coming out

Two women kiss in front of a red background with a yellow stream twining through it like a stream of silk. The woman on the left bears a pink hoodie and a ponytail embraces her partner, garbed in a black dress with her hair in an updo. Her hands are placed on the first woman's chest in an intimate gesture.

“Saving Face” is the Best 2000s Queer Rom-Com You’ve (Probably) Never Seen

The 2004 film features a mother and daughter navigating new circumstances amidst cultural expectations with humor and sensitive, deft craft.…

April 21, 2024

Demi Lovato’s New Pronouns Reveal LGBTQ+ Acceptance Is Conditional

Kylie Clifton, Loyola Marymount University

Demi Lovato recently adopted she/her pronouns in addition to their they/them pronouns. The public response wasn’t just disappointing, but highly revealing.…

September 5, 2022

The Threat To ‘Out’ Rebel Wilson Reveals the Media’s Capacity for Cruelty

Kylie Clifton, Loyola Marymount University

In a stunningly tone-deaf column, an Australian journalist tells how he forced Wilson to come out as LGBT.…

June 26, 2022

Art depicting Lil Nas X, Jojo Siwa and Joshua Bassett as the king, queen and prince of a rainbow deck of cards, respectively, to cover and article about the importance of their coming out as LGBTQ+.

JoJo Siwa, Lil Nas X and Joshua Bassett’s Coming Out Is More Important Than It Seems

Savannah McCracken, University of Arizona

The recent visibility of queer celebrities, and the reactions of the press, demonstrates significant progress in society's acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community.…

June 16, 2021

A girl coming out amid a rainbow and stars.

Coming Out Is Not an Obligation

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

For some, figuring out how to tell the world who they are is a wonderful, liberating step, but it may not be the right choice for all.…

July 21, 2020

Adam Rippon Makes Olympic History as First Openly Gay Man on U.S. Figure Skating Team

Cheryl Sutton, Purdue University

The 28-year-old figure skater Adam Rippon was recently named the third member of the men’s team, but not without controversy.…

January 19, 2018

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