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 REM lead man, musician Michael Stipe, ended years of public speculation when he told Time magazine he was a "queer artist" during a May 2001 <a href="http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,109715,00.html">interview</a>.

Prior to coming out he said he "was being made to be a coward about it," and was ready to tell the public the truth about his sexuality.

Michael Stipe, 2001

( Bryan Chan / Los Angeles Times )

The REM lead man, musician Michael Stipe, ended years of public speculation when he told Time magazine he was a "queer artist" during a May 2001 interview. Prior to coming out he said he "was being made to be a coward about it," and was ready to tell the public the truth about his sexuality.

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