97 Celebrities Who Recently Came Out

Adam B

YouTuber

Popular content creator and YouTuber Adam Beales came out as gay in a July 2022 video posted to his channel. "So…I'm Gay… I said it," he said with a smile of relief on his face.

Anna Paul

Influencer

The Australian influencer and OnlyFans model came out as part of the LGBTQ+ family in a March Instagram Q&A.

David Barta

Actor/Model

The reality television star publicly came out as pansexual during the fifth season premiere of MTV's Ex on the Beach in April. "I think I’m here definitely to get to know myself better and accept myself more," Barta said during the episode.

Lil Uzi Vert

Rapper/Singer

July was an eventful month for Lil Uzi Vert. The rapper made headlines when they publicly updated their pronouns to they/them in their Instagram bio. The update happened in tandem with the Soundcloud release of "Space Cadet," a fresh track from the artist's upcoming LP P!nk.

Aunjanue Ellis

Actress

The Oscar-nominated King Richard actress had long been out as bisexual to her friends and coworkers, but it was when she went to the 2022 Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards that she first commented on her sexuality publicly.

Sawyer Fredericks

Singer

The singer-songwriter and The Voice alum (who won the eighth season of NBC's reality singing competition in 2015 while competing for Team Pharrell) opened about his sexuality in a February Instagram post where he came out as bisexual.

Trinity The Tuck

Drag Performer

The RuPaul's Drag Race season 9 finalist and All Stars 4 co-winner came out as transgender and nonbinary in an emotional March Instagram post, sharing their ongoing journey in the hopes they can help others going through the same thing feel more seen. "Years ago after starting drag I seriously questioned how I identified with my gender," Trinity wrote.

Jerrod Carmichael

Actor & Comedian

The comedian, actor, and star of the NBC's The Carmichael Show came out as gay in April during his HBO Max comedy show Rothaniel. "After that was out in the open, I was left alone feeling like a liar, because I had a secret," Carmichael said during one point in his special, opening up about how he caught his father cheating on his mother when he was younger and how he also had a secret of his own that he was hiding. "One that I kept from my father, my mother, my family, my friends, and you. Professionally, personally. And the secret is that I’m gay."

Ava Phillippe

The daughter of actors Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe, Ava Phillippe opened up about her sexuality in a January Q&A on her Instagram account. Though she didn't specifically label herself, she did say that she's attracted to people regardless of gender when asked whether or not she likes boys or girls. "I'm attracted to...people!" Philippe wrote. "Gender is whatever."

Biofrost

ESports Champion

"I'm gay," he wrote. I've struggled with my personal identity my entire life. "While my parents were working in China, I moved around a lot from homestay to homestay, which is basically where you live in a stranger’s home. At the age of 8, I was bombarded with homophobic and sexist remarks at home. I was hyper-conscious of how I should act and tried not to act or sound 'gay,' but I was still constantly bullied for it."

Bosco

Drag Performer

The Seattle-based drag performer and RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 contestant publicly came out as trans in a February Twitter post where she revealed that she had begun hormone therapy after filming of Drag Race wrapped back in the summer of 2021.

Charlie McDonnell

YouTuber

The popular British YouTuber and Twitch streamer came out as trans, updating her pronouns to she/they and unveiling a new pic of her beautiful face in an October Instagram post. “Gender reveal! Still going by Charlie but the new pronouns are she/they!” she captioned the post.

Chris

Singer & Song Writer

French singer-songwriter Chris opened up about his gender identity and his new stage name, Christine and the Queens Presents Redcar, in an August TikTok video. The artist shared that he uses he/him pronouns now and that he has been presenting as masculine in his personal life over the past year.

Dan Jervis

Olympian

The British distance swimmer and Olympian publicly came out as gay in June after competing at the World Championships in Budapest. “I was adjusting to everything else, just trying to fit in — until I thought, 'Just be you,'” Jervis told the BBC’s LGBT Sport Podcast.

Elizabeth Corrigan

Reality Show Contestant

Elizabeth Corrigan, who is best known for being a contestant on The Bachelor’s 26th season earlier this year publicly came out as bisexual in June after attending her first Pride in New York City. “It’s hard to know the right way to say these things, or the right time. Today seems like both and neither,” she wrote on Instagram. “Am I ready? No. Am I scared? Yes. Will the ‘right time’ come? Qualify it.”

