The British pop star came out during a 1998 interview on CNN. "I do not feel shame [about my sexuality], neither do I think I should," he said.
The Talk cohost quietly came out of the closet during a 2010 press conference at the Television Critics Association. "I don't think [being out] will be a problem," she said when talking about her role on the daytime talk show. "I don't ever really think of things as being out or in...I just think I am who I am."
In 1998, the Judas Priest band member came out as a homosexual. "I think that most people know that I've been a gay man all of my life," he said.
The retired NFL player came out on HBO's Real Sports. At the time, It made him the third football player ever to come out as gay.
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