Coming Out as Gay to My Conservative Family Was Hard. Then I Came Out as a Psychic Medium (Exclusive)

"Naturally, if my being gay was a shock to my family, then talking to spirits would send them right over the edge," writes ...

Ian McKellen encourages LGBTQ+ actors to come out: ‘Being in the closet is silly’

Sir Ian McKellen has some words of wisdom for his fellow actors. The “Lord of the Rings” star, who famously came out of the ...
KTVZ

Bowen Yang says Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ helped him ‘come out of the closet again’ after conversion therapy

(CNN) — Bowen Yang has made it clear that he is indeed a little monster, the moniker that supporters of Grammy-winning artist Lady Gaga have claimed. Yang had his chance to tell Gaga just how ...
The New York Times

Coming Out of the Closet Was a Liberation. Why Are Some Peeking Back In?

Long a place of hiding and shame, it’s now being reconsidered in queer culture — and beyond. By Mark Harris Photographs by Duane Michals EARLY IN THE biographical documentary “Pee-wee as Himself,” ...
Variety

Ian McKellen Tells Closeted Actors to Come Out as Gay: ‘Being in the Closet Is Silly. There’s No Need for It. Don’t Listen to Your Advisers’

Ian McKellen said in a recent interview with The Times of London that he feels sorry for fellow actors who feel like they can’t come out as gay. The “X-Men” and “Lord of the Rings” icon has been one ...
The Hollywood Reporter

The Man Who Helps the Stars Come Out

Veteran PR maestro Simon Halls, who’s married to Matt Bomer, talks about the many celebrities he’s supported out of the closet. By Simon Halls, As told to Chris Gardner I came of age in my personal ...
Yahoo

Kevin Spacey Says Before the Scandal, He Was Planning to Come Out if He Won an Emmy for ‘House of Cards’

Kevin Spacey, whose alleged sex crimes are the subject of a new two-part documentary “Spacey Unmasked” that debuts Monday on Max, said he had planned to come out as gay quite differently than the way ...
National Catholic Reporter

Is now the time for LGBTQ priests and religious to come out?

Have we reached a moment when it's time for the many LGBTQ bishops, priests, deacons, brothers and sisters of the Catholic Church to come out? The question comes after news that Pope Francis warned ...
The Nation

Advocates for Negotiations to End the Ukraine War Need to Come Out of the Closet

US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attend the G7 Declaration of Joint Support for Ukraine during the NATO Summit in Lithuania, on July 12. (Beata Zawrzel / NurPhoto via ...
The Lantern

Best of OSU: Out of the Closet prides itself on affordable pricing and accessible healthcare

From buying a new outfit to furnishing a living room, thrift stores have always been crucial in helping people live comfortably and affordably. But, some go above and beyond in satisfying the customer ...
Rolling Stone

Ian McKellen Urges LGBTQ Actors to Come Out: ‘Being in the Closet Is Silly’

Ian McKellen wants his fellow actors to embrace their gender and sexual identity publicly. In an interview with The Times of London Sunday, the Lord of the Rings actor urged famous LGBTQ people hiding ...