The list is long! 2013 can be considered the year in which the closet door opened the most. After all, there were several personalities publicly admitting homosexuality and breaking taboos, whether in sport, on TV, in politics and so on.
Unfortunately, in Brazil, this number is still small. However, we had two considerable coming out of the closet that had a positive impact on the image of the LGBT community's struggle.
Singer Daniela Mercury was the one who contributed to this assuming romance with journalist Malu Verçosa, in April.
The two got married, graced several magazine covers, shared passionate kisses on TV shows and even protested against the religious homophobia of the then president of the Human Rights Commission, deputy and pastor Marco Feliciano.
Daniela and his wife Malu Verçosa
With less impact, but no less important, we had the actress Maria Zilda, 60 years old, getting married at the end of October with architect Ana Kalil.
Architect Ana Kalil and Maria Zilda
Congratulations to these Brazilian women, who came out in 2013. Now, outside, things are changing. In almost all segments we came out of the closet. Starting with sport, considered one of the most prejudiced environments, the football player Robbie Rogers showed that it is possible to combat homophobia on the pitch.
Player Robbie Rogers
At the time he came out, Rogers was playing as a midfielder for the United States national team and had decided to end his career at the age of 25 because he could no longer bear living a lie regarding his sexuality.
The player's possible “early retirement” had such repercussions that the athlete was invited to join the Los Angeles Galaxy team and has become a reference when it comes to fighting prejudice in sport.
Another who followed suit was the basketball Jason Collins, who became the NBA's first out athlete (USA professional basketball league). Collins was congratulated by President Barack Obama for your courage in assuming who you are.
Jason Collins, first NBA commit
The English player Kevin Grayson, 25 years old, considered one of the greatest talents in American football, also came out as homosexual, followed by Darren Young, 34 years old, wrestling star in the USA.
Darren Young: wrestling.
Finally, in sport, we recently had the muse of Olympic jumping, the British athlete Tom Daley. When revealing his homosexuality, the handsome guy said that he was in love with another guy, the Screenwriter of the film “Milk – The Voice of Equality”, Dustin Lance Black.
Cute Tom Daley
To close the list in sport, Brian Boitano, 50 years old, former figure skater, publicly came out as gay when he announced his trip to the Olympic Games in Russia with the American delegation.
In politics, the Democrat Mike Michaud The 58-year-old put an end to the rumors surrounding his campaign for governor of the State of Maine, in the USA, and declared himself gay.
On TV it was the year of “coming out”. O Russian presenter Anton Krasovsky protested against his country's arbitrary laws and ended up revealing that he was gay. The Russian broadcaster fired Krasovsky the same day after the statement.
Presenter Anton Krasovsky
Also protesting against Russia, the actor Wentworth Miller, who became known for the series “Prison Break”, surprised everyone by coming out as gay and refusing to participate in a Russian film festival in protest against the country's homophobia.
Wentworth Miller from "Prison Break"
Famous for acting in “Titanic”, the actor Victor Garber, 64 years old, began her romance with model Rainer Andreesen. The handsome Matt Dallas He also did not remain in the closet and declared himself engaged to musician Blue Hamilton.
Cat actor Matt Dallas
the american Tuc watkins, from the series Desperate Housewives, made two revelations this year at once: he is gay and a single father of twins.
Chosen for live Freddy Mercury in cinemas, the Englishman Ben Whishaw revealed his homosexuality and spoke about his marriage to composer Mark Bradshaw, with whom he had a stable union.
Maulik Pancholy, from the series “30 Rock”, also opened the closet door to OUT magazine. Blake Mciver Ewing, 28 years old, who became known for playing the spoiled and rich little boy in the film “Os Batutinhas” also joined the group of those who are out.
Little bat and all grown up Blake Mciver Ewing
Teen series stars, Harry Cook, 22 years old, Lucas Cruikshank, by 19, and Troye Sivan, aged 18, also came out as gay. In the female team of TV artists, the actress Michelle Rodriguez, 38 years old, declared himself bisexual. Jodie Foster, despite having said during the Golden Globe awards that he came out of the closet a long time ago, surprised a lot of people.
Actress Jodie Foster
The American Maria Bello revealed a romance with another woman . The fun Raven Symone celebrated the US Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage and took the opportunity to come out of the closet.
Charice Pempengco, from “Glee, told the sad story of when she came out and was rejected by her family. Closing the women's team, the daughter of basketball player Michael Jordan, Jasmine Jordan, 20 years old, came out of the closet by posting photos with his girlfriend on Instagram.
And to finish, the Cat personal trainer, Bob Harper, 48 years old, who runs the program "The Biggest Loser" in the USA, not only came out but also helped a participant, heavily criticized by his family for being gay, to accept his homosexuality.
The personal delight Bob Harper
