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Raven-Symoné: I Don't Want To Be Labeled Gay or African American
Rich Juzwiak · 10/06/14 10:07AMModern Family Star Was Outed When He Got Caught Stealing Gay Porn
Gabrielle Bluestone · 09/29/14 09:55PMPennsylvania State Senator Comes Out as Gay in Excellent Fashion
Rich Juzwiak · 09/23/14 01:45PMThis is how you do it. Earlier today at a press conference regarding Senate Bill 42 and House Bill 177, which would expand Pennsylvania's hate crime law to include attacks based on sexuality and gender identity, the former bill's author, State Senator Jim Ferlo of Pittsburgh, came out as gay. He did it like this:
Coming Out and of Age in the People's Republic
Massoud Hayoun · 07/26/14 05:09PMMTV Airs Young Woman's Excruciating, Depressing Coming Out to Family
Rich Juzwiak · 05/08/14 11:10AMA 20-year-old Savannah State University student and cheerleader named Desiree was profiled on last night's episode of MTV's True Life, which was titled "I'm a Gay Athlete." In it, Desiree ostensibly came out to her mom Michelle and aunt Deena over lunch. It did not go well. This is about as worst-case scenario as it gets (I suppose only violence and/or outright rejection could make it worse).
On Michael Sam and Babysitting the Emotions of Bigots
Alex Hardy · 02/15/14 03:43PMEllen Page Comes Out as Gay: "I'm Tired of Hiding"
Caity Weaver · 02/14/14 11:52PMCollege Football Star Could Be the First Openly Gay NFL Player
Gabrielle Bluestone · 02/09/14 08:22PMFormer Pro Football Player Reflects on Brokeback Romance with Teammate
Rich Juzwiak · 01/22/14 04:25PMThis account of an affair between two men who played together on the Washington Redskins in the late '60s/early '70s is heartbreaking. It comes from the NFL Network's episode of A Football Life profiling player Jerry Smith, who remained publicly closeted for his entire life (Smith died of AIDS in 1986).