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  • Jim Parsons
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    (credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
    Gillian Anderson
    Gillian%20Anderson
    %28credit%3A%20Lisa%20Maree%20Williams%2FGetty%20Images%29%3Cbr%20%2F%3EGillian%20Anderson%2C%20star%20of%20the%20cult%20TV%20show%20%26%238220%3BThe%20X-Files%2C%26%238221%3B%20told%20Out%20Magazine%20she%20has%20been%20in%20relationships%20with%20both%20men%20and%20women.
    (credit: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
    Matt Bomer
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    (credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for DIRECTV)
    Zachary Quinto
    Zachary%20Quinto
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    (credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
    Mo Rocca
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    (credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
    Don Lemon
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    (credit: CNN)
  • Will Sheridan
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    (credit: Elsa/Getty Images)
    Jonathan Knight
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    (credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
    Jonsi
    Jonsi
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    (Credit: by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
    Johnny Weir
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    (credit: Harry How/Getty Images)
    Ricky Martin
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    Singer Ricky Martin arrives at The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the 69th Regiment Armory November 9, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)
    Sean Hayes
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    Actor Sean Hayes on stage at Project Angel Food's 11th Annual Angel Awards Gala held at Project Angel Food Headquarters on August 21, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
  • Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres
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    Actress Portia de Rossi and TV personality Ellen DeGeneres attend the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at The Orpheum Theatre on August 30, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
    Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka
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    Actors Neil Patrick Harris (L) and David Burtka attend the AMC After Party for the 62nd Annual EMMY Awards at Soho House on August 29, 2010 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
    Ken Mehlman
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    Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman is interviewed by NBC Chief White House Correspondent David Gregory during a taping of "Meet the Press" at the NBC studios August 13, 2006 in Washington, DC. Mehlman discussed the upcoming fall elections and the defeat of Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) in the Connecticut Democratic primary last week. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images for Meet the Press)
    Jane Lynch
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    Actress Jane Lynch attends the 69th Annual Peabody Awards at The Waldorf-Astoria on May 17, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
    Clay Aiken
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    Clay Aiken attends the World Children's Day At McDonalds on November 20, 2003 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Giulio Marcocchi /Getty Images)
    Chely Wright
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    Recording artist Chely Wright attends the Sixth annual Gay and Lesbian and Straight Education Network Respect Awards at the Beverly Hills Hotel on October 8, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
  • Adam Lambert
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    American Idol top 5 finalist Adam Lambert, singer attends the Champagne Launch Of BritWeek 2009 on April 23, 2009 at the British Consul General's Offcial Residence, Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
    T.R. Knight
    T.R.%20Knight
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    Actor T.R. Knight attends the opening night of "A Life in the Theatre" at Brasserie 8 1/2 on October 12, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
    Tab Hunter
    Tab%20Hunter
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    Tab Hunter poses with his trophy for Best Actor at the Audience Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles in 1952. (Photo by Getty Images)
    Rachel Maddow
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    TV Personality Rachel Maddow attends The 2009 New Yorker Festival: Rachel Maddow Interview at Stage 37 on October 17, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Joe Kohen/Getty Images for The New Yorker)
    ‘Queer Eye For The Straight Guy’ Cast
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    The five stars of the television show "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" (front row, L-R) Kyan Douglas, Carson Kressley, Ted Allen, Thom Filicia and Jai Rodriguez, pose with Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman (back row, 2nd R), showgirls and Caesars Palace characters after holding a news conference at Caesars Palace March 24, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The five guys are filming three episodes of the series at Caesars Palace and other Las Vegas locations which will air at the beginning of the show's new season in June 2006. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
    Luke MacFarlane
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    Actor Luke Macfarlane arrives at the Closing Ceremony of the 2010 Monte Carlo Television Festival held at Grimaldi Forum on June 10, 2010 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
  • Lance Bass
    Lance%20Bass
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    Lance Bass arrives at the New York premier of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince July 9, 2009 in New York. (Photo: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
    K.D. Lang
    K.D.%20Lang
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    In this handout image provided by NBC, singer K.D. Lang gestures as she appears on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" January 24, 2005 in Hollywood, California. The show paid tribute to former late night host Johnny Carson, who died January 23 after nearly 13 years in retirement. Carson was 79-years-old. (Photo by NBC via Getty Images)
    Cynthia Nixon
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    US actress Cynthia Nixon poses as she arrives at the UK premiere of "Sex and the City 2" in Leicester Square, central London, on May 27, 2010. The sequel to the first film sees the group of friends travel to Abu Dhabi to continue their search for relationship happiness while discussing the highs and lows of being a women. (Photo: MAX NASH/AFP/Getty Images)
