Matt Bomer Is Gay: 6 More Celebrities Who Came Out In 2011-2012 [PHOTOS & VIDEO]

By Melanie Jones | February 14 2012 12:42 PM

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Matt Bomer Is Gay: More Celebrities Who Came Out in 2011-2012

Matt Bomer, the star of USA show "White Collar," came out as a gay man during the Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards over the weekend. But Matt Bomer isn't the only celebrity who has come out of the closet recently. From Evan Rachel Wood, who came out as bisexual in April 2011, to Zachary Quinto, who revealed that he was gay in October 2012, here are six more celebrities who came out in 2011-2012.

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Zachary Quinto

"As a gay man," the "Star Trek" actor told New York Magazine in October 2011, "I look at that [teen suicides] and say there's a hopelessness that surrounds it, but as a human being I look at it and say 'Why?' Where's this disparity coming from, and why can't we, as a culture and society, dig deeper to examine that?'" "We're terrified," he concluded, "of facing ourselves."

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Evan Rachel Wood

The "True Blood" alum revealed bisexual in April 2011. "Yeah, that's a big part of who I am," she told Marie Claire, "and it always has been for as long as I can remember."

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Dan Kloeffler

The ABC News anchor was inspired to come out on air after Zachary Quinto revealed that he was gay. "As a journalist, I don't want to be the story," Kloeffler said. "But as a gay man, I don't want to stand silent if I can offer some inspiration or encouragement to kids that might be struggling with who they are."

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Sean Maher

The “Firefly” alum was tormented when he was in the closet. “It was so exhausting, and I was so miserable,” he told Entertainment Weekly in September 2011. “ [But] I do believe that sort of this journey took me to the place where I got and I don’t think I would feel so strongly about doing what I’m doing now had I not suffered for the years that I did.”

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Don Lemon

The CNN news anchor came out to the New York Times in May 2011. "It's quite different for an African-American male,” he told the paper. It's about the worst thing you can be in black culture. You're taught you have to be a man; you have to be masculine. In the black community they think you can pray the gay away."

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Kristy McNichol

The 50-year-old "Empty Nest" and "Family Matters" alum decided to come out as a lesbian because she hoped that “coming out can help kids who need support,” her publicist told People in January 2012. "She would like to help others who feel different."

Matt Bomer, the star of USA show White Collar, came out as a gay man during the Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards over the weekend.

Bomer had just accepted the New Generation Arts and Activism Award for his work to fight against HIV/AIDS, when he decided to go public about his private life, thanking his partner Simons Halls for his support. Halls is a publicist in Hollywood.

I'd really especially like to thank my beautiful family: Simon, Kit, Walker, Henry, he told the audience. Thank you for teaching me what unconditional love is. You will always be my proudest accomplishment.

But Matt Bomer isn't the only celebrity who has come out of the closet recently. From Evan Rachel Wood, who came out as bisexual in April, 2011, to Zachary Quinto, who revealed that he was gay in October, 2012, here are six more celebrities who came out in 2011-2012.

Click through our slideshow to see all six, and check out Matt Bomer's acceptance speech below.