Top 10 Celebrities Who Have Come Out
A 2013 poll found that today, more Americans support gay marriage than oppose it, compared to 2008, when 58 percent of Americans opposed it. As Apple's Tim Cook came out as gay , one cause for the increased tolerance could be how outspoken public figures have become about their own sexuality.
10. Tom Daley
Nineteen-year-old British Olympic diving bronze medalist Tom Daley revealed through a YouTube video that he's in a relationship with a man.
9. Ben Whishaw
Ben Whishaw came out in a statement to the UK Daily Mail, and his rep confirmed that he's in a civil partnership with composer Mark Bradshaw.
8. Elton John
Musician Elton John first came out as bisexual during a Rolling Stone "Elton John: It's Lonely at the Top" interview in 1976. It wasn't until after his second divorce in 1988 that he told Rolling Stone he was comfortable being a gay man.
7. Wentworth Miller
Wentworth Miller came out in a letter in 2013, rejecting an invitation to the St. Petersburg International Film Festival in Russia because of the country's discriminatory laws.
6. Ellen Page
In early 2014, Ellen Page came out to the world during an inspiring speech for the Human Rights Campaign in Las Vegas.
5. Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris came out with a statement to People magazine as "a very content gay man living [his] life to the fullest," saying rather than ignore speculation into his private life, he wanted to tell the public the truth.
4. Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin ended years of media speculation when he published an open letter in Spanish and English to fans on his personal website.
3. Jim Parsons
In 2012, Jim Parsons was confirmed gay in a New York Times profile. In the piece, his sexual orientation was mentioned in passing, along with the fact that he's been with his partner for 10 years.
2. Jodie Foster
At the 2013 Golden Globes, Jodie Foster came out in her acceptance speech, alluding to the end of her relationship with ex-partner and coparent Cydney Bernard.
1. Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen DeGeneres came out publicly with a Time magazine cover in April 1997. The headline: "Yep, I'm gay."
