THE TALK

BE FREE “I am not thankful for the person who did this … but I am thankful that now

I get to be free… I hope this will inspire a lot of

trans people out there.” —YouTube beauty guru Nikkie De Jager (NikkieTutorials) on her recent coming out as transgender and the blackmail attempt that led her to do it, on Ellen, last month. DOOR SHUT “It was like 10 years too early and it completely ended my career. That was the last studio picture I ever did. The door shut with a resounding smash.” —Harry Hamlin on his decision to play the role of a gay man in the 1982 movie Making Love, to the It Happened In Hollywood podcast.

LARGE BULGE “They thought that Robin had a very large bulge for television... I just used my cape to cover it.” —Burt Ward, Robin from the 60s Batman TV series, on how producers dealt with his allegedly large manhood, to Page Six, last month. WHOLE TIME “Yep, I’m gay. Been gay this whole time. Tired of worrying about what people would think of me. Tired of worrying about what it would do to my career.” —Actor DJ Qualls (Road Trip, Supernaturaland. The Man in the High Castle) coming out on Twitter last month. LESS SCARY “The only thing that made it less scary was seeing Ellen on TV.” —SNL’s Kate McKinnon presenting Ellen DeGeneres with the Carol Burnett Award at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards last month, revealing what it was like realizing she was gay at a young age – and how it is a “very scary thing to know about yourself.” MOST OF CALIFORNIA “Philip Rivers Crybaby b*tch and is extremely gay. Most of California, especially southern cal, is gay. Fits well. Hell ‘Philip’ is a gay name in itself!” —WWE wrestler Lars Sullivan’s homophobic comments about NFL quarterback Philip Rivers that he had once made on a forum at bodybuilding.com. Internet sleuths on Reddit discovered last month that he had once done gay adult films under the name Mitch Bennett. ANYTHING BUT “I apologize to the LGBTQ kommunity for ever komin

across like i was anything but respectful and accepting. Live. Love. Ya Life. Gang!”

—Rapper YG on Twitter last month apologizing to the LGBTQ community, saying that he has evolved through his past “ignorant” views. KATE McKINNON NIKKIE DE JAGER

“MITCH BENNETT” (L) WITH FRIEND, LARS SULLIVAN (R) BURT WARD

DJ QUALLS HARRY HAMLIN

THIS VALENTINE’S DAY, LOVE THYSELF