If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely changing.

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I love being able to wear dresses and clothes that make me feel feminine and...

I love being able to wear dresses and clothes that make me feel feminine and...

The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I...

The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I...

My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian....

My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian....

I want to exude strength and intelligence.

I want to exude strength and intelligence.

In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight...

In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight...

I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was...

I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was...

My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the...

My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the...

I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship; it...

I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship; it...

It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine.

It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine.

I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred.

I stumbled into acting and just loved it. I deferred law school-and I'm still deferred.

When I was 15, I changed my name legally. I think it was largely due...

When I was 15, I changed my name legally. I think it was largely due...

I knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as...

I knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as...

I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was...

I had a hell of a time convincing people I was gay - which was...

When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing...

When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing...

You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage...

You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage...

I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to...

I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to...

People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can...

People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can...

I saw Ellen and my knees were weak. It was amazing. And it was very...

I saw Ellen and my knees were weak. It was amazing. And it was very...

We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting.

We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting.

Supermodels are over, and the new picture girl has become the television actress.

Supermodels are over, and the new picture girl has become the television actress.