Gay & Proud of It! Celebs Who Have Come Out

From Jodie Foster to Ellen DeGeneres, these gay celebrities have bravely announced their sexuality to the world. (27 Photos)

Katie Calautti on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:01PM

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Gay & Proud of It! Celebs Who Have Come Out

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Jodie Foster


The child star turned A-list actress has always been intensely personal regarding her private life and the paternity of her two sons (both of whom she gave birth to). She never officially commented on her relationship with film producer Cydney Bernard until she thanked her during a speech in 2007. (The pair reportedly split the next year.) But it wasn't until the 2013 Golden Globes that Jodie Foster publically and proudly acknowledged her sexuality: "I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago in the Stone Age," she said in her acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award. "But now apparently every celebrity is expected to expose the details of their private life with a press conference, a fragrance and a primetime reality show." The moving speech brought the crowd to tears.

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