Happy National Coming Out Day To 19 LGBTQ+ Celebrities Who Came Out In 2018

Coming out as an LGBTQ+ person (especially someone who's gay or a lesbian) may not be as dangerous or stressful as it once was — hell, people even come out via cakes and rollercoaster signs now — but it still takes incredible strength to be honest about your sexual orientation or gender identity.

S0, to celebrate National Coming Out Day (Oct. 11), we're taking a look at 19 celebrities who've come out as gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, transgender, genderqueer (and anything else that's not 100% straight and cisgender) so far this year.

Some of their messages are tearful, some are joyful, but they're all incredibly brave.