    Esera Tuaolo And Billy Bean
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    Football player Esera Tuaolo and baseball player Billy Bean attend the 2003 Emery Awards at Capitale December 4, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Teresa Lee/Getty Images)
    Suze Orman
    Suze%20Orman
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    Financial adviser Suze Orman attends The 2009 Gracie Awards Gala at The New York Marriott Marquis on June 3, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
    Rupert Everett
    Rupert%20Everett
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    Rupert Everett Stars In "The Next Best Thing." (Photo By Getty Images)
  • RuPaul
    RuPaul
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    U.S. drag entertainer RuPaul poses backstage at the "VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross" 09 April, 2000, at Madison Square Garden in New York. RuPaul performed solo and with Diana Ross during the show. (Photo: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)
    Richard Hatch
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    Richard Hatch during 'Ricky Martin's Superbowl Saturday Night Party' at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. (Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect)
    Richard Chamberlain
    Richard%20Chamberlain
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    Actor Richard Chamberlain speaks onstage during the 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on February 22, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
    Nathan Lane
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    Actor Nathan Lane attends the opening night afterparty for the Broadway premiere of "The Addams Family" at the Marriot Marquis on April 8, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
    Melissa Etheridge
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    Musician Melissa Etheridge attends the 10th annual Avon Foundation For Women Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on October 26, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
    Harvey Fierstein
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    Actor Harvey Fierstein speaks onstage during the 63rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
  • Greg Louganis
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    George Takei
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    Actor George Takei arrives at the Premiere Of Paramount's "Star Trek" on April 30, 2009 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
    ‘Frasier’ Stars
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    The cast of the television situation comedy "Frasier" pose with their Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles 13 September. (From L-R:) Dan Butler, John Mahoney, Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves and David Hyde Pierce. (Credit: KIM KULISH/AFP/Getty Images)
    Elton John
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    Musician Elton John performs on stage at Earls Court, London. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
    Cherry Jones
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    Actress Cherry Jones poses in the press room with her Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for "24" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre on September 20, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
    Chad Allen
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    Actor Chad Allen from the film "Save Me" poses for a portrait during the 2007 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2007 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images)
  • Bryan Batt
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    Actor Bryan Batt arrives to the after party for the Broadway opening Of "Hot Feet" at the Hilton Hotel on April 30, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)
    Amanda Bearse
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    Actress-producer Amanda Bearse attends the launch party for MTV Network's LOGO Channel on Time Warner Cable at Boulevard 3 on March 8, 2007 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
    Alan Cumming
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    Alan Cumming attends "The Good Wife" 2nd Season premiere and Season 1 DVD launch party at Gotham Hall on September 20, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Getty Images)
    Alan Ball
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    Producer Alan Ball arrives at the Filmmakers Alliance's 12th Annual VisionFest and 10th Vision Awards held at the DGA theater on August 19, 2009 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
    Wilson Cruz
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    Wilson Cruz arrives at Logo's 3rd annual "NewNowNext Awards" held at The Edison on June 8, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
    Thomas Roberts
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    Thomas Roberts, television personality, at the premiere of the short film 'Love Sees No Color' at the Creative Artists Agency building on November 28, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
  • Sir Ian McKellan
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    Actor Sir Ian McKellan poses backstage in the Awards Room at The Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) at the Royal Opera House on February 10, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
    Rufus Wainwright
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    Rufus Wainwright performs at a party to benefit Witness at Izhar Patkin's Studio November 11, 2003 in New York City. Proceeds from the event will go to Witness, which donates video cameras to human rights groups worldwide and supports them to use video to create change. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
    Ronnie Kroell
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    TV personality and model Ronnie Kroell (R) and actor Taylor Proffitt pose for a private photo shoot on June 22, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
    Randy Harrison
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    Actor Randy Harrison attends the benefit reading of Tony Kushner's new play 'Only We Who Guard the Mystery Shall Be Happy' on August 2, 2004 at the American Airlines Theatre, in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)
    Peter Paige and Robert Gant
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    Actors Peter Paige (left) and Robert Gant (right) arrive at the Showtime and Motorola Final Season Premiere of "Queer As Folk" at Regent Showcase Cinemas on May 18, 2005 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
    Leslie Jordan
