“I had a responsibility to raise my hand and say, ‘I am gay, and I’m proud of who I am,’" Wright says of coming out as the first openly gay country star in 2010 Sherry Rayn Barnett /Michael Ochs ...

Bernardo Sim is the deputy editor of Out. He’s also a staff contributor to The Advocate, PRIDE, and other equalpride publications. Born and raised ...

National Coming Out Day has been celebrated on Oct. 11 every year since 1988. The day brings awareness to LGBTQ+ rights and highlights how coming out can be an important part of reclaiming the right ...

As most people know by now, coming out is a key part of many people's lives in the LGBTQ+ community. Given the extent to which being straight and cisgender is still understood to be the norm, coming ...