1. Neil Patrick Harris before he came out:

Neil Patrick Harris when he publicly came out in 2006:

Neil Patrick Harris now:
2. Sir Ian Mckellen before he came out:

Sir Ian McKellen when he publicly came out in 1988:


Sir Ian McKellen now:

I’ve never met a gay person who regretted coming out – including myself. Life at last begins to make sense, when you are open and honest. Today is the 30th anniversary of the BBC radio discussion when I publically said I was gay. So I’m celebrating!
3. George Takei before he came out:

George Takei when he publicly came out in 2005:

George Takei now:
4. Ricky Martin before he came out:

Ricky Martin when he publicly came out in 2010:

Ricky Martin now:
5. Don Lemon before he came out:

Don Lemon when he publicly came out in 2011:

Don Lemon now:
6. Anderson Cooper before he came out:

Anderson Cooper when he publicly came out in 2012:

Anderson Cooper now:
7. Robin Roberts before she came out:

Robin Roberts when she publicly came out in 2013:

Robin Roberts now:
8. Ellen before she came out:

Ellen when she publicly came out in 1997:

Ellen now:
9. Lance Bass before he came out:

Lance Bass when he publicly came out in 2006:

Lance Bass now:
10. Raven Symoné before coming out:

Raven Symoné when she publicly came out in 2013:

Raven Symoné now:

11. Tom Daley before he came out:

Tom Daley when he came out in 2013:

Tom Daley now:
12. Matt Bomer before coming out:

Matt Bomer when he publicly came out in 2012:

Matt Bomer now:
13. Michael Stipe before he came out:

Michael Stipe when he publicly came out in 1994:

Michael Stipe now:
14. Wanda Sykes before she came out:

Wanda Sykes when she publicly came out in 2008:

Wanda Sykes now:
15. Kevin McHale before coming out:

Kevin McHale when he publicly came out in 2018:
#NoTearsLeftToCry is gayer than me and I ACCEPT. Ty @ArianaGrande.
What he said when he came out: Kevin literally came out in the tweet above about "No Tears Left To Cry."
Kevin McHale now:
16. Zachary Quinto before he came out:

Zachary Quinto when he publicly came out in 2011:

Zachary Quinto now:
17. Rosie O'Donnell before she came out:

Rosie O'Donnell when she came out in 2002:

Rosie O'Donnell now:
18. Jim Parsons before he came out:

Jim Parsons when he publicly came out in 2012:

Jim Parsons now:
19. Clay Aiken before coming out:

Clay Aiken when he publicly came out in 2008:

Clay Aiken now:
20. Elliot Page before coming out:

Elliot Page now:
21. Elton John before coming out:

Elton John when he publicly came out as gay in 1988:

Elton John now:
22. Eddie Izzard before coming out:

Eddie Izzard when she came out in 2020:

Eddie Izzard now:
