Gay celebrities: Who is out?

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Jenna Wolfe, 2013Jim Nabors, 2013Victor Garber, 2013Anderson Cooper, 2012Jim Parsons, 2012Andrew Rannells, 2012Zachary Quinto, 2011Sean Maher, 2011Jonathan Knight, 2011Chely Wright, 2010Lady Sovereign, 2010Sara Gilbert, 2010Ricky Martin, 2010Chris Colfer, 2009Sean Hayes, 2010Adam Lambert, 2009Brandi Carlile, 2009Meredith Baxter, 2009Wanda Sykes, 2008Clay Aiken, 2008David Hyde Pierce, 2007Kele Okereke, 2007Neil Patrick Harris, 2006Cynthia Nixon, 2004Rosie O'Donnell, 2002Michael Stipe, 2001Ellen DeGeneres, 1997Melissa Etheridge, 1993k.d. lang, 1992Rupert Everett, 1989Ian McKellen, 1988Elton John, 1988Rock Hudson, 1985

The New York Times <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/theater/jim-parsons-prepares-for-his-lead-role-in-harvey.html?pagewanted=all" target="_blank">broke the story quietly</a> with one understated sentence referencing Parson's successful Broadway stint in the play "The Normal Heart."

"The Normal Heart," it read, "resonated with him on a few levels: Mr. Parsons is gay and in a 10-year relationship, and working with an ensemble again was like nourishment, (Parsons) said."

Jim Parsons, 2012

( Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times )

The New York Times broke the story quietly with one understated sentence referencing Parson's successful Broadway stint in the play "The Normal Heart." "The Normal Heart," it read, "resonated with him on a few levels: Mr. Parsons is gay and in a 10-year relationship, and working with an ensemble again was like nourishment, (Parsons) said."

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