaring “Yep. I’m Gay” on Twitter. The actor said he’d made the declaration about his sexuality on stage at a Jim Jeffries show in San Diego. “It is 11:20pm. I just came out on stage at a Jim Jeffries show in San Diego. Yep, I’m gay. Been gay this whole […]
Model and actor Zander Hodgson has posted a video to YouTube and shared that he is gay. In the clip Hodgson said “I just thought it was a really important thing to share with everyone.” Hodgson said he believed that sexuality is just a small part of who someone is, but if you shut it […]
The upcoming teen coming-out tale Love, Simon has a lot of buzz ahead of its Australian release, and one of its stars has his own story to tell. Actor Joey Pollari, star of American Crime and the US remake of The Inbetweeners, recently revealed in an interview with Advocate that working on the film helped him to come out […]
Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson has revealed that he came out to his family after he was caught shoplifting gay porn. The actor sat down with People magazine and explained that happened. “The incident with the porn, I was a freshman in High School when that happened.” Ferguson explained. The actor shared that as a […]
“Everyone deserves a great love story.” A new trailer has been released for an upcoming tale of a teenage boy coming out as gay in high school directed by Greg Berlanti. Love, Simon features Nick Robinson as Simon, a seventeen-year-old who is trying to find a way to tell his family and friends about his identity, and […]
