Updated: July 3, 2012 at 11:40 AM

Out and proud celebrities (58 images)

These famous folks have gone public with their sexual orientation, often saying they want to send a positive message young people who may be struggling with their own identity.

Stephen Fry, who portrays Dr. Gordon Wyatt in the television crime drama "Bones", attends the show's 100th episode celebration in West Holywood, California on April 7, 2010. UPI/Jim Ruymen

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British singer Boy George attends the "Elle Style Awards" at the Great Connaught Rooms in London on February 14, 2011. UPI/Rune Hellestad

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Don Lemon arrives for the "Trevor Live" gala at Capitale in New York on June 27, 2011. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh

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Chandler Massey appears backstage with the Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama award he won for "Days of Our Lives", at the 39th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Beverly Hills, California on June 23, 2012. UPI/Jim Ruymen

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