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    Actor Leslie Jordan arrives to The CW Network Winter TCA Party at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel on January 19, 2007 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
  • John Waters
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    John Waters signs his new CD "John Waters' Christmas" at Tower Records December 4, 2004 in New York. (Photo by Brad Barket/ Getty Images)
    John Cameron Mitchell
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    Director John Cameron Mitchell attends The Variety Studio At Holt Renfrew Day 4 held at Holt Renfrew, Toronto during the 35th Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2010 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Getty Images)
    Jake Shears
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    Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters performs on stage during the Splendour in the Grass festival at Woodfordia on July 30, 2010 in Woodford, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
    George Michael
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    Singer George Michael performs on stage at "Live 8 London" in Hyde Park on July 2, 2005 in London, England. The free concert is one of ten simultaneous international gigs including Philadelphia, Berlin, Rome, Paris, Barrie, Tokyo, Cornwall, Moscow and Johannesburg. The concerts precede the G8 summit (July 6-8) to raising awareness for MAKEpovertyHISTORY. (Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images)
    Fred Schneider
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    Fred Schneider of the B-52's performs during the DKNY//Jeans Presents Vanity Fair In Concert to benefit the Step Up Women's Network at Irving Plaza, on October 21, 2004 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)
    Danny Pintauro
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    Actor Danny Pintauro attends Project Angel Food's 11th Annual Angel Awards Gala at Project Angel Food Headquarters on August 21, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)
  • Christopher Rice
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    Author Christopher Rice poses at the 1st Annual West Hollywood Book Fair on October 5, 2002 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michel Boutefeu/Getty Images)
    Bruce Vilanch
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    Comedy writer Bruce Vilanch reads at the stage show "Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words" on June 15, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
    Boy George
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    Singer Boy George leaving Langan's restaurant in 1982, London. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
    B.D. Wong
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    Actor B.D. Wong attends the opening night of "Driving Miss Daisy" on Broadway at John Golden Theatre on October 25, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
    Anthony Rapp
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    Actor Anthony Rapp arrives to the 19th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction For Broadway Cares on the patio of Bolzano's Bar Cucina September 25, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images)
    Rudy Galindo
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    Bronze medalist Rudy Galindo from America skates during the Parade of Champions to conclude the World Figure Skating Championships in Edmonton 24 March. Galingo is wearing a red AIDS ribbon to show his support for AIDS victims and research. (Credit: CARLO ALLEGRI/AFP/Getty Images)
  • Roland Emmerich
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    Director Roland Emmerich attends the Media Board Berlin-Brandenburg Christmas meeting at roadrunners club on December 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. (Credit: Florian Seefried/Getty Images)
    Raul Esparza
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    Actor Raul Esparza sings during the dress rehearsal of 'Broadway Under The Stars' at Bryant Park June 13, 2004 in New York City. (Credit: Andrew Kent/Getty Images)
    Mary Cheney
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    In this handout photo provided by Fox News, Mary Cheney appears on "Fox News Sunday" from the "Fox News Sunday" studios May 14, 2006 in Washington, DC. Cheney defended her father's responses to criticism from the media and the public, saying Ultimately, he's going to base his decision and his position on what he knows is right and what is in the best interests of this country. (Credit: Freddie Lee/Fox News via Getty Images)
    John Amaechi
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    John Amaechi of the Houston Rockets poses for a portrait during Houston Rockets Media Day at Toyota Center on October 3, 2003 in Houston, Texas. (Credit: Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images)
    David Geffen
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    Inductee David Geffen attends the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2010 induction ceremony at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel on March 15, 2010 in New York City. (Credit: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
    Cheyenne Jackson
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    Actor Cheyenne Jackson attends the 9th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation's "An Enduring Vision" benefit at Cipriani, Wall Street on October 18, 2010 in New York City. (Credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
  • Chastity Bono
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    Chastity Bono, daughter of actress Cher and the late US Rep. Sonny Bono, pauses during an appearance at the National Press Club 07 October in Washington, DC. Bono is in Washington to promote her new book called 'Family Outing' that chronicles her own coming out process. (Credit: WILLIAM PHILPOTT/AFP/Getty Images)
    Simon Callow
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    Simon Callow reads a lesson at the Memorial Service for actor Paul Scofield on March 19, 2009 in London. Fellow actors, friends and family gathered in St Margaret's Church in the grounds of Westminster Abbey to take part in a Service of Thanksgiving for actor Paul Scofield who died one year ago after a long battle with leukemia at the age of 86 on March 19, 2008. During the height of his career on both the stage and screen, he received an Oscar and a BAFTA award for his performance as Sir Thomas More in the 1966 film "A Man for All Seasons." (Credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
Jim Parsons
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Emmy-winning “The Big Bang Theory” star Jim Parsons was outed in the New York Times in May 2012. The newspaper wrote: “Mr. Parsons is gay and in a 10-year relationship.”
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  • Jackie Santopietro

