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(#2) Rufus Wainwright
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Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright has been openly gay since he was a teen. Wainwright spoke to the Huffington Post in 2013 regarding his feeling about being a gay artist: "I've always embraced it, only because there is such a fabulous history of really gay artists, especially in songwriting."
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(#7) Holly Johnson
- 59
Frankie Goes to Hollywood frontman Holly Johnson was openly gay since he was in high school. He became a gay icon for being fearless at a time where many people felt prosecuted for their sexuality.
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(#3) Alexander McQueen
- Dec. at 41 (1969-2010)
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(#8) Patrick Wolf
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Singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf is a fearless advocate of individuality, making him a modern day gay icon. Wolf was bullied in high school for his mannerisms, and he said he was teetering between gay and bisexual at the time. He has said that the school officials treated him with disdain when he would look to them for guidance.
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(#4) Rupert Everett
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My Best Friend's Wedding actor Rupert Everett left school at 16 and worked as a prostitute for money as he was trying to make it as an actor. He has said that he doesn't necessarily think that being openly gay in Hollywood is a good career choice. He told The Observer: "The fact is that you could not be, and still cannot be, a 25-year-old homosexual trying to make it in the British film business or the American film business or even the Italian film business. It just doesn't work and you're going to hit a brick wall at some point. You're going to manage to make it roll for a certain amount of time, but at the first sign of failure they'll cut you right off... Honestly, I would not advise any actor necessarily, if he was really thinking of his career, to come out."
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(#1) Chris Colfer
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"Glee" actor Chris Colfer is openly gay. He said that his parents were always accepting of him, but he was bullied at school.
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Life for LGBTQ+ people of any age is difficult, especially for teenagers, they have to consider more things before coming out. In fact, some celebrities have realized that their sexual orientation is different when they were still in high school, but they need to think about how to come out safely and get support from their families, including nowadays famous actors, musicians.
The random tool displays 8 gay celebrities who came out in their high school, such as Jason Sellards, Rupert Everett, Sylvester, etc. They may not have thought that being gay would have any impact on their future careers.
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