10 celebrities who came out as LGBT in 2021, from The Bachelor’s Colton Underwood and pop star JoJo Siwa, to High School Musical’s Joshua Bassett and Demi Lovato

Dec 11 , 2021

Demi Lovato, JoJo Siwa, Kal Penn and Colton Underwood are among the celebrities who came out as LGBT in 2021. Photos: @ddlovato, @kalpenn, @coltonunderwood/Instagram; Associated Press

Demi Lovato came out as non-binary on Twitter and later as pansexual on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, while Kal Penn revealed that he’s gay and engaged in his memoir

On Instagram, Kehlani opened up about being a lesbian and David Archuleta about being bisexual and asexual, and Carl Nassib became the first openly gay man in the NFL

A number of celebrities came out as LGTBQ+ to their fans in heartfelt social media posts and interviews this year.

From pop sensation Demi Lovato, to former Bachelor star Colton Underwood, here, we take a look at all the stars who shared their stories with the world in 2021.

JoJo Siwa

JoJo Siwa – the Dance Moms breakout star who turned into a teenage pop idol – posted a video of herself dancing to Lady Gaga’s Born This Way on TikTok in late January. The 18-year-old followed the video up with a photo on Twitter in which she was wearing a T-shirt that read, “Best. Gay. Cousin. Ever.”

Siwa later said her then-girlfriend, Kylie Prew, inspired her to officially come out to her fans after they met on a cruise ship. (She confirmed their split in November.)

“I like [the label] queer,” Siwa told People in April. “Technically I would say that I am pansexual because that’s how I have always been. My whole life is just like, my human is my human.”

Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato has always been very open about their private life, including their sexuality. In March, they revealed they are pansexual. Then, in May, Lovato came out as nonbinary and said they use they/them pronouns.

During an interview on the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience in March, Lovato talked about their fluid attraction.

“I also don’t know if I’m going to end up with a guy, so I can’t really see myself maybe getting pregnant,” Lovato said. “I’m so fluid now – and a part of the reason why I am so fluid is because I was super closed off.”