    Why is it you feel it is ok to be disrespectful to Chaz Bono and refer to him or any other Trans person as anything other than the gender they present? this is rude, arrogant and extreemly disrespectful and just fuels the violence and hatred of the GLBTQ community. Chaz Bono’s name/gender change or any Transgender person”s name and gender change should be enough for you to always use the correct information.

  • JTW77

    I have never even heard of half of these people and the other half is totally obvious! Elton John is gay???? Omigosh! How shocking!!!! This is not news people. What a poorly done article.

  • Grant

    Hey buddy if your not into the “leftist media” that is apparently a WCCO, than why are you on this website? I think you would fit in better a Fox News.

  • elfsbeard

    I applaud the article for pointing out the contributions of gay people to the media. Many more are made though they go unrecognized. The point of the article was to inform as well as entertain. Though some people don’t like the truth from reading some of the homophobic comments left.

  • Tom Wagner

    Why is any persons sexual preference a newsworthy event? This item is totally out of line!!!!

  • mmm

    It’s got to be pretty hard on people who get physically ill just looking at photos of people. I mean, dog drool and baby poop make me kind of gaggy but I didn’t have any problem just looking at people’s faces in the slide show above. When I get to gross parts of movies, I put my hand in front of my eyes. Perhaps that could work for people who just can’t bear to look at a human being they disagree with. If their arms get tired, perhaps modifying horse blinders will work.

  • kim

    Why are so many comments so negative? You CHOSE to click on the article. Don’t look, if you know you’re not going to like what you see.

  • Joe

    If any of you were gay you wouldn’t have such hateful opinions. This coming from a straight guy. Seriously who cares, it’s not a personal choice, it’s the way they were created

  • Joe

    You clicked on this and read the article dip stick, you shoved it down your own throat

  • Erzsi Miho-Bork

    HMMM interesting article but still feelt here are others things that we should condsider to have in the news other then people that are opening gay. To me they are just like other people other then prefer the same sex as their partner. Respect them for who the are not what they are.

  • Willy

    to butphuckmenow
    you should be ashamed of yourself! I have been gay since last week and it is really nice.

  • Superchik1017

    To all the people who commented anything along the lines of “This is sick” “Why does the liberal media post this?”"This is out of line”, “Not newsworthy”…or any other rude comment: Why would you click on the very clearly titled link to slide show?

  • ang

    Just because someone may be born gay that doesn’t mean they have to act on it . Sorry but it’s wrong. You can love the sinner without loving the sin. Just because someone you know or love is gay that doesn’t mean it is morally acceptable I’m sure I will be called judgemental and a homophobe but why does everyone have to “accept” homosexuality? The only acceptable prejudice is against those who believe what the Bible teaches. Jesus does love the sinner but not the sin. I know I am a sinner and no where near perfect but I’m not going around trying to convince people that my sins are good just so I can do them and not feel guilty.

