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- These 36 prominent celebrities are outspoken advocates for the LGBTQ community.
- Many have shared queer experiences through music, like Halsey, Lil Nas X, and Yung Miami.
- Actors like Bella Ramsey, Asia Kate Dillon, and Laverne Cox hold reflected the wide spectrum of gender on-screen.
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Noah Schnapp came out as gay on TikTok.
Schnapp posted a TikTok video in January that read, "When I finally told my friends and family I was gay after being scared in the closet for 18 years and all they said was 'we know.'"
In the video, the actor also lip-syncs to voice-over audio that says, "You know what it never was? That important. It was never that serious. Quite frankly, will never be that serious."
Schnapp, who plays Will Byers on the N
Today, the LGBTQ+ group can look to several gay musicians for inspiration, but that wasn’t always the case. Several pioneering openly male lover singers paved the way from a time when sexual orientation wasn’t a topic for widespread discussion.
Indeed, these renowned gay musicians faced tremendous backlash and damage to their careers because of their honesty and openness.
As we examine queer performance art, we pay homage to those who came before us. In this piece, we’ll list some of the most influential names in the queer art movement and their impact on our past and present.
Being an Openly Homosexual Musician
Undoubtedly, the fun industry has arrive a long way in accepting and representing LGBTQ+ individuals. However, it wasn't always this way, especially for musicians.
Coming out as a gay musician in the 20th century was no little feat. It required immense courage and determination, especially when the music industry was predominantly hetero-normative.
Sexuality was not only a taboo topic for public discussion but could also result in alienation from fans and even cau
There are so many amazing same-sex attracted Instagrammers, gay Instagram acccounts and gay influencers that you should be following, we could easily list hundreds – but lets start with our personal highest 30 from the entire Gay spectrum.
We are always excited and inspired to see what these gay instagrammers come up with next, whether it’s fashion, explore , breath-taking photography or LGBTQ+ activism.
We have included gay Instagram influencers that we have met in real life as well as ones that we have been following for a long time.
Let us know who else we should add to the our top gay Instagram influencer list!
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Here are some of our favorite gay pages to follow on Instagram
30 Highest Gay Instagram Influencers – Criteria
With hundreds of options, and many popular gay accounts on Instagram we had some tough decisions when creating our shortlist of the top gay influencers on Instagram. We have chosen based on:
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It's been an ~interesting~ journey for queer people in the movie and television industry. Once upon a time, gay and sapphic actors, specifically, had to stay in the closet, and there were next-to-no gay parts on screen.
The idea that openly male lover actors can play het characters is a relatively new phenomenon. Previously, out gay actors could only really work when roles for them a) existed, and b) weren't existence given to heterosexual actors.
Now it seems much more acceptable for an openly gay actor play a straight character. In reality, here are 18 times an actor has played a straight character on screen, despite being openly gay or queer in real life
Scott as The Priest in Fleabag
a Stenberg as Ruby Daly in The Darkest Minds
an Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton in Bridgerton
7.B.D. Wong as Wally Lin in Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
de Rossi as Lindsay Bluth Funke in Arrested Development
Platt as Evan Hansen in the Dear Evan Hansen movie
Justice Smith as Simon Aumar in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Luke Evans as Gaston in Beauty