- There has been very less representation of the LGBTQ community in Bollywood and Hollywood films and soap operas. There have been countless stories of many mainstream lead actors having to hide their reality and take on a completely different persona. However, things are gradually changing and we are seeing more and more representation of the alternate sexualities on the big screen. Thanks to the OTT boom such stories are now coming to light and the visibility is steadily increasing. However, to this very day, there are many actors from the aforementioned film fraternities who are still closeted and are not willing or ready to come out. Their shenanigans are well known to the industry insiders but to the general public, they present a completely different picture of themselves. On the other hand, there are many who have come out and publicly accepted their orientation without a worry about their career. Celebs like Ellen DeGeneres really put the LGBTQ into the mainstream media for which she was jobless for 6 years until she became the host of a talk show ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Here’s a look at 6 Hollywood celebs who have embraced their sexuality in 2021
- Lili Reinhart
After parting ways with Riverdale Co-Star Cole Sprouse Lili Reinhart came out as bisexual in June, She always knew she was attracted to women and says it was never a secret to her close friends. “Although I’ve never announced it publicly before, I am a proud bisexual woman” she added this on her story after breaking up with Cole. - Tana Mongeau
Tana Mongeau too came out in June as pansexual and says she’s has been this brave and proud of herself. To honor Pride Month, Mongeau took to Instagram to talk about her sexuality amid rumors that she was dating Noah Cyrus. She says “I never thought I’d be brave enough to publicly share my sexuality in the way I do now,” she wrote on Instagram. - Jameela Jamil
Jameela Jamil came out as queer in February after she received backlash over her new show. it happened when she was announced as a judge on a voguing show for which she received backlash because fans thought she wasn’t relevant to the show as she is not part of the community. she later came out as queer to clear the fuzz. - Carole Baskin
Netflix”s Tiger King star Carole Baskin came out as bisexual last year in October, In an interview she revealed she is bisexual and she hid it for 30 years. “I could just as easily have a wife as a husband, as far as the way I feel about us,” she said in an interview -
Elliot Page
Later in December, Page, who is known for his Oscar-nominated performance in “Juno” and his part in Netflix‘s “Umbrella Academy,” announced in a tweet in December that he is transgender. in the tweet, she also revealed their pronouns, He/They. The whole tweet was about how he is proud of who he is and feels lucky to be here. - Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato first came out as bisexual in 2020 and said she was still figuring stuff out which later turns out she is pansexual. Earlier this year she came out as Pansexual and even wrote a song about it called ‘The Kinda Lover I Am’ where she says ” it doesn’t matter if you’re a woman or man or anything in between that’s the kinda lover I am”