Gays, Coming Out Of The Closet | featured news

Now that Jason Collins has made history as the first active player in any of the four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay, the 7-foot center is facing another big step....

NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay.

he 20-year-old son of basketball great Magic Johnson is surprised by the public interest in his being gay, something that he revealed to his supportive family several years ago. Earvin Johnson III, known as E.J., says he feels like he's coming out of the closet a second time and that he's "reveling" in the experience - even though news of his sexual orientation broke publicly sooner than he had planned.

Puerto Rican pop singer Ricky Martin announces he is gay, ending years of speculation over his sexuality.

'Family Ties' actress Meredith Baxter made the media rounds Wednesday confirming the rumors that she is a lesbian.

American Idol’s glamtastic runner-up Adam Lambert opens up in the next issue of Rolling Stone, speaking frankly about his sexuality, though he doesn’t think his revelation is particularly shocking. “I don’t think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I’m gay,” Lambert says in the new issue of Rolling Stone ...