National Coming Out Day: Here are 100 out and proud celebrities who took that very public step

So many people have taken that public step of coming out since then that I cannot possibly include everyone in this post reported by Greg in Hollywood.

Since last year’s National Coming Out Day, among the people who are new to the gallery are Ricky Martin, and Chris Colfer who have all not only come out, but become such eloquent voices in the fight for equal rights.

It’s so powerful to have these people come out and we have also learned in recent weeks, following a string of teenage suicides, how they have been willing to step up and speak out.

Wanda Sykes, Neil Patrick Harris, Tim Gunn, Chaz Bono, Jake Shears, Ellen DeGeneres, Nate Berkus, Lance Bass, Colfer and Wright made high-profile videos or statements or talk show appearances and spoke from their hearts.

Many of the faces here are household names from the worlds of television, movies, Broadway, television news, music and sports and some are on my radar for their work in LGBT independent film and TV series.

I admire them all for being out and for living their truth.

Who will be next to join this ever-growing group?