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Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be an image of one or more people and brick wall.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be an image of balloon and carnation.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be an image of one or more people, people smiling and eyeglasses.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be an image of leather, purse and clutch.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be an image of chandelier and fountain.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be an image of baby, smiling and sundress.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be a selfie of mirror.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be an image of concert.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be an image of lobster and french fries.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be an illustration of diary, clipboard, sketch and calendar.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be an image of cake.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be an image of macrame, wool and tapestry.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be a selfie of mirror.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be an image of television and screen.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be an image of one or more people.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be an image of one or more people and people standing.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be an image of jewelry, wrist watch and bangle.

Photo by Wife | Follower of Christ | Licensed Therapist on August 25, 2026. May be an image of flower arrangement, vase, bouquet, baby's-breath and carnation.

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Posted On: August 25th 2026, 03:26 pm

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Comments (16)

sequoiahicks

2 months ago

sequoiahicks

Thank you everyone! 🫶🏾♥️

mack_a_phillyated

2 months ago

mack_a_phillyated

Happy Birthday

mahoganydane

2 months ago

mahoganydane

Happiest Birthday! 🥳🫶🏾

danadaneblvd

2 months ago

danadaneblvd

Happy birthday! 🎉🎉

prettyandlegal

2 months ago

prettyandlegal

Happy birthday gorgeous ❤️

caseyeterrell

2 months ago

caseyeterrell

My girl! The happiest of birthdays! 💕

beitiaart

2 months ago

beitiaart

Happy birthday and congratulations 🎉 to another wonderful year around the sun

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2 months ago

wat_dannibsaid

Happy Birthdayyy!

aniathirteen

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aniathirteen

Happy birthdayyyyy❤️

becoming_drparsons

2 months ago

becoming_drparsons

Happy birthday girlie!!❤️❤️❤️

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jackrabb_9

Happy bday 🎂🎁

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2 months ago

drdrew___

Happy bday fam!

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Day 457 • majority wins

I FINALLY FOUND IT.

For the last six months, I’ve been searching through storage for the original 1997 National Enquirer article about me coming out.

And today, there it was.

I was 21 years old, and the Enquirer had made it clear they were going to run a story about my sexuality whether I participated or not. So I made the decision to speak for myself.

Seeing the actual article again almost 30 years later is surreal.

And here’s something I had forgotten: all things considered, it’s actually pretty heartfelt.

Yes, the headline is enormous and very 1997. But the story talks about the support I received from my family, Tony Danza and Judith Light, and even includes a message about courage and coming out from Chaz Bono.

It’s wild to think how short the list of openly gay public figures still was in 1997, and how many people would come out publicly in the years that followed.

That doesn’t change how complicated it was to have something so personal become national news before I was ready for it to happen on my own terms. But reading it now, I can also see a 21-year-old me trying to take control of a situation I hadn’t chosen and say, “If this story is going to be told, I want my voice in it.”

And I’m kind of proud of him for that.

And a little thank you to @therealchazbono too. Seeing those words of support sitting beside my story nearly 30 years later means more to me now than I probably understood at the time. ❤️

Almost 30 years later, I finally have the actual piece of history back in my hands.

Still gay. Still here. And very grateful that today, I get to decide how my story is told.

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