45 People You Might Have or Probably Didn’t Know Came Out in the Last 10 Years
This article appeared in www.fabcrunch.com and has been published here with permission.Aubrey Plaza
Beloved Parks and Recs actress, Aubrey Plaza was considered a major LGBTQ+ icon long before she herself came out as bisexual. Her coming out happened in 2016 when an interviewer asked her if girls ever hit on her.
Aubrey happily responded that they definitely do and that she likes it! “Hey, I’m into [girls] too. I fall in love with girls and guys. I can’t help it,” she explained. Aubrey recently played a queer character in the Christmas comedy, Happiest Season.
Alia Shawkat
Best known for her role in Arrested Development, Alia spoke in an interview about her journey. “I was a tomboy growing up, and I remember my mom asking me when I was 10, ‘Are you attracted to boys or girls?’ I said I don’t know.”
“Now I consider myself bisexual,” she explained. “I think balancing my male and female energies has been a big part of me growing as an actor.” How great is it that she had her mother’s support so early on?
Jojo Siwa
Jojo Siwa might have started as a child star on Dance Moms, but she’s since built a serious career as a dancer, singer, and actress alongside her signature bows and colorful personality. She shared that she’s pansexual in early 2021.
Her coming out happened online when she shared photos with her then-girlfriend. Sadly, not everyone was super supportive of her. In response to online disapproval, Jojo explained, “I don’t want people to watch my videos or buy my merchandise if they aren’t going to support not only me, but the LGBTQ community.”
David Archuleta
Runner-up on season seven of American Idol, David Archuleta shared with his fans that he was gay during Pride Month of 2020. “A year ago I was pulling weeds and felt in my heart I needed to open up about something that before I always considered unthinkable.”
David shared in a post on Instagram a year after coming out, “[I] always considered [coming out] my greatest fear. But, that day I felt peace with myself. I wasn’t afraid anymore of who all of me meant. Even if that meant I liked guys.”
Coming out is never easy, especially when you’re in the limelight with every moment of your life being monitored. Still, here are a few people who came out in the last 10 years that you might have missed were part of the LGBTQ+ community. Queer, Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, or Nonbinary — these stars are proud to be every color of the rainbow!