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LGBT celebrities: Miley Cyrus, Fergie, Tim Cook and many more famous faces who are LGBT and proud

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Drew Barrymore, Fergie and Som Hye are among the many celebrities who identify as LGBTQ+. Photo: Instagram
Drew Barrymore, Fergie and Som Hye are among the many celebrities who identify as LGBTQ+. Photo: Instagram
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Following NBA legend Dwayne Wade’s open interview with Ellen DeGeneres about his transgender daughter, Zaya, we celebrate all the A-listers who are gay and proud

Recently, NBA legend Dwayne Wade went on the Ellen DeGeneres show to talk about his daughter, Zaya, who has come out as transgender. The honesty and openness of celebrities such as Wade has made it easier for other public figures to come out, stating their own sexual preferences in the hopes of spreading tolerance and acceptance. Here are some celebrities you may not know identify as LGBTQ+.

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Tim Cook

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The 59-year-old Apple CEO did not come out as gay until 2014. He told Bloomberg Businessweek he felt he had to after he received letters from kids who were having a hard time dealing with their own sexual orientation. “What was driving me was I was getting notes from kids who were struggling with their sexual orientation. They were depressed. Some said [they] had suicidal thoughts. Some had been banished by their own parents and family.” He is the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 company.

Paris Jackson

The King of Pop’s eldest child has said she is sexually fluid, telling ABC News reporters in 2018: “I came out when I was 14. I’ve referred to the community as ‘my fellow LGBTQ+’ on stage before. I’ve talked about having a crush on girls when I was eight in [a] Rolling Stone article. There are pictures of me kissing girls online.”

She said her father, the late Michael Jackson, was very supportive of her. “Instead of yelling at me, like most homophobic parents, [Jackson made] fun of me, like, ‘Oh, you got yourself a girlfriend’.” On Instagram she wrote: “And I'm not 'bisexual’, I just love people for people. I don't label myself so please don't label me. Thank you!”

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