We try do our best to cover a wide variety of topics on TOR and are always more than happy to take some suggestions from regular readers, especially ones that fancy our own interests. Regular reader Peeper Zed asked why on earth the Brian Boitano announcement that he was, in fact, gay, was news at all. First of all, celebrities and sports stats having to make this public confession at all, is shameful. Who gives a flip about somebody's sexuality, there really isn't anything less interesting...especially when it was obvious. What we do appreciate is the enormous weight it must lift off of people, who can then, for the first time, live outside of the lie.
But the figure skating 'news' got us to thinking about the least shocking coming out announcements of all time. These were so expected that the fact it hasn't happened, yet, was the only thing groundbreaking about it
The top eight least shocking coming-out announcements
Freddie Mercury.
This was a bit before my time but anybody who watched Mercury perform must have known he was gay. For god sake, his band's name was Queen.
Ellen
This chick only wore khakis.
Liberace
He put the flamboyant in flamboyant
Ricky Martin
Living la vida loco
Rosie
The only thing less shocking was that Ellen did if first
Boy George
Not sure if he was ever in the closet but if he was, it could not have been a stretch to assume he was being that his name was Boy George
Elton John
I read that he announced he was a bisexual back in the very early 70's, so the fact that he was gay, can't have ever been a shock.
Brian Boitano
Kind of thought this was something well knows already
I am sure I am missing somebody, so feel free to add to the list. Here is to hoping for tons of coming out parties that make no news at all
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Clay Aiken
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