Jessi Rae: From Reality TV Star To Empowering LGBTQ+ Advocate

Before Ellen DeGeneres made history coming out on her sitcom “Ellen,” reality television was already breaking barriers with LGBTQ participants and contestants. In this episode of #AuthenticVoicesOfPride, actress and LGBTQ+ advocate Jessie Paege touches on causes, those most at risk, and places LGBTQ homeless or housing. From Pedro Zamora to Chrishell Stause, these LGBTQ reality TV stars not only broke ground for the community, but they entertained and educated us while doing so. Karamo. This sense of responsibility is shared by Jesse James Keitel, a nonbinary transfeminine actor who plays a character with the same identity on Big Sky, a new ABC. "I have a career, I'm a father, I'm in a relationship. I have so many responsibilities, and so many things to do. I needed to free up my mind," the actor tells Out in an exclusive.

By speaking out about their mental health journeys, LGBTQ+ celebrities are helping to break down stigmas and normalize conversations around mental well-being. Their. Our Advocate of the Year has a long legacy of allyship, from founding an HIV/AIDS charity to talking about pronouns on social media. Sheryl Lee Ralph teaches us about being. The following is a tribute to Sir Lady Java — the groundbreaking transgender activist and entertainer who died this November — from Hailie Sahar, the Pose actress who. From Bachelorette’s revealing that they’re queer to RuPaul’s Drag Race stars coming out as trans, there are so many amazing women who have joined the fam! Chrishell.