Random LGBTQ+ Black Celebrity In Hollywood (27 items)

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  (#27) Jussie Smollett

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  Actor Jussie Smollett of Empire had kept quiet on his personal life, but finally stated that he was gay on Ellen in March of 2015. He added, "I've told Ellen, now who else do I need to tell?" Like many actors before him, Smollett found that bringing his sexuality into the open - even though he stated "There is without a doubt, no closet that I’ve ever been in," - would ease speculation and hoped that it meant people "don't need to ask anymore."
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  (#11) Lee Daniels

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  Precious director Lee Daniels is openly gay. He says that he was never in the closet. He told Arsenio Hall, "There was never a closet… My earliest memories were coming down the stairs in my mother’s high heels at six years old while my dad’s playing cards with the buddies."  

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  (#4) RuPaul

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  Drag queen, actor, and singer RuPaul Charles has been a beacon of empowerment since he first emerged in the music industry with his hit "Supermodel (You Better Work)." He has since dedicated his life to promoting LGBT causes with everything he does.  

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  (#13) Angel Haze

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  The rapper formerly known as Angel Haze - who recently announced she wanted to go by Roes - identifies as pansexual and agender, though she does not use the "they" pronoun. 

  "People talking about me, like, 'I’m glad there’s an actual woman of color representing queerness and pansexuality, someone who is like me in the spotlight,'" she said to Out Magazine in 2014.
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  (#14) Johnny Mathis

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  Musician Johnny Mathis was quoted in Us Magazine as stating, "Homosexuality is a way of life that I've grown accustomed to." He received a lifetime achievement Grammy Award in 2003.  

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  (#16) Amandla Stenberg

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  In 2016, Amandla Stenberg came out as bisexual on a Snapchat video for Teen Vogue, meant to inspire Black women to embrace their identity. 

  However, in a 2018 interview with Wonderland magazine, she clarified that she is, in fact, gay. "I was so overcome with this profound sense of relief when I realized that I’m gay – not bi, not pan, but gay – with a romantic love for women," she said. She also clarified, "My sexuality is not a byproduct of my past experiences with men, who I have loved, but rather a part of myself I was born with and love deeply."

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