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Photo by: Laura Roberts/Laura Roberts/Invision/AP This is a pretty big deal, because he is the only openly gay artist signed to a major country label!!  Via CNN: T.J. Osborne, the lead vocalist of Brothers Osborne, the band he formed with his brother John Osborne, has publicly shared for the first time that he is gay. The "Stay a Little Longer," singer tells Time that while his close-knit Nashviile community knew for years, he is now ready to tell the world. "I'm very comfortable being gay," Osborne told the publication, adding, "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." He added that he knows some fans will ask why he needed to come out, saying: "People will ask, 'Why does this even need to be talked about?' and personally, I agree with that.' But for me to show up at an awards show with a man would be jaw-dropping to people. It wouldn...

  Kenneth Felts and his daughter, Rebecca Mayes via Facebook Via Queerty: Bio: Born in Missouri, Kenneth Felts grew up moving all over America courtesy of his father’s railroad job. When he reached adulthood, Felts settled in Colorado where he took a counseling job with the Colorado Division of Rehabilitation. Along the way, he married, had a daughter named Rebecca, and divorced. Now long since retired, Felts enjoys tending his garden and hanging out with his family, especially his grandchildren. Earlier this year, the COVID-19 pandemic stymied Felts’ social life, so he began writing his memoirs. It was then that he had to face a lifelong secret. ...Felts kept the secret hidden from everyone, including his own daughter, who came out as a lesbian herself. Then this June, Felts happened to mention his love affair with a man named Phillip to Rebecca. He confessed that he regretted ever leaving Phillip, as the two had fallen madly in love. At the time, however, Felts thought it wiser ...

Sofia Wylie, Joshua Rush, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, and Asher Angel star in Andi Mack. Fred Hayes/Disney Channel Someone's panties are in a bunch!  According to NPR : "It was TV history made in a moment. Goofy 13-year-old Cyrus Goodman came out as gay by confiding to his good friend Buffy that he had a crush on a boy. That boy is cool kid Jonah Beck, who just started dating Cyrus and Buffy's best friend, Andi Mack.   The show is the Disney Channel's hit tween dramedy, Andi Mack. And it's the first time the channel has featured a coming-out story for a teen in a live action show. The series hinted that Cyrus might have a crush on Jonah through its first season, but Friday's episode was the moment when Cyrus finally said it out loud." What I presume is a one woman outfit, anti-gay "One Million Moms" is not happy! Via their email blast: "The Disney Channel is deliberately choosing to “move forward” and promote adult content to ...

US Secretary of State John Kerry with the King of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (Photo public domain) - See more at: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2014/06/26/sexually-stifled-kingdom/#sthash.VPV7yEOn.dpuf One of our closest allies in the region is executing people for being gay. We give them billions of dollars. What are we doing? Via The Washington Blade: A published report indicates that people who come out online in Saudi Arabia could face the death penalty. Oraz, a Saudi newspaper, reported on Saturday that prosecutors in the city of Jiddah have proposed the penalty in response to dozens of cases they have prosecuted over the last six months. These include 35 people who received prison sentences for sodomy. Okaz reported that Jiddah authorities have prosecuted 50 cases in which men allegedly dressed as women. A doctor who lives in the port city on the Red Sea has been released on bail after officials arrested him for allegedly raising an LGBT Pride fl...

Photo via Facebook He came out as so he could encourage young and elderly people who are struggling with their sexuality to feel better about themselves. Good for him and the people of South Bend, Indiana. Via The New Civil Rights Movement: South Bend,  Indiana  has a population of just over 100,000 people. It's a conservative town, settled by Polish Catholics. Its largest employer is the University of Notre Dame. And it has a gay mayor. Democratic Mayor Pete Buttigieg is 32 years old. He is a Rhodes Scholar and a Harvard grad, and he served in Afghanistan, where he was a Lieutenant in the Navy.  "I was well into adulthood before I was prepared to acknowledge the simple fact that I am gay," Buttigieg wrote in  a lengthy op-ed  published in today's local paper. "It took years of struggle and growth for me to recognize that it’s just a fact of life, like having brown hair, and part of who I am." "Putting s...

Olympic Diver Tom Daley Academy Award Winner Dustin Lance Black Olympic Diver Tom Daley ended any speculation yesterday when he posted on Youtube that he is dating a man.  I'm not sure if this means that Tom is gay or bisexual. Now, reports are coming in that that man is Oscar winning writer Dustin Lance Black.  Does that mean that Dustin gets his toaster ? Does this make them the new gay power (bottom) couple?  Sorry! It was there for the taking! Via E Online : Olympic diver  Tom Daley  surprised fans yesterday  when he came out  and told the world via YouTube that he was dating a man.   Now, everyone is wondering who the lucky guy is. Well, we have the answer...and he's an Oscar winner!   Sources exclusively tell E! News that Daley has been dating  Dustin Lance Black , the 39-year-old writer who won an Academy Award for his screenplay for Milk, the 2008 biopic about gay rights activist legend Harvey Milk ( Sea...