Ellia Green

Olympian

The Aussie Olympic gold medalist and rugby player came out as a trans man in an August video for the Bingham Cup's International Summit Tackling Transphobia and Homophobia in Sport event. "I promised myself that when my rugby career ended, I would continue to live the rest of my life in the identity and the body that I that I know I am meant to be in," he said.

Emeli Sandé

Singer

The "Next To Me" singer revealed that she is currently in a relationship with another woman in a March interview with Metro, although she isn't quite ready to label her sexuality just yet. "We met through music," Sandé said. "And I definitely feel happier than ever. It feels great."

Emily Ratajkowski

Model, Actress

Model and actress Emily Ratajkowski seemingly came out as bisexual in October in a viral TikTok video where she can be seen sitting on and showing off her green velvet couch, the same TikTok trend Shay Mitchell participated in previously before her.

Ginger Gonzaga

Actress

The She-Hulk actress, who plays She-Hulk’s BFF and paralegal Nikki Ramos, used her character's queerness in the series to publicly come out as bisexual herself in September. “I wish that we got to do more. Nikki is definitely queer, she’s free, she’ll love anyone,” Gonzaga told TVLine at the time. “I thought of her initially as being bi, because I’m kind of projecting myself onto this character.”

Isaiah Rashad

Musician

Isaiah Rashad opened up about his sexuality and publicly coming out as sexually fluid in a May interview with Joe Budden on Patreon. "I'd say I’m sexually fluid," Rashad told Budden during their chat.

Jaiden Animations

YouTuber

The popular gaming YouTuber came out as aromantic asexual in a March video posted to her channel. "I just suddenly thought to myself, 'Wait do people actually feel these things towards each other. Like all these mushy lyrics are real emotions? They're not joking?' That's when I started feeling like something was different."

Janelle Monáe

Singer, Actress

In the April, season five premiere of Facebook Watch's Red Table Talk series, the Grammy-nominated Dirty Computer singer and actor chatted with hosts Jaida Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield Norris, opening up about how they now identify as nonbinary.

Jasmine Kennedie

Drag Performer

In emotional episode of Untucked that aired in February, RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 contestant Jasmine Kennedie opened up about her gender indentity and her journey to self acceptance, and how seeing other out, trans queens like Kerri Colby helped reaffirmed how she has always felt about who she is.

Jena Malone

Actress

The Donnie Darko, Sucker Punch, and Rebel Moon star came out as pansexual in an August Instagram post.

Jessica Phillips

Broadway Star

In a February interview with People magazine, Broadway star Jessica Phillips, who is best known for playing the role of Evan's mother Heidi, revealed how the pandemic gave her time to think about her identity, and how after getting divorced from her husband last year lead to the realization that she and her publicist friend Chelsea Nachman are, actually, more than just good friends

John Cameron Mitchell

Actor

The legendary Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Joe vs. Carole actor came out as nonbinary in a March interview with PRIDE. "I'm not trans, I'm non-binary, but that's a slippery slope because the character is forced into an operation and is not really trans."

Kesha

Singer

Though the pop singer has been open about her sexuality for years (in 2019 she told Attitude that she was bisexual and in an open relationship), she took to Instagram in June to celebrate Pride Month and to talk even further about her sexuality, reminding everyone that she is, in fact, a queer icon who is “not gay and not straight.”

Leon Brown

Leon Brown, the child of Sister Wives stars Kody Brown and Meri Brown, came out as trans and genderqueer, and “unapologetic” in a June Instagram post.

Lil Wop

Rapper

The Chicago rapper came out as bisexual to his 300K+ followers in a February Instagram post where he donned pigtails and a crop top. "I’m bisexual," he captioned the post simply. "I like guys and girls. It’s [whatever]."

Luke Baines

Actor

Though he didn't specifically label himself, the Shadowhunters actor publicly came out in a June Instagram post where he said he has fallen in love twice in his life, once to a woman and once to a man. “I’ve been lucky enough to have been in love twice — the first time with a woman, the second with a man,” he wrote.

