Category: Coming Out

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Australian TV Star Hugh Sheridan Comes Out As Non-Binary

Hugh Sheridan
Hugh Sheridan
Hugh Sheridan (image via Instagram)

Hunky Australian actor/singer Hugh Sheridan came out (again) over the weekend in a social media post sharing with the world they are non-binary.

Sheridan’s Instagram post highlighted the cover of DNA Magazine’s latest issue which features Sheridan with their fiancé Kurt Roberts.

“Given that’s it IS #pridemonth & I am beyond honored to share the most coveted DNA cover of 2021 with the greatest lover/HUMAN of all time,” wrote Sheridan referencing Roberts. “I understand why @dnamagazine chose LOVE over… another pic of a guy with a towel.”

“FYI,” Sheridan continued, “I AM still a human (nonbinary/bi/me/Hughman) but I’m in a monogamous relationship with another human, who I love. I don’t accept a label cause it limits me… if you want it; take it. I chose zero labels for no other reason except the exclusion, limitations, separation, I believe are all one, deeeeep down. &…who knows? Why chose?!! Be you. Be true. Be free: to BE, to JUST BE… you, a human, same as me.”

The 35-year-old closed their missive urging folks to “READ THE ARTICLE, you’ll laugh. I did.”

At this writing the post has received over 15K ‘Likes’ including a comment of fire emojis from Aussie pop-star/actress Natalie Imbruglia.

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In an October 2020 essay for Stellar Magazine, Sheridan shared that they had been in relationships with both women and men in the past, but preferred not to put a label on their sexuality.

In the essay, the actor admitted they’d been bullied as a teenager for being gay, even though they were sexually attracted to the opposite sex at the time. It wasn’t until they moved to Sydney to attend the National Institute for Dramatic Arts, that they fell in love a man. “I finally met a guy who I connected with emotionally, mentally and physically,” Sheridan wrote, saying they were “over the moon” because they realized they “could finally be what people always wanted me to be.” But the relationship would eventually end, and they began dating a woman. Eschewing this or that sexual identity, Sheridan wrote, “I believe labels are for clothes, not people.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CGbBJ2JHsxc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

On March 5, 2021, Sheridan proposed to now-fiancé Roberts (a former DNA Magazine cover model) at the opening night performance of their stage show Hughman.

A familiar face on Australian television, Sheridan starred in the long-running show Packed To The Rafters, winning four Logie Awards (Australia’s excellence in TV honors) for their work. They are currently working on a spin-off of the series, Back To The Rafters, set to debut this September on Amazon Prime Video. https://www.instagram.com/p/CMEtto3FzYD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/COflooBnyzm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CO1-Wzfn96x/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CLWbQJpFGGS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Colton Haynes & The Photo He Spent Years Trying To ‘Erase’ From Internet

Colton Haynes

Colton Haynes
Colton Haynes (image via Depositphotos)
Actor Colton Haynes (Teen Wolf, Arrow) took to social media Thursday night to share a photo he spent years trying to erase from the internet. The image was used on the cover of the March 2006 issue of XY, a magazine aimed at young LGBTQ readers. Haynes shares that he was a teenager and working as a model when the homoerotic photo was taken. In his Instagram post, Haynes says for many years he was “incredibly ashamed” of the photo and worried that it would affect his career. The 32-year-old says looking at the photo made him sad as it reminded of him of a time “before I was placed with voice & movement coaches to straighten me up for the cameras…before I learned to see my queerness as a liability.” Haynes shares candidly he feels “jealous” of the boy he sees in the image: “so open, so free.” And he now realizes he “had to be taught that it wasn’t ok to be who he was.” “Being gay is worth celebrating,” Haynes adds. “I wish I’d figured that out sooner, but I’m so glad I know it now. To everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community, I hope you celebrate yourselves this month & always, exactly as you are.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CQPHK6bnogJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link The post has received over 570,000 likes on Instagram with several of Haynes’s famous friends chiming in with their support. Actress Keke Palmer wrote, “Thank you for sharing your art. How beautiful you were then and now. I thank you for posting this and hate what you went through but so glad it’s made you a vessel to cast out the darkness with truth and light!!” Michelle Visage (RuPaul’s Drag Race) replied “LOUD AND PROUD BABY” Charlie Carver (Boys in the Band) sent some heart emoji love and Food Network host Jonathan Bennett responded, “This is so powerful. I feel you Buddy. Love who you were then and love who you are now.” Fortunately, Haynes is now much more comfortable in his own skin. His Instagram feed shows he recently did a photoshoot for GQ Thailand that looks pretty Pride-ful. https://www.instagram.com/p/CQGn0btn7Sr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Study: More Gay/Bi Teens Comfortable Being Out To Parents

Teenager with Pride flag in back pocket - photo by Toni Reed

Teenager with Pride flag in back pocket
(photo: Toni Reed/Unsplash)
At what age did you come out to your parents? A new study shows the number of gay and bisexual teenage boys that are comfortable being out to their parents has surged by double digits in 20 years. According to the study, published in the journal Psychology of Sexual Orientation, 66 percent of gay and bi males aged 13-18 are out to their mothers. Forty-nine percent indicated they are out to their dads. This is a huge change from the 1990s when just 40 percent of adolescent boys were out to their moms and less than 30 percent were open about their attractions with their dads. The numbers come from a survey of 1,194 Generation Z boys (born between 1998 and 2018) with same-sex attractions. The data also shows different factors – religion, identity, race – can play a part in terms of who is more comfortable being out with their parents. Not surprisingly, those who come from a more religious background are less likely to be out than those less religious. White survey participants were more likely to be out than Black respondents. And those who identify as gay were more comfortable in being open with their parents than bisexual male teens or those less sure of their sexuality. Lead author David A. Moskowitz, Ph.D., said in a statement that this information can help psychologists understand what factors “move teenagers to share this type of information with those closest to them.” Moskowitz noted in the study that there’s more work to be done (like doing a similar survey among females in the same age group), but added, ”We can now compare these practices with how other generations deal with these issues and think about what it all means for future generations.”