  • Straightandproud

    Who cares? I am openly straight, you dont see me dancing around about it do you? Gay people need to get off the high horse and think they are better than everyone else!

  • G

    Your ignorance and bigotry make such a bigger statement than your words ever could. Just for the record, no one thinks they are better than any one else except obviously you. It is a matter of rights. You know, like the right to bear arms? BTW, that doesn;t literally mean you have to bear your arms.

  • Jaquelyn Mack

    why is there even an article on who is gay. Who cares? Why does it matter? It is none of our business. This seems like a Natzi list of who to persicute. If you are going to create list’s like this, please start a new and equally important one like…”Who colors their hair” or “who likes ice cream”

  • Teejay Mace

    Is this still a thing? I thought that this was like having tattoos or dying your hair a funky color.Did i miss something ? I was almost sure that being gay was just another thing.Guess we will just have to wait a little longer till being gay or straight ranks with boxers or briefs. But i will say this , all the people in the pictures look great.

  • Anob Server

    The faces of these people are strange…
    How come most of them look demented?
    These are the faces of sickos, degenerates, and perverts.
    Almost every single one of these pictures eminates and aura of sickness…
    It is a similar feeling as looking in old psychology books from the 1940′s and 1950′s, when they would have pictures of people that have absolutly lost their mind and were sick to the head.
    The very same faces are here… But, instead of being institutionalized, they are now making TV shows.

    That is why I clicked on it.
    To see the faces i see every day.

  • Chris Gartrip

    So Andrew Sullivan isn’t a celebrity?

    Michael Stipe? Rob Halford? Tim Gunn? Kristy McNichol? Rosie O’Donnell? Martina Navratilova? etc… etc… etc…

    Seriously, the list is endless. It’s also irrelevant into today’s world. What’s the point?

  • Ed Fred

    That K. D. Lang guy was at the Olympics last year, wasn’t he?

  • Bob Tarasiak

    You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.
    Lev 18:22 (NKJV)
    Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.
    Romans 1:27 (NKJV)
    who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.
    Romans 1:32 (NKJV)

  • Bob

    Keep reading Bobby, why stop there? Leviticus 19:19: “Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woolen come upon thee”.

    “neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee”-

    How’s that outfit working for you Bobby?

  • LOL

    “neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee”-

    I’m willing to bet Bobby’s outfit is not a blend of linen and wool. He strikes more as a polyester kinda guy, rhinestones n’ all.

  • james

    there was a lot of people i didn’t know where gay on here!

    Good for them. Hopefully they can give thousands of other gay people the courage to come out to their friends and family.

    I came out in 2006. :]

  • james

    The bible says a lot of things….

  • Andrew

    You were looking for the inside scoop, the secret information – in a large regional publication? What a poorly carried intellect.

  • Andrew

    Yeah, and keep those fruit trees segregated too. It’s not so much reading the Bible as using it to justify bad behavior that Jesus finds disappointing. No points.

  • http://www.editormichael.com MichaelEdits

    I’m really not gay, but I’ll out anyway myself if you buy more of my books.

  • mmarcco

    well, boy george…

  • keith

    You folks that like to quote bible passages should read a little more, such as the history of how they chose what to include or exclude from that publication. The bible was written by men not by God. For those same folks what about the phrase “let ye not judge lest ye be judged” What ever happened to “live and let live” These are the same people that teach their kids to hate and to judge.

  • Jennifer

    Chely I think it’s awesome girl I love you and I love your music be yourself that’s all you can be you go sweetie Lots of love to you honey Peace Love and God Bless you

  • Richmond

    Judge not,that you be not judge,for with what judge ment you judge ,you shall be judged and with what measure you mete..it shall be measured to you again,and why beholdest thou the mote that is in the brother`s eye,but considerest not the beam that is in thine eye? (Mtt 7 1-3)
    beware of false prophets ,which come to you in sheep`s clotheing ,but inwardlythey are revening wolves ( Mtt 7 15)
    for I would that all men were even as I myself .But every mab hath his proper gift of god .one after this manner ,and another after that ( 1 Corint 7 7)

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