How's the first week of Pride treating you, dear Out readers?
People are coming out for Pride! June is a classic month for people to come out, and we've had some truly exciting coming outs so far this month!
The first celeb who came out was 32-year-old Bridgerton star Jessica Madsen, who came out by making a post saying "In Love with a woman, loud about it and proud about it!"
Many fans ship her character on Bridgerton, Cressida Cowper, with Eloise Bridgerton, so this is exciting news for queer fans of the show!
Madsen isn't the only Netflix star to come out this month! Baby Reindeer breakout Jessica Gunning, who plays the stalker Martha on the show, also publicly came out after being privately out in her personal life since 2022.
Thirdly, pro wrestler "Dirty Bulk" Bronson came out as bisexual on Twitter! Congratulations to these people!
Now, onto the rest of the pop culture news!
Jonathan Groff & Wayne Brady rang in Pride Month in true Broadway fashion
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Which streamers have the best (and worst) Pride Month content? We ranked them!
Netflix; Paramount+; HuluPrEP & kicking bigot butt: Jonathan Groff & Wayne Brady talk reasons for Pride
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Halsey reveals & opens up about illness battle in new song: 'I'm lucky to be alive'
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Bretman Rock spills the tea on how he met his new BF Justice Fester
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A mod allows users to play as naked Peter Parker in 'Spider-Man' PS4 game
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Woman Crush Wednesday
Jessica Gunning is our Woman Crush Wednesday! The Baby Reindeer star wowed us by playing an obsessed stalker in the Netflix hit, and now she's got us crushing after she came out!
This Week in Out History
The series finale of the groundbreaking FX series Pose aired this week in 2021. The show followed a group of queer people in New York City in the 80s and 90s in the ball culture scene. Actors like Billy Porter and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez became huge stars on the show, winning Emmys and Golden Globes, and others like Indya Moore, Angelica Ross, and Hailie Sahar also made a huge impact. The third and final season finale aired on June 6, 2021.
Inspirational Quote
"We are the people that get to change the molecular structure of the hearts and minds of the people who live on this planet. Please don't ever stop doing that. Please don't stop ever telling the truth."
- Billy Porter on artists while accepting his Emmy for starring in Pose
Years before Stonewall, a cafeteria riot became a breakthrough for trans rights
All about the Compton's Cafeteria riot, when drag queens and trans women rose up against police at a diner in San Francisco.