With each new year of progress, the closet doors open wider and wider, and things don't seem so bleak on the outside. That's why more and more people are feeling comfortable enough to come out and claim their membership to the LGBTQ+ community—a community which has been celebrating more and more wins in terms of representation and acceptance every day.
From strengthening intersectional representation of Black and queer people, to seeing more firsts among the transgender community, to witnessing people coming to terms with a gender and sexuality not assigned to them at birth, it's really a wonderful time to be alive. Of course, there is still a ways to go before we can start to celebrate true equality, but that's why it's so important when famous faces have the courage to come out and be examples for others, and hopefully advocates as well.
With this in mind, click through to see the stars who came out in 2022.