21 Notable Comings Out in 2011
Zachary Quinto
Thousands of LGBT people no doubt came out in 2011, but the media had their eyes on a handful of folks who helped push visibility in their worlds by coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. By Advocate Contributors
Gay former Division 1 football player
Amber Heard
Bisexual actress and star of canceled series The Playboy Club
Anton Hysen
Gay Swedish professional soccer player
Don Lemon
Gay CNN anchor
Evan Rachel Wood
Bisexual actress and star of True Blood and The Ides of March
Geri Jewell
Lesbian actress (The Facts of Life) and author of I’m Walking as Straight as I Can
Jared Max
Gay ESPN reporter
Johnny Weir
Gay figure skater
Jonathan Knight
Gay member of New Kids on the Block
Mina Caputo
Transgender musician
Gay journalist and staple of VH1′s I Love the’80s
Peter Murphy
Gay member of Maryland’s House of Delegates
Randy Phillips
Gay airman and YouTube sensation
Rick Welts
Gay NBA executive
Scott Norton
Gay professional bowler
Sean Maher
Gay actor and star of canceled series The Playboy Club
Gay English cricket player
Teddy Montgomery
Fictional gay student on the television series 90210
Vaughn Walker
Former U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of California
Will Sheridan
Gay former college basketball player
Zachary Quinto
Gay actor and star of 2009′s Star Trek and Broadway’s Angels in America
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