The LGBTQ+ community is making slow but promising strides toward becoming fully embraced by the world at large.
TV, film, and advertising are starting to include more gay characters and themes.
But there’s still a long way to go.
And while the stigma against public figures coming out has eased somewhat, it hasn’t disappeared entirely.
After all, he’d gained his fame as a popular star of “The Bachelor.”
Underwood might still be keeping his identity under wraps today if not for an unexpected turn of events.
Being an NFL star didn’t help, either.
The blackmailer threatened to take the news and the pics to the media.
It was then that Underwood came to the realization that he was tired of hiding his real self.
Rather than become the subject of tabloid gossip, Underwood opted to tell the world on his own terms.
