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National Coming Out Day Part 3: Adam Lambert; Billy Porter; Tyler Oakley; Brad Goreski; Andy Cohen

By Greg Hernandez on Oct 11, 2018 5:10 pm | Comments (2) |

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Happy National Coming Out Day! Anyone out there struggling with a secret: you will feel such a beautiful sense of liberation when u finally step into your full truth. I came out at 18 yrs old and even though it was a bit scary, all of a sudden I finally felt like I could be ME. My relationships felt deeper. Take the leap. For anyone who rejects you for it, there are more out there who will celebrate it with you. #nationalcomingoutday

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I came out in 1996 when I was 16 years old. I went straight to the front lines to fight for our #LGBTQ lives. I survived the plague. I'm still here and that's for a reason. I am even more committed to #equality and justice than ever before. We ain't going back. I intend to fight for what's right until my dying day. Who's gonna join me?

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here’s me the year i came out. i desperately needed a hug, but i’d never let you know. remember that when friends seem to have it all together; life is tough, some just don’t show it. wish i could go back in time 15 years to hug this dweeb & tell him how good it’s all gonna get.

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I’ve always expressed myself through fashion. I think it was my way of communicating to the world something that I wasn’t yet ready to say. This was taken at a high school dance, one of the very few I attended. I was bullied so much at school I never wanted to spend more time there than I had to. I was terrified every day that I was going to be beaten up by someone, so I ate my lunch in the stairwell with a couple of friends (Karen and Kelly) who were nice enough to sit with me because I was afraid to go into the cafeteria. This photo makes me happy though because this is me. Sequins, platform shoes (I had them custom made), tweezed eyebrows, dancing my heart out. It’s around this time I came out of the closet. And my life finally began. #nationalcomingoutday #tbt

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Thirty years ago I came out of the closet in London on a semester abroad. Now, on National Coming Out Day, I’m back hosting the #AttitudeAwards honoring outstanding LGBT+ talent & heroes! Thanks @attitudemag for the cover & invitation.

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  1. October 12th, 2018 at 10:18 am
    bob says:

    Adam Lambert peaked early . . . for me. Brad Goreski was adorable. I’ve never realized how blessed I was not to have been the victim of that kind of peer bullying. Mine came from family, was psychological and unintentional: by the time I was 5 I knew I was totally and irrevocably unacceptable and didn’t know why, but thank God I didn’t have to be physically afraid of leaving the house or going to school. This really registered with me this time, though of course it’s not news to me.

  2. October 12th, 2018 at 4:54 pm
    James says:

    No celebrities came out on National Coming Out Day this year.

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