Editing Coming out (section)

=== Depictions of coming out ===
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In 1987, a two-part episode of the [[Quebec]] television series ''[[Avec un grand A]]'', "Lise, Pierre et Marcel", depicted a married closeted man who has to come out when his wife discovers that he has been having an affair with another man. In 1996, the acclaimed British film ''[[Beautiful Thing (film)|Beautiful Thing]]'' had a positive take in its depiction of two teenage boys coming to terms with their sexual identity.

Author Rodger Streitmatter described [[Ellen DeGeneres]]'s coming out in the media as well as a 1997 episode of ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]'', "[[The Puppy Episode]]", as "rank[ing], hands down, as the single most public exit in gay history", changing media portrayals of [[lesbian]]s in Western culture.<ref>Streitmatter, Rodger (2009). From 'Perverts' to 'Fab Five': The Media's Changing Depiction of Gay Men and Lesbians, Routledge. {{ISBN|0-7890-3670-3}}; p. 104.</ref> In 1999, [[Russell T Davies]]'s [[Queer as Folk (UK TV series)|''Queer as Folk'']], a popular TV series shown on the UK's Channel 4, debuted and focused primarily on the lives of young gay men; in particular on a 15-year-old going through the process of revealing his sexuality to those around him. This storyline was also featured prominently in the US version of ''Queer as Folk'', which debuted in 2000.

The television show ''[[The L Word]]'', which debuted in 2004, focuses on the lives of a group of lesbian and bisexual women. The theme of coming out is prominently featured in the storylines of multiple characters.

In the [[Emmy Award]]-nominated episode "[[Gay Witch Hunt]]" of ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'', Michael inadvertently outs Oscar to the whole office.

''[[Coming Out Serie|Coming Out]]'', which debuted in 2013, is the first [[Quebec]] television program about being gay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://info-culture.biz/2013/04/02/coming-out-premiere-serie-web-sur-lunivers-gai-quebecois/ |title=Coming out – Première série web sur l'univers gai québécois |work=Info-Culture.biz |access-date=8 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014184911/http://info-culture.biz/2013/04/02/coming-out-premiere-serie-web-sur-lunivers-gai-quebecois/ |archive-date=14 October 2014 |date=2 April 2013}}</ref>

Amazon's 2014 series ''[[Transparent (TV series)|Transparent]]'' features a trans woman who comes out to her adult children at the age of 75, and follows her social transition process.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} The show highlights various reactions from the woman's social circle to her coming out, as well as the many adjustments in language and gender expression that she uses to make her transition. Main character Maura is played by Jeffrey Tambor; the show was criticized by some for casting a cisgender man as a transgender woman.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

The third season of the Norwegian teen drama series ''[[Skam (TV series)|Skam]]'', released in 2015, focused on a main character coming out and his relationship with another boy.

The film ''[[Love, Simon]]'', based on the book ''[[Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda]]'', debuted in 2018. It is the first major studio film about a gay teenager coming out.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/03/love-simon-review |title=Love, Simon Is a Charming Gay Studio Movie That Makes Us Hungry for More |last=Lawson |first=Richard |work=HWD |access-date=14 March 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329221724/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/03/love-simon-review |archive-date=29 March 2018}}</ref>

In 2020, a second adaption, called ''[[Love, Victor]]'', began airing on [[Hulu]]. The TV series refers to both the ''[[Love, Simon]]'' film and the ''[[Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda]]'' book. The series premiered its third season in 2022. The series continued and expanded its original story with another young and closeted student.