Maria Thattil

Model

A model, digital content creator, columnist, and former Miss Universe Australia, Maria Thattil came out as bisexual in a January episode of the Aussie reality television series I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

ND Stevenson

Influencer

Nate Stevenson, professionally known as ND Stevenson, came out in a June comic posted to his social media accounts, updating his name and pronouns. “Hello! I have something to tell you! My name is Nate!” the comic starts out. “And my pronouns are he/him! ...But I am not (entirely) a boy.”

Ozzy Lusth

In an April tweet, the popular Survivor contestant and OnlyFans star publicly came out as bisexual while sending a strong message to his conservative, anti-LGBTQ+ Republican colleagues and followers. "For my Republican colleagues, and anyone else who matters, yeah, I’m bisexual," he wrote.

Peach PRC

Musician

The musician and popular TikTok content creator came out as a lesbian in a January in a video where she teased her song "God Is a Freak." "Since this song has been blowing up, I guess now is a good time to tell you all. I'm a lesbian," she wrote at the time

Rae Williams

One of the stars of Netflix's reality dating series The Ultimatum, Williams publicly came out as bisexual in April during the show's reunion special. "I have been with one person...she’s amazing. I had a really good connection with her but we kept it casual and I’m kind of figuring out myself and my sexuality, because I was very uncomfortable with being bi for a very long time."

Ranboo

Influencer

The popular and incredibly private video game streamer, who is most known for playing Minecraft and for streaming on Twitch, came out in an April Twitter Q&A with his followers when he was asked by a fan what his favorite moment in the gay, romantic, teen Netflix series Heartstopper was. Linking a bunch of previous tweets he wrote alluding to being attracted to men, he wrote: "I mean how many more clues can I give."

Rebel Wilson

Actress

Though she didn't specifically label herself, the Pitch Perfect and Senior Year actor came out in a June Instagram post where she revealed she has a girlfriend, a woman named Ramona Agruma. "I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince," she captioned the sweet pic, alongside a rainbow emoji and the hashtag #LoveIsLove. "But maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess."

Sanjaya Malakar

Singer

In an August interview with The Adam Sank Show podcast, the American Idol alum opened up about his bisexuality, and how he used to have to deny that part of himself in years past. "At the time, I did not not know, which was why it was so weird for me," he said. "I was raised by women, I was in theater, I had a hard time figuring out how to interact with young boy

Shay Mitchell

Actress

Though she has been vocal and open about her attraction to women in the past, in an October post on TikTok, Shay Mitchell seemingly confirmed her bisexuality when she stitched another user's post asking, “If you identify as bisexual… do you own a green velvet couch?”

Solomon Bates

Pro Baseball Player

Minor League baseball player publicly came out as gay in an emotional August Instagram post. The 25-year-old athlete and former Richmond Flying Squirrels player revealed to his fans and followers that while he is no longer playing for the team, which is part of the San Francisco Giants system, he is thankful for the time he had and isn't giving up on his love of baseball, especially as an out, gay man

Tevin Campbell

Singer

The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and R&B star opened up about his sexuality on social media in March. "My mom keeps telling me Luther Vandross, Teddy Pendergrass, and Tevin Campbell were gay," the fan's tweet read, to which Campbell simply quote-tweeted and said, "Tevin is," accompanied by the rainbow flag and sunglasses emojis.

Toby Rudolf

Pro Rugby Player

Professional rugby player Toby Rudolf opened up about sexual fluidity and his personal dating history, including who he has kissed, in a July interview with the Sydney Morning Herald. The 26-year-old Australian rugby star and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks teammate got frank about sexuality, saying: "Sexuality is very fluid. I’ve been out and kissed many gay men, kissed many straight women, and kissed many gay women."

Willow Pill

Drag Performer

The RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 queen opened up further about her gender identity in a March tweet after talking about it initially in an episode of Untucked.

Zander Murray

Pro Soccer Player

The Scottish pro footballer and Gala Fairydean Rovers player publicly came out as gay in a September interview posted to his football club's official website. "I put a post on my social media telling folk I was gay," he said of the decision. "I didn't need to sit the boys down in the changing room and tell them."

