ReBlog from Queerty.com.  Read more: http://www.queerty.com/a-celebrity-is-coming-out-on-may-5-but-who-20100421/#ixzz0ll4IQRKU “On May 5, with the handholding of uber-gay publicist Howard Bragman, a celebrity is expected to follow Ricky Martin out of the closet. This person is already booked for a People exclusive, says Zap2It‘s report, with a string of talk show appearances afterward, including The View (and then probably Joy Behar’s show, ’cause [...]

Count Jane Lynch as one of the celebrities who came out a little later in life. The successful comic actress who currently stars as sharp-tongued Cheerios coach Sue Sylvester on Glee says she didn’t come out to her parents until her early 30s.

93322509 Actor and long-standing LGBT rights advocate Sir Ian McKellen is concerned that the culture of professional sports is keeping gay athletes from coming out. McKellen believes many sports stars stay in the closet for fear of rejection and backlash from fans, and he believes the sports world must take unified action to change the negative attitudes.

Long since suspected to be a member of the ladies-who-love-ladies community, the hard-as-nails trainer on weight loss reality show The Biggest Loser, Jillian Michaels had never publicly commented on her sexual orientation.

Until now. In a recent interview with Ladies’ Home Journal, the fiercely fit Michaels said she believes “in healthy love,” regardless of the gender of her partner. “If I fall in love with a woman, that’s awesome. If I fall in love with a man, that’s awesome. As long as you fall in love…”