This is a surprise to me! I need to have my gaydar recalibrated. Maria Bello has been in some amazing films like "A History Of Violence" and, more recently "Prisoners." Good for her! Congratulations, Maria!  Your son is lucky to have an open and honest mother as a role model! Via US Weekly : Maria Bello  has come out as gay -- in a big way. The 46-year-old actress revealed she's been in a long-term relationship with her best female friend in a column that was published in the  New York Times  on Friday, Nov. 29. In the heartfelt passage titled "Coming Out as a Modern Family," the star shared the first time she opened up about her love life to her 12-year-old son  Jackson . One year earlier, Bello -- known for her work in  Coyote Ugly  and  Grown Ups  -- decided to give a relationship with her best friend a try. The realization happened when she was reading through her old journals in her California garden. "I read about the handful...

Honestly, I thought he was already out.  Gaydar systems, check! He made it official on the show to support one of the contestants struggle with being gay and coming out to his father.  That was sweet of him! Via US Weekly: Bob Harper  had his own revelatory moment on Tuesday's  The Biggest Loser . On the Nov. 26 episode of the NBC reality weight loss competition show, the 48-year-old personal trainer came out as gay in order to encourage contestant  Bobby Saleem .   Saleem came out as gay on the show, but struggled to break the news of his sexuality to his father. To help encourage Saleem to come out to his dad, Harper decided to share his own story.   "I haven't talked about my sexuality on this show ever," Harper explained in a confessional. "And now, meeting Bobby, I really do believe this is the right time. I want to show Bobby that he doesn't have to live in shame."

Congressman Mike Michaud He is currently running for Maine Governor and there have been rumors and "whisper campaigns" by his opponents.  If elected, he will be the first Openly Gay Governor in the U.S. Via Towleroad: U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, (D-ME) who is also running for governor of Maine,  came out of the closet today  in response to "whisper campaigns, insinuations and push-polls some of the people opposed to my candidacy have been using to raise questions about [his] personal life". Writes Michaud  in a Portland Press Herald op-ed: "They want people to question whether I am gay. Allow me to save them the trouble with a simple, honest answer: 'Yes I am. But why should it matter?'"

The Amazing Randi I love this!!  He has been out to his friends and family for years!  Here is a video of him talking about this. Via BigThink.com: Magician and scientific skeptic James Randi  has been performing magic tricks since he was a kid —though he prefers to call what he does "conjuring," he explains, "because 'magic' would be controlling nature by way of spells and incantations ... They don’t work." In  his Big Think interview , Randi chronicles his decades-long career as a "conjurer," and his beginnings as an escape artist. He has broken out of 22 jails, and by his early 20s, he had broken Houdini’s record for the longest submersion underwater in a coffin. Perhaps not surprisingly, he says he has had some close calls, nearly losing his life  at least twice ... ... Randi also speaks about  why he finally came out publicly as gay at the age of 81 , saying that the public reaction has been "wonderful," and noting that he ...

Openly gay boxer Orlando Cruz (left) He is not retired. He is in the middle of his career as a man who takes and gives punches!  He is an amazingly courageous athlete.  He needs to be celebrated for this! Via ESPN: Cruz, 31, the first openly gay fighter, released a statement on Wednesday calling himself a "proud gay man." "I've been fighting for more than 24 years and as I continue my ascendant career, I want to be true to myself," Cruz said. "I want to try to be the best role model I can be for kids who might look into boxing as a sport and a professional career. I have and will always be a proud Puerto Rican. I have always been and always will be a proud gay man." Yes, Orlando.  You should be very proud!! I know I am very proud of you!!  The LGBT community owes you a huge debt of gratitude!  

The shocking revelation that everyone already knew.  Good for you Anderson! Via Huffington Post: Anderson Cooper has, at long last, publicly said he is gay. Cooper made the  announcement  in an email to writer Andrew Sullivan. "The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud," he wrote. Cooper's sexuality has long been the  subject of ample media speculation , but he has never publicly confirmed it -- a fact which he also seemed to address in the email to Sullivan: "I have always been very open and honest about this part of my life with my friends, my family, and my colleagues. In a perfect world, I don't think it's anyone else's business, but I do think there is value in standing up and being counted. I’m not an activist, but I am a human being and I don't give that up by being a journalist."

Todd has been one of my favorites, listening to Pandora "Today's Comedy Radio".  Good for him for coming out!   Via The Advocate.com: Comedian Todd Glass, who appeared on the second and third seasons of NBC's Last Comic Standing  and has appeared regularly on Louie, Tosh.0, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn , and  Politically Incorrect , came out as a gay man today on an episode of  WTF with Marc Maron.   After a bit of banter, Maron told viewers the 47-year-old comic was on his podcast to say something important. Glass joked that he's there simply for self-promotion, then Maron responded, “I thought you were gay." He suggested Glass say it himself. “I have a very hard time saying that,” Glass said. “And don’t get this wrong. I don’t want anyone to be ashamed of who they are—especially younger people. I always hated using that term and that’s partly why I’ve always been sympathetic to people who do...