Adelaide Kane

Actress

Reign and Teen Wolf actress Adelaide Kane came out as bisexual in a February TikTok post. "Me super nervous to come out publicly as bisexual to the people in my life & social media," reads the caption of Kane's coming-out TikTok, where Michael Bublé's song "Haven’t Met You Yet" can be heard playing in the background.

Alexandra Shipp

Actress

The X-Men: Apocalypse and Love, Simon star has come out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in a vulnerable new post on social media. "Hi," the actor wrote on Instagram. "I didn’t come out until I was 28. Though I don’t believe in regrets, this would definitely be #1 for myself. I denied denied denied. I struggled with not only my sexuality, but my femininity."

Arkano

Rapper

Spanish rapper Arkano revealed he's sexually open-minded in his stint on MasterChef Celebrity 6. Another contestant asked Arkano about a photo with a rainbow flag he recently shared on Instagram and the rapper replied that he’s “open to everything,” except on Tinder that is. “Only girls on Tinder,” he said. “Other than that, I have done everything. I am open to everything.”

Billy Porter

Actor

Billy Porter publicly came out as HIV-positive in a May interview with The Hollywood Reporter. The Cinderella actor, Broadway legend, and Emmy winner garnered acclaim for his performance as Pray Tell in the popular FX ballroom series Pose (a beloved character, who is also living with HIV), revealed that he first got his positive diagnosis back in 2007 and kept it private for years due to the shame and stigma that is, unfortunately, still associated with the condition.

Candace Parker

Pro Basketball Player

Candace Parker, a WNBA all-star and the first woman basketball star on the cover of NBA2K, has opened up about her marriage and family with fellow Russian basketball player Anna Petrakova on Instagram, effectively coming out to the world.

Cara Cunningham

Influencer

The creator of the viral "Leave Britney Alone" video has opened up publicly about their transition on Instagram. "It’s been 33 years coming and I’m happy to be in a place where I can embrace who I am,” Cunningham wrote. “I have put my identity and personal happiness aside for so long, out of fear of rejection or me not wanting to embarrass my family.”

Casey Frey

Influencer

Vine star turned internet sensation, Casey Frey, opened up about his relationship with a guy in a recent interview and in it, he describes the types of people he likes to date. "I'm into the teddy boys, you know," he said. "I like girls too though."

Chris Stuckmann

Influencer

Popular film critic and YouTube personality Chris Stuckmann came out as pansexual in an emotional January video posted to his YouTube channel. "I am pansexual," the content creator said in his coming-out video. "If you don’t know what pansexuality is, essentially you are attracted to all genders. And that’s me."

Colton Underwood

Reality Star

The Bachelor star opened up about his sexuality in an exclusive and emotional April interview with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts. The 29-year-old reality TV personality and former football player came out as gay, saying he's ready to finally live in his truth.

Corey Walsh

Pro BMX Competitor

The 27-year-old pro BMX rider and Vans spokesperson took to Instagram in late March to pen an emotional post about his journey to self-acceptance and what it was like coming out as a gay man to the people closest to him in his life, especially since there are still not that many out and proud role models in the BMX industry.

Courtney Stodden

Model

The model and reality TV personality, who rose to online infamy at the age of 16 back in 2011 after they married then 51-year-old The Green Mile actor Doug Hutchison in a Las Vegas ceremony, came out as nonbinary in an April Instagram post.

David Archuleta

Singer

"Crush" singer David Archuleta opened up about his struggles with his sexuality and faith. "I’ve been open to myself and my close family for some years now that I am not sure about my own sexuality," the 30-year-old wrote.

Demi Lovato

Singer, Actress

In a March interview with Joe Rogan on his popular podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience, the Grammy-nominated singer, who has been publicly open about being queer and talking about their sexuality (and their attraction to both men and women) in the past, was comfortable enough to label themselves as pansexual.

Ella Hunt

Actress

The 23-year-old English actress, who plays Hailee Steinfeld's best friend/love interest Sue Gilbert in Apple TV+'s super queer historical comedy series Dickinson, took to Twitter in March clarify comments she made about queerness in a recent interview with Square Mile, and how she, in fact, identifies herself as queer.

