What better way to round out another incredible Pride month than by celebrating some of our
favorite celebrity coming out stories?
Here are some of the celebs who came out as LGBTQ+ in 2021…so far!
Whether or not you ever watched High School
Musical the Musical the Series, Joshua Bassett’s name was on all of our lips this year, as
we broke down the lyrics in Olivia Rodrigo’s smash hit “Driver’s License.”
We wondered just who burned our new favorite singer, and all signs seemed to point to Joshua
Bassett…
But when Clevver caught up with him in an exclusive interview, he couldn’t help but
gush over another famous singer—Harry Styles!
“hes just cool, also hes hot…hes very charming too, lots of things.
I guess this is also my coming out video?”
Joshua clearly has great taste in men!
Shortly after our interview went live, Joshua tweeted, “Love who you love shamelessly.
It's ok to still be figuring out who you are" with a rainbow chain of hearts.
And Joshua recently sat down with GQ and confirmed that he wasn’t joking.
He said, “I am anti–coming out in the sense that there’s no need to...There are
plenty of letters in the alphabet...
Why bother rushing to a conclusion?
Sometimes your letter changes, sometimes you try a different one, other times you realize
you’re not what you thought you were, or maybe you always knew.
All of these can be true.
I’m happy to be a part of the LGBTQ+ community because they embrace all.”
He added, "I just hope that this generation can feel comfortable, confident, and safe
talking about sexuality without needing to be a box and without needing to have it all
figured out,"
We hope for that too, and want nothing but love to go around!
Up next, Jojo Siwa!
The Dance Moms star-turned-YouTuber slash singer slash bow entrepreneur posted a viral
TikTok, singing along to Lady Gaga’s “Born this Way!”
And just as she added “gay icon” to her
list of accomplishments, Jojo confirmed she was coming out, rocking a shirt her cousin
got her that read, “Best gay cousin ever.”
And when it comes to what label she’s comfortable using, she told People, "I like queer…Technically
I would say that I am pansexual because that's how I have always been my whole life is just
like, my human is my human."
She also said that telling her mom she wanted
to ditch her signature bow actually felt more difficult than coming out to her!
Next up- Demi Lovato!
Demi is always an open book, revealing even the darkest struggles, through multiple documentary
series, and Demi is just as transparent when it comes to discussing their love life!
During an interview on "The Joe Rogan Experience,"
Demi said her sexuality and who she’s attracted to is pretty fluid.
“what do they call that- pansexual?
Yeah…Pansexual.”
Demi later shared that they’re nonbinary and uses the pronouns they/them.
We’ll follow Demi with another Disney star—Dove
Cameron, who starred in Liv and Maddie and of course Descendants…
“Unless I get that ember, it’s game over!”
Dove came out to her Instagram audience as
bi last year, but she was still accused of queerbaiting in her lyric video for “We
Belong” because she included animations of LGBTQ+ couples.
So Dove had to make it crystal clear!
In a Gay Times cover story, Dove said she
hinted at her sexuality for years, but also worried that she wouldn’t be accepted.
She shared, “I went on Instagram Live and said ‘Guys, I really needed to explain something
to you.
Maybe I haven’t said it, but I’m super queer.
This is something I want to represent through my music because it’s who I am.’”
Though Dove has been “out” in her personal life since she was eight years old, she told
Entertainment Tonight that this Pride Month was huge since the rest of the world now knows…
“Oh wow this is going to be my first pride
month like really really out…
I feel different being out and having people say things to me like happy Pride month, I’m
like thank you.”
Singer Kelhani came out as pansexual in the
past, cementing her status as a queer icon, and using she/they pronouns…But this year
on her friend’s Instagram Live, she shared that she now identifies as a lesbian.
And she went on TikTok to say it louder for
those in the back!
“I finally know I’m a lesbian!
Well…it’s f*cking true!
I’m gay-gay-gay-gay-gay.”
She added that when she told her family, uhh, no one was surprised.
“I’m like guys, I finally know that im
gay gay, and theyre like we know, duhhhh stupid.”
Ok, One coming out event that surprised us the most was former Bachelor star Colton Underwood!
Known as the “virgin bachelor,” Colton’s season was filled with dozens of ladies trying
to win that final rose, which ultimately went to Cassie Randolph.
After he and Cassie Rudolph broke things off
with a whole lot of drama (which we won’t get into right now) Colton sat down with GMA’s
Robin Roberts and told us…
“(breathes in) I’m… gay.”
Colton said he’s known since he was a teenager but hoped and prayed that he could become
straight.
He’s filming a Netflix reality series, so I’m sure we’ll see much more of his journey
on our screens very soon.
Ok, a couple more before we wrap up this list--
including Gigi Gorgeous who came out as pansexual, which she describes as “falling in love
with the soul of somebody”…
X-Men Apocalypse and “Love Simon” actress Alexandra Shipp put it all out there on insta…
And then starred in “Lesbian Jesus” Hayley Kiyoko’s music video for “Chance”
Kaylee Bryant from The CW’s “Legacies” posted “My name is Kaylee and I’m queer!”
on insta…
And even NFL star Carl Nassib became the first openly gay active NFL player!
Many other celebs deserve a mention, but we’re going to stop here for now!
We applaud these celebs who opened their hearts with the world, and hopefully inspire many
others to live their most authentic lives too!
To see Joshua Bassett’s full interview on
Clevver News, click right over here.
And feel free to share some love for your
favorite celebs who came out, in the comments below!
For now, I’m your host Carly Henderson- you can find me on Instagram at @carlyhenderson_
and I’ll see you very soon!