Emma Corrin

Actress

The British actress, who plays Princess Diana on Netflix’s critically-acclaimed series The Crown, referred to herself as "ur fave queer bride" in an April Instagram post where she shared a photo of herself from a feature in Pop Magazine, and many fans took that as Emma's very own public coming-out moment.

Erin Kellyman

Actress

Although it wasn't a secret, many Marvel fans only just learned in April that actress Erin Kellyman (who plays radical Flag Smasher leader Karli Morgenthau in Disney+'s hit series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) was queer. "IDK why it took you gays so long," Erin wrote on IG stories to cheekily address the fans' newfound revelation.

Gabbi Tuft

Pro Wrestler

Retired World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Gabbi Tuft publicly opened up about her gender identity in a powerful post on her Instagram account in February. The 42-year-old, California native came out as trans, saying that "I am no longer afraid and I am no longer fearful. I can now say with confidence, that I love myself for WHO I am."

Gigi Goode

Drag Performer

RuPaul's Drag Race star Gigi Goode has come out as trans/nonbinary in a moving post on Instagram. "Without beating around the bush, around eight months ago in January, right at the beginning of the year, I decided to begin the process of hormone replacement therapy," the 23-year-old who prefers she/her pronouns shared on Instagram in August.

Hikaru Utada

Singer

Hikaru Utada, one of the biggest selling artists in Japan, shared that they are nonbinary. “You know, it’s the month of June, and I’m nonbinary. So, Happy Pride Month!” Kotaku reports.

Hunter Schafer

Actress

Hunter Schafer, who plays trans teen Jules Vaughn on the hit HBO series Euphoria, has set the record straight about her sexual identity. One viral post on Twitter wrote, “Hunter Schafer is a lesbian. congratulations lesbians. you’ve taken from me the one thing that matters most.” She then replied, “As much as I wish this were true I would like to vaguely clarify that unfortunately, I am like bi or pan or something.”

Julian Morris

Actor

The English actor most known for his appearances in New Girl, Pretty Little Liars, and Once Upon a Time, celebrated his 18-year anniversary with his partner, effectively coming out to the public.

Kacy Boccumini

Actor, Filmmaker

Real L Word star and filmmaker Kacy Boccumini has opened up about their transition on Instagram earlier this year. “When the world went on lockdown in 2020, I found myself living alone for the first time in my adult life,” he told The Advocate. “Living alone and working from home provided the backdrop for my transition for a few reasons.”

Kal Penn

Actor

The actor and comedian most known for his role in the Harold & Kumar franchise has opened up about his romantic life in his new memoir You Can't Be Serious. In it, the 44-year-old reveals that he's been in a relationship with a man named Josh for 11 years and that the couple is now engaged.

Kayla Braxton

Correspondent

The 27-year-old media personality (who co-hosts the WWE's weekly social media talk show The Bump) proudly and publicly announced that she is bisexual, saying "my whole life, I’ve had to choose. Are you black? Are you white? Which bubble do you fill in on the SATs? I always filled in "other" because nothing applied to me. Tonight, I choose to be over having to choose. Hello world. I’m Kayla. Oh. And yeah – I’m Bi."

Kehlani

Singer

During an Instagram Live in April over Easter weekend, the 25-year-old R&B singer-songwriter (who has long been a member of the LGBTQ+ community and has identified as both queer and bisexual in the past) said, "You wanna know what’s new about me? I finally know I’m a lesbian!"

Kristie Mewis

Olympian

Olympian soccer players Kristie Mewis and Sam Kerr, who played for Team USA and Team Australia respectively, set Twitter abuzz when their teams faced off against one another in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Photos of them went viral of the pair hugging after the game, and sitting near one another.

Laganja Estranja

Drag Performer

Laganja Estranja, star of season 6 of RuPaul's Drag Race, has come out as transgender. "Gender is a construct, and we're all tearing it apart."

Larry Saperstein

Actor

Taking to TikTok to celebrate the start of Pride Month, the 23-year-old actor (who is probably best known for playing Big Red on Disney+'s hit musical show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) addressed his sexuality, casually coming out as bisexual!

Lily Jo Hanson

Comedian

After a nearly three-year-long hiatus, YouTube star and comedian Lily Jo Hanson (who is well-known for creating the Joe Goes YouTube channel) posted a heartfelt video YouTube video in early March entitled "The Cost of Costumes" where she discussed the journey she's had over the years in discovering her truest and most authentic self, coming out as a trans woman.

Linsey Godfrey

Actress

Days of Our Lives Linsey Godfrey kept it simple when she came out as bisexual on Instagram in June. “LGBTQ Proud,” she wrote alongside the #bipride.

Luke Prokop

Pro Hockey Player

The professional Hockey player made National Hockey League history after coming out as gay this past July. The 19-year-old opened up about his identity on social media. "While the past year and a half has been crazy, it has also given me the chance to find my true self," Prokop wrote. "I am no longer scared to hide who I am."

Lux Pascal

Game of Thrones and The Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal's little sister came out as trans to the world publicly via a February cover story Spanish-language, entertainment magazine Ya. "My transition has been something that's very natural for everyone in my family," Lux said in the feature about how supportive the people in her life were, as reported by People. "It's almost something that they expected to happen."

Maddie Hasson

Actress

Taking part in the "Post a pic of..." trend that took over Instagram stories in January, actress Maddie Hasson (who fans mostly know from the Freeform series Twisted and the YouTube series Impulse) publicly came out as bisexual after sharing a selfie with the caption "Hi, I’m bi and proud!" when asked by a fan to post a pic that gave off a "gay/bi vibe."

Mae Martin

Actor, Filmmaker

Mae Martin, the star and creator of Netflix's Feel Good, came out as nonbinary and bisexual this year, then worked their gender identity into the second season of the show.

Roberto Manrique

Actor

Ecuadorian actor Roberto Manrique, star of telenovelas Doña Bárbara, Victorinos and El Clon, has come out as gay. Manrique opened up about his identity in an Instagram post. “It had never seemed important to me to say that I am homosexual because I really considered that it is irrelevant, that there are other aspects of who I am and that is the priority,” he shared in the video.

Robin

Sidekick

In the latest Batman comic, the iconic sidekick shows his interest in men. In the conclusion of Batman: Urban Legends #6, Robin (aka Tim Drake) has a “lighbulb moment” realization while fighting side by side with his crush Bernard against the Chaos Monsters. "It's in the heat of the battle that Robin realizes what he wants, which leads him to accept a date with Bernard after the fighting ends."

Robin Torkar

Influencer

Video game streamer and Twitch personality Robin Torkar came out as a transgender woman in February Twitter and Instagram posts, sharing the news with fans while stating that he is still using he/him pronouns for the time being but is excited to share this journey with others. "I’m becoming…a trans woman!" Robin wrote in his announcement. "It’s still very early on in the process, I’m still almost in disbelief."

Ronen Rubinstein

Actor

Actor Ronen Rubinstein, best known for playing gay firefighter/paramedic T.K. Strand on FOX's LGBTQ-inclusive TV series 9-1-1: Lone Star, publicly opened up about his bisexuality in an April interview with Variety.

Stevie Laine

Eminem’s youngest child came out as bisexual and genderfluid on TikTok. The 19-year-old shared their journey on the social media app in a video captioned, “Forever growing and changing.”

T.J. Osborne

Musician

The country music star and lead vocalist of the musical duo the Brothers Osborne publicly spoke his truth and came out as gay in a February interview with TIME Magazine. "I’m very comfortable being gay," T.J. told TIME. "I find myself being guarded for not wanting to talk about something that I personally don’t have a problem with. That feels so strange."

Tommy Dorfman

Actress

This 13 Reasons Why star came out as a transgender woman. "For a year now, I have been privately identifying and living as a woman—a trans woman," she told Time Magazine in July. "Coming out is always viewed as this grand reveal, but I was never not out. Today is about clarity: I am a trans woman. My pronouns are she/her. My name is Tommy."

Trisha Paytas

Influencer

Internet personality Trisha Paytas opened up about their gender identity and publicly came out to the world as nonbinary in an April video posted to their YouTube channel. "I'm nonbinary and I have to give credit to TikTok and Gen-Z," they said. "That seems like